Sarah
@thebasementtan.bsky.social
Film and fashion nut. Maker of crossword puzzles, lover of tap numbers, picker of weeds.
me watching Michelle Pfeiffer in BATMAN RETURNS
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
me watching Michelle Pfeiffer in BATMAN RETURNS
Always comparing myself to a hypothetical person who uses all the attachments on a vacuum.
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Always comparing myself to a hypothetical person who uses all the attachments on a vacuum.
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this is pretty crazy but you know what is actually a great stocking stuffer? a foot. it's literally the exact same shape as the stocking, it's wild
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
this is pretty crazy but you know what is actually a great stocking stuffer? a foot. it's literally the exact same shape as the stocking, it's wild
#NowListening. As we say up north, if you have no Canadian Brass, your Christmas is ass.
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#NowListening. As we say up north, if you have no Canadian Brass, your Christmas is ass.
⛄ SWEET AND COZY LESSER-SEEN HOLIDAY MOVIE ALERT ⛄
#ComingUpOnTCM
IT HAPPENED ON 5th AVENUE (1947) Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore
Dir.: Roy Del Ruth 11:00 AM PT
Two homeless men move into a New York mansion while its owners are wintering in Florida.
1h 55m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
IT HAPPENED ON 5th AVENUE (1947) Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore
Dir.: Roy Del Ruth 11:00 AM PT
Two homeless men move into a New York mansion while its owners are wintering in Florida.
1h 55m | Comedy | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
⛄ SWEET AND COZY LESSER-SEEN HOLIDAY MOVIE ALERT ⛄
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Folks you may have been baffled by the “Kevin Costner presents the first Christmas” ad you just saw on ABC
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Folks you may have been baffled by the “Kevin Costner presents the first Christmas” ad you just saw on ABC
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
The entire intent of my joining Twitter back in 2015 was to talk about old movies with approximately 20 more people than I knew in my daily life. And in that sense, social media has been a big success for me.
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The entire intent of my joining Twitter back in 2015 was to talk about old movies with approximately 20 more people than I knew in my daily life. And in that sense, social media has been a big success for me.
Until Netflix announces that they've added at least half-a-dozen films starring Dennis Morgan, I'm gonna assume that things will just get worse.
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Until Netflix announces that they've added at least half-a-dozen films starring Dennis Morgan, I'm gonna assume that things will just get worse.
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“Good evening, ladies & gentlemen. We’re The VEGETABLE CORRECTIVE, and we’re thrilled to be opening for Meatloaf this evening!”
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Good evening, ladies & gentlemen. We’re The VEGETABLE CORRECTIVE, and we’re thrilled to be opening for Meatloaf this evening!”
The "interested-in-Warner-Baxter-gossip-to-raising-giant-frogs" pipeline.
I guess when your self-esteem has been buried six feet underground, you start to think there aren't any career paths open to you. And that's when they hit you with this ad.
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The "interested-in-Warner-Baxter-gossip-to-raising-giant-frogs" pipeline.
Sometimes there are blocks of ads in old movie magazines that just make me laugh.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sometimes there are blocks of ads in old movie magazines that just make me laugh.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger on the set of A Canterbury Tale, 1944.
Again, Fred Daniels was the portrait photographer on set.
#stillonset
What a wonderful photograph!
Again, Fred Daniels was the portrait photographer on set.
#stillonset
What a wonderful photograph!
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger on the set of A Canterbury Tale, 1944.
Again, Fred Daniels was the portrait photographer on set.
#stillonset
What a wonderful photograph!
Again, Fred Daniels was the portrait photographer on set.
#stillonset
What a wonderful photograph!
I've made a list of 30 favourite films that feel like Christmas to me. This is a vibes canon, and the rules are known only to my heart. Warmth, community, adventure, and sometimes there's even snow. boxd.it/e9MHW
Feels Like Christmas
A few films that are Christmas through and through, but for the most part, this is a personal holiday canon formed on a feeling. Warmth, community, adventure, tales of redemption, stories of sacrifice...
boxd.it
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I've made a list of 30 favourite films that feel like Christmas to me. This is a vibes canon, and the rules are known only to my heart. Warmth, community, adventure, and sometimes there's even snow. boxd.it/e9MHW
#NowPlaying. The only thing better than Jo Stafford is multiple Jo Staffords.
December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#NowPlaying. The only thing better than Jo Stafford is multiple Jo Staffords.
Appreciate all the terrible conditions my ancestors survived to get us this far, but I also want them to know that my toes are a little bit cold today and it's making it hard to focus on my desk job.
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Appreciate all the terrible conditions my ancestors survived to get us this far, but I also want them to know that my toes are a little bit cold today and it's making it hard to focus on my desk job.
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
✅ Brain full of spiders
✅ Heart full of unwashed socks
✅ Soul appalling dump heap
✅ Nasty wasty skunk
✅ Heart full of unwashed socks
✅ Soul appalling dump heap
✅ Nasty wasty skunk
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
✅ Brain full of spiders
✅ Heart full of unwashed socks
✅ Soul appalling dump heap
✅ Nasty wasty skunk
✅ Heart full of unwashed socks
✅ Soul appalling dump heap
✅ Nasty wasty skunk
The FIFA Peace Prize, sponsored by Joey's Skin-Covered Meatballs. Joey's Skin-Covered Meatballs: For when you want a skin-covered meatball like your grandpa used to make.
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize, sponsored by Joey's Skin-Covered Meatballs. Joey's Skin-Covered Meatballs: For when you want a skin-covered meatball like your grandpa used to make.
Krzysztof Zanussi's beautiful A YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN (1984) makes you feel cold in your bones.
What is the coldest film you've ever seen? And by cold, we mean frigid temperatures in the film.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Krzysztof Zanussi's beautiful A YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN (1984) makes you feel cold in your bones.
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Deborah Kerr on the set of Black Narcissus, directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947
There were three still photographers on the set: George Cannon for colour; Fred Daniels for portraits; & Max Rosher for the rest.
A spectacular portrait by Daniels!
#stillonset
There were three still photographers on the set: George Cannon for colour; Fred Daniels for portraits; & Max Rosher for the rest.
A spectacular portrait by Daniels!
#stillonset
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Deborah Kerr on the set of Black Narcissus, directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947
There were three still photographers on the set: George Cannon for colour; Fred Daniels for portraits; & Max Rosher for the rest.
A spectacular portrait by Daniels!
#stillonset
There were three still photographers on the set: George Cannon for colour; Fred Daniels for portraits; & Max Rosher for the rest.
A spectacular portrait by Daniels!
#stillonset
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“With an scute shortage of all kinds of Christmas tree ornaments facing us this year, Deanna Durbin comes forth with a suggestion for home-made decorations that are simple and yet will dress a tree attractively.” - (caption 1944)
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“With an scute shortage of all kinds of Christmas tree ornaments facing us this year, Deanna Durbin comes forth with a suggestion for home-made decorations that are simple and yet will dress a tree attractively.” - (caption 1944)
An important event on the path to Christmas is The Big Cry.
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
An important event on the path to Christmas is The Big Cry.
Think there would be a market for a Christmas Eve non-believers carol service. (It's me, I'm the market.)
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Think there would be a market for a Christmas Eve non-believers carol service. (It's me, I'm the market.)
Happy Deanna Durbin's birthday! Here she is with Charles Laughton in the utterly charming IT STARTED WITH EVE:
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Deanna Durbin's birthday! Here she is with Charles Laughton in the utterly charming IT STARTED WITH EVE: