March 17, 2022

Andrew Tift






UK artist Andrew Tift

First saw his work at the National Portrait galley, London in 1995

http://www.andrewtift.co.uk/index.shtml

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/andrew-tift-immortalise-at-the-new-art-gallery-walsall

March 1, 2022

Graham Humphreys

 

British horror illustrator Graham Humphreys

https://grahamhumphreys.com/

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February 28, 2022

Co Ba Sai Gon - Trailer

Co Ba Sai Gon



Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) 2017

Set in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in the 1960s, ‘The Tailor’ is a romantic comedy featuring the culture and lifestyle of the Saigonese, as well as the history of Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress).

https://saigoneer.com/film-tv/12022-co-ba-sai-gon-a-reverent-homage-to-%C3%A1o-d%C3%A0i-and-a-feast-for-the-eyes,-but-not-much-else


February 15, 2022

Emanuele Taglietti




Emanuele Taglietti was born in Ferrara, Italy, in 1943. He graduated from the local art institute and then moved to Rome, where he studied stage design. As a set designer in the Italian cinema, he worked on numerous films, including Federico Fellini’s Juliet of the Spirits (1965) and Marco Ferreri’s L’Harem (1967). In 1973, Emanuele Taglietti returned to live in his hometown. Inspired by the art of Frank Frazetta and Averardo Ciriello, he became a comic book cover artist for the Italian publisher Edifumetto, working on such titles as titles Playcolt, La Poliziotta and Vampirissimo. His realistic style and ability to cross genres has defined his work. From macho investigator to sexy starlet, and from monster stories to fairy tales, he was master of them all.  Although Emanuele retired in 2000, one can still find him in his studio with a paint brush in hand.

https://emanueletagliettifanclub.blogspot.com/

https://www.koreropress.com/news/emanuele-taglietti-interview/

Infinity Magazine



Infinity Magazine issue 23: Fantastic Journey

https://archive.org/search.php?query=infinity+magazine 

https://archive.org/details/Infinity-Magazine-Issue-23/page/61/mode/2up

The Guillaume affair



The Guillaume affair was an espionage scandal in Germany during the Cold War. The scandal revolved around the exposure of an East German spy within the West German government and had far-reaching political repercussions in Germany, the most prominent being the resignation of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in 1974.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_affair

https://youtu.be/LUTg0KfBFMc

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January 22, 2022

The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee



The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection

Castle of the Living Dead, Challenge the Devil, Crypt of the Vampire, Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace, The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, and the horror TV program Theatre Macabre.

https://severinfilms.com/shop/eurocrypt-christopher-lee/

https://thedigitalbits.com/item/eurocrypt-box-severin-2021-bd

https://cinapse.co/unboxing-severins-the-eurocrypt-of-christopher-lee-box-set-554db40ab69e

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Juan Zanotto




Juan Zanotto (1935 – 2005) was an Italian-born Argentine comic book artist who worked both in Europe and Argentina. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Zanotto

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/z/zanotto_juan.htm

Citizen Collectors' Toolkit

Citizen Collectors' Toolkit - State Library Victoria

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/stories/citizen-collectors-toolkit

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/memorybank

December 30, 2021

December 28, 2021

German submarine U-118


U-118, a World War One submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, 1919

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/u-118-submarine-ashore-hastings-1919/

December 27, 2021

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was the queen consort of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soraya_Esfandiary-Bakhtiary

Soraya (TV Movie 2003)

An Italian/German television movie about the princess's life, Soraya (a.k.a. Sad Princess)


Mohammad Mosaddegh


Mohammad Mosaddegh served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran, 1951-1953, when his government was overthrown in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état orchestrated by the United Kingdom's MI6 and the CIA. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh

Coup 53 is a 2019 British documentary about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_53

December 23, 2021

Little Weirdos

https://www.littleweirdos.net/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/littleweirdos/

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Behind the scenes of Alien


https://imgur.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/VWsI3

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