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Luke West

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Cult Cinema Enthusiast 📽🎞😃 Favorite genres include: Eurocult French New Wave New Hollywood Film-Noir Commedia all'italiana Fleischer studios cartoons Can also be found at: https://letterboxd.com/Lukecinemawest https://www.instagram.com/lukecinemawest

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Luke West @lukecinemawest.bsky.social · 3d

Drop some COSTUMES

Silvana Mangano in Le streghe (1967)

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New York, New York (1977)

Directed by #MartinScorsese
Starring #LizaMinnelli #RobertDeNiro #LionelStander #BarryPrimus #FrankSivero #MaryKayPlace #DickMiller

Music by #RalphBurns
Cinematography by #LászlóKovács

#NewYorkNewYork #1970s #Musical #musicalfilm #newhollywood #perioddrama

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An Angel for Satan (1966)

Directed by #CamilloMastrocinque
Starring: #BarbaraSteele #ClaudioGora #UrsulaDavis #AnthonySteffen #MarinaBerti #AldoBerti #MarioBrega

Music by #FrancescoDeMasi
Cinematography by #GiuseppeAquari

#AnAngelforSatan #UnangeloperSatana #1960s #Horror #Cinemaitaliano

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Casanova '70 (1965)

Directed by #MarioMonicelli
Starring #MarcelloMastroianni #VirnaLisi #EnricoMariaSalerno #MarisaMell #MichèleMercier #MarcoFerreri

Cinematography by #AldoTonti
Music by #ArmandoTrovajoli

#Casanova70 #Comedy #romanticcomedy #Commediaallitaliana #ItalianCinema #cinemaitaliano

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The Leopard Man (1943)

Directed #JacquesTourneur
Starring #DennisOKeefe #Margo #JeanBrooks

Cinematography #RobertDeGrasse
Music by #RoyWebb
Art Direction by #AlbertSD'Agostino #WalterEKeller

#TheLeopardMan #1940s
#classichollywood #classicfilm #classiccinema #Horror #fantasy

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Qui? (1970)

Directed by #LéonardKeigel
Starring #RomySchneider #MauriceRonet #GabrieleTinti

Cinematography by #JeanBourgoin
Music by #ClaudeBolling

#qui #TheSensuousAssassin #1970sMovies #1970s #frenchcinema#Cinémafrançais #ItalianCinema #cinemaitaliano #mysteryfilm #thriller #thrillerfilm

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Diane Keaton in Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977)

Diane Keaton
(January 5, 1946 – October 2025)

#DianeKeaton #rip 😢

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 2d

Hand-colored mouse transformation in the 1899 Méliès version of CINDERELLA

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 3d

“Louise Brooks, the graceful player of Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em wearing an elegant dress of black velvet.” From a feature in the Spanish film magazine La Pantalla, October 1928. Photo by Eugene Robert Richee.

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Another take of Hedy and her canine companion at Hedgerow Farm. She was married at the time to Gene Markey and the “Hedge” in Hedgerow came from combining their first names.

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Hedy Lamarr at home with Donner the Great Dane, 1940.

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 7d

When I interviewed her for my book Gillian Armstrong told me that the studio was interfering when they were maybe a day behind schedule filming MRS. SOFFEL and Diane Keaton called the studio and said “Leave Gil alone. She’s doing a great job.” And the studio left her alone the rest of the shoot.

Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 7d

"She is the dream actress that every director should have." —Gillian Armstrong

Rest in peace to the great Diane Keaton, fearless and unique, a dream actress indeed. 📷 Norman Seeff, Los Angeles, 1975

Black and white shot of Diane Keaton in a tank top with her hands behind her head. I like this photo for its simplicity; you can feel her personality.

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, you should watch Reds. In the meantime I guess I am at least 43 years too late to get myself that blouse. (or do I mean 110 years too late)

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 6d

good morning. watch Reds.

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An adorable publicity shot of Mitzi Gaynor and Jean Peters on the set of TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL (1951). Jean Peters was #BornThisDay in 1926.

Mitzi, left, has on short-shorts and a tube top. Jean, right, has on somehwat longer shorts and a turtleneck. They are both leaning against a door and flashing big come-hither grins.

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 3d

It was such a pleasure to write the essay for Criterion's 4K+Blu Ray of CAPTAIN BLOOD, a movie I dearly love. And for friends who love commentaries, note that this has one from Curtiz biographer (and fount of knowledge) Alan K. Rode @thetallcinephile.bsky.social www.criterion.com/films/29013-...

The famed swordfight on the beach between Errol Flyn and Basil Rathbone in CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)

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Fran @franfilms.bsky.social · 12d

Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
Cinematography by Lance Acord

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Licorice Pizza
(Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)

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Jackie Brown
(Quentin Tarantino, 1997)

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Little Woods (Nia DaCosta, 2018)

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Diane Keaton 🖤
Something's Gotta Give
(Nancy Meyers, 2003)

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🎟️ Grindhouse Cinema Database ™ 🍿 @gcdb.bsky.social · 3d

What Was Playing on The Deuce: October 16, 1981 #Shocktober #31daysofhorror #grindhouse #filmsky #nyc

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David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.social · 7d

I'm shocked by the passing of the legendary, charming, beautifully quirky, and forever endearing Diane Keaton.

An all-time favorite of mine. No matter the role she played, no matter her fashion, she did it perfectly. There was no one like her; there never will be.

Rest in Heaven, our Annie Hall.

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David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.social · 7d

D ynamic
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A mazing
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K een
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David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sad/angry that there will no new Diane Keaton films, but happy/grateful that we still have the ones she left behind. I don't think I'll ever get over her not being on earth anymore. She was truly one of a kind.

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