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Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:41:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://moviemorlocks.com http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/21/the-human-splice/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/21/the-human-splice/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:00:38 +0000 davidkalat http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=44835 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/21/the-human-splice/feed/ 8 davidkalat melies-trip-to-the-moon-2 lumiere1895camera lumiere-factory image jpg00008 coronation jpg00001 cards1 surface-of-the-sun spectacle man g nightmare g living-cards g voyage g Magic_Memories http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/14/louis-leprince-takes-a-fall/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/14/louis-leprince-takes-a-fall/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:00:24 +0000 davidkalat http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=44845 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/01/14/louis-leprince-takes-a-fall/feed/ 10 davidkalat Leprince-roundhay-framescopy-1930-nmpft ry=400-1 m199815420001 fredOttSneeze Louisleprincerestored Le-prince-type-16-cine-camera-projector-1886 Le-prince-type-1-cine-camera-projector-mk2-1888-interior Louis_Aime_Augustin_Le_Prince_1 g roundhaygardenscene http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/07/27/resolve-nothing-roll-credits/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/07/27/resolve-nothing-roll-credits/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:20:32 +0000 Greg Ferrara http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=38794 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/07/27/resolve-nothing-roll-credits/feed/ 51 gregferrara The End Resolve Banner http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/05/22/the-trailers-that-made-my-brain/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/05/22/the-trailers-that-made-my-brain/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 17:59:49 +0000 keelsetter http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=36293 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/05/22/the-trailers-that-made-my-brain/feed/ 6 keelsetter A cribbed image from THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/03/19/making-of-is-hard-to-do/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/03/19/making-of-is-hard-to-do/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:30:28 +0000 davidkalat http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=32458 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/03/19/making-of-is-hard-to-do/feed/ 11 davidkalat blog001 blog002 blogenlarged GanjaComplete blog003 IMG_0092 blog005 g Star_Wars Home made remake of STAR WARS, from Raleigh, NC circa 1978 http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/08/09/elvis-on-tour-split-screen-fit-for-a-king/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/08/09/elvis-on-tour-split-screen-fit-for-a-king/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:00:42 +0000 Susan Doll http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=25681 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/08/09/elvis-on-tour-split-screen-fit-for-a-king/feed/ 14 suzidoll elvisontourposter elvisontouradidge elvisontourpanties elvisontoursplitscreen elivsontourfringe elvisontourcape http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/06/13/secret-messages/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/06/13/secret-messages/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:50:48 +0000 woodjb http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=23640 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/06/13/secret-messages/feed/ 12 woodjb "Eat Popcorn." advertising_age persuaders FIGURE FIGURE date_onesheet tachisto_intro kill skull date_stiletto it_trailer media_ploit http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/02/03/moonrise-1948-frank-borzage-goes-dark/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/02/03/moonrise-1948-frank-borzage-goes-dark/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:06:10 +0000 moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=18795 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/02/03/moonrise-1948-frank-borzage-goes-dark/feed/ 6 moirafinnie moonrise2 The title in Moonrise The rippling fog in the opening sequence of Moonrise The opening sequence in Moonrise A trip to the gallows in the opening sequence of Moonrise The baby in the opening sequence of Moonrise Shadowed by fate Shadowed by fate Clark reconciling with Daisy Belle just as the law comes for him Harry Morgan as Billy Scripture, Danny Hawkins' shadow Dane Clark and Gail Russell in Moonrise (1948) In rhe mansion, creating a different world out of the ruins of the old Allyn Joslyn as the philosophical sheriff in Moonrise (1948) Rex Ingram as Mose in Moonrise (1948) Danny Hawkins (Dane Clark) at peace with himself at his father's grave in Moonrise (1948) The fly between Danny Hawkins and the Sheriff during an inquiry in Moonrise (1948) The scene where Danny briefly and awkwardly joins the townspeople waiting for the train to come in http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/25/tony-sarg-floating-above-reality/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/25/tony-sarg-floating-above-reality/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:41 +0000 moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=16406 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/25/tony-sarg-floating-above-reality/feed/ 6 moirafinnie A Sea Monster created by Tony Sarg for a 1930s era Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade A typical London Underground illustration Tony Sarg in his prime A frenetic scene from Tony Sarg's vision of the Big Apple in Up & Down New York A proscenium-like page from Tony Sarg's Treasure Book illustrating the story of Rip Van Winkle Tony Sarg with some of his creations Tony Sarg early in his career A Teddy Bear lumbering down the avenue in 1930 A 1933 Alligator almost collides with a streetcar 1939 Tin Man joins the parade An elephant joins the parade A flying pig with it's underside emblazoned with Macy's name in an early 1930s parade A big-nosed balloon reminiscent of Pinocchio A policeman brandishing his night stick over New York in '37 1937 appearance by a dragon Another earlier dragon apparently falling to earth in 1931 The parade winds through Time Square in 1941 A bizarre scene with disembodied heads and a Katzenjammer Kid cartoon character in Times Square in the early '30s A 1932 alligator in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade A 1934 Santa led the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade A collapsed Santa in 1941 Santa Claus who arrived for the first parade in 1924 Tony Sarg with one of his creations http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:10:17 +0000 moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=16150 ]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/feed/ 3 moirafinnie Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood (image courtesy of George Eastman House) Fairbanks boots from "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood" (image courtesy of the New York Times) A shot of the castle walls enhanced by glass painting, but giving some sense of the massiveness of the sets in this version of Robin Hood A huge interior in Robin Hood The opening joust beginning the film, led by King Richard, played by a likable Wallace Beery One of the N. C. Wyeth illustrations that has influenced generations of Robin Hood interpretations on film, beginning with Fairbanks contribution The slide covered with a drape that allowed Fairbanks to elude his captors on the massive interior set. A shy Earl of Huntingdon (Douglas Fairbanks) is awarded his laurel for winning the joust Robin endures a romantic moment with Maid Marian tracing his image on the wall prior to his departure for the Crusades A young Alan Hale, Sr. as Little John Wallace Beery as a slightly buffoonish King Richard The raucous Robin emerges in the second half of the film