The Arctophile
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Wandering the footpaths of Kent and Sussex.
"Say little and say it gently."
Footpaths, trees, films, books, vegan.
#TreeOfTheDay #NowWatching #BOTD #NowPlaying etc...
"Say little and say it gently."
Footpaths, trees, films, books, vegan.
#TreeOfTheDay #NowWatching #BOTD #NowPlaying etc...
#NowWatching Ghost of Kasane Swamp (D:Kimiyoshi Yasuda, 1969)
“...for all its gratifyingly lurid effrontery, the sweaty, restless jittery Ghost of Kasane Swamp can't help but illustrate that by the 1970, the days of the classic ghost story were numbered."
“...for all its gratifyingly lurid effrontery, the sweaty, restless jittery Ghost of Kasane Swamp can't help but illustrate that by the 1970, the days of the classic ghost story were numbered."
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#NowWatching Ghost of Kasane Swamp (D:Kimiyoshi Yasuda, 1969)
“...for all its gratifyingly lurid effrontery, the sweaty, restless jittery Ghost of Kasane Swamp can't help but illustrate that by the 1970, the days of the classic ghost story were numbered."
“...for all its gratifyingly lurid effrontery, the sweaty, restless jittery Ghost of Kasane Swamp can't help but illustrate that by the 1970, the days of the classic ghost story were numbered."
#BOTD 1905
Norah Baring: English stage and film actress best known on screen for portraying Diana Baring in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930), Underground (1928) and At the Villa Rose (1930).
Norah Baring: English stage and film actress best known on screen for portraying Diana Baring in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930), Underground (1928) and At the Villa Rose (1930).
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#BOTD 1905
Norah Baring: English stage and film actress best known on screen for portraying Diana Baring in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930), Underground (1928) and At the Villa Rose (1930).
Norah Baring: English stage and film actress best known on screen for portraying Diana Baring in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930), Underground (1928) and At the Villa Rose (1930).
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1306
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1306
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Louise Brooks (1906-1985) in her twilight years but still compelling. Some people have the rare ability to imprint their soul or spirit in front of the camera, she was one of them.
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Louise Brooks (1906-1985) in her twilight years but still compelling. Some people have the rare ability to imprint their soul or spirit in front of the camera, she was one of them.
#BOTD 1912
Amal al-Atrash, known professionally as Asmahan: Syrian singer. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad.
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Amal al-Atrash, known professionally as Asmahan: Syrian singer. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad.
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Of love and politics: Asmahan’s turbulent final years in Jerusalem
Egyptian journalist Mohamed Al-Tabii recounts in his book how the Syrian singer navigated the turbulent waters of life in the ancient city during her 31 short years.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#BOTD 1912
Amal al-Atrash, known professionally as Asmahan: Syrian singer. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad.
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Amal al-Atrash, known professionally as Asmahan: Syrian singer. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad.
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#BOTD 1896
Jessie Royce Landis: American actress. Perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
Jessie Royce Landis: American actress. Perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#BOTD 1896
Jessie Royce Landis: American actress. Perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
Jessie Royce Landis: American actress. Perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
#BOTD 1846
Caroline Amelia Nation (Carrie A. Nation) was an American and a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.
Caroline Amelia Nation (Carrie A. Nation) was an American and a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#BOTD 1846
Caroline Amelia Nation (Carrie A. Nation) was an American and a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.
Caroline Amelia Nation (Carrie A. Nation) was an American and a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1305 Happy #thicktrunktuesday
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1305 Happy #thicktrunktuesday
#NowWatching Caught Stealing (D: Darren Aronofsky,2025)
"The kind of movie I imagine a lot of film school students envisioned making after seeing "The Boondock Saints" and a couple of Guy Ritchie flicks."
"The kind of movie I imagine a lot of film school students envisioned making after seeing "The Boondock Saints" and a couple of Guy Ritchie flicks."
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#NowWatching Caught Stealing (D: Darren Aronofsky,2025)
"The kind of movie I imagine a lot of film school students envisioned making after seeing "The Boondock Saints" and a couple of Guy Ritchie flicks."
"The kind of movie I imagine a lot of film school students envisioned making after seeing "The Boondock Saints" and a couple of Guy Ritchie flicks."
#BOTD 1915
Helen Cherry: noted actress of stage, screen, and television, acclaimed mostly for her Shakespearean portrayals. Her favorite role was "Rosalind" in "As You Like It." She was the long-suffering wife of actor Trevor Howard, who died in 1988.
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Helen Cherry: noted actress of stage, screen, and television, acclaimed mostly for her Shakespearean portrayals. Her favorite role was "Rosalind" in "As You Like It." She was the long-suffering wife of actor Trevor Howard, who died in 1988.
www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oc...
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#BOTD 1915
Helen Cherry: noted actress of stage, screen, and television, acclaimed mostly for her Shakespearean portrayals. Her favorite role was "Rosalind" in "As You Like It." She was the long-suffering wife of actor Trevor Howard, who died in 1988.
www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oc...
Helen Cherry: noted actress of stage, screen, and television, acclaimed mostly for her Shakespearean portrayals. Her favorite role was "Rosalind" in "As You Like It." She was the long-suffering wife of actor Trevor Howard, who died in 1988.
www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oc...
#BOTD 1888
Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. One of her last roles of note was as the elderly wealthy Julia Rainbird, who instigates the plot in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976).
Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. One of her last roles of note was as the elderly wealthy Julia Rainbird, who instigates the plot in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976).
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#BOTD 1888
Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. One of her last roles of note was as the elderly wealthy Julia Rainbird, who instigates the plot in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976).
Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. One of her last roles of note was as the elderly wealthy Julia Rainbird, who instigates the plot in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976).
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1304 Fingers crossed for Monday.
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1304 Fingers crossed for Monday.
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'Loafing proper is an art which cannot be acquired. I have met with many spurious imitations but the real article is hard to find. 'But you do something - you smoke', said Beatrice. 'Yes for the sake of appearances. In these days of hard work a man mustn't be absolutely idle.' 'A Family Affair 1885'
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
'Loafing proper is an art which cannot be acquired. I have met with many spurious imitations but the real article is hard to find. 'But you do something - you smoke', said Beatrice. 'Yes for the sake of appearances. In these days of hard work a man mustn't be absolutely idle.' 'A Family Affair 1885'
#NowWatching The Best Years of Our Lives (D:William Wyler, 1946)
"The Best Years of Our Lives is a very tender, heartfelt, and empathic melodrama, which gave me emotional whiplash, having watched it directly after seeing Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia, which is the exact opposite of all those things."
"The Best Years of Our Lives is a very tender, heartfelt, and empathic melodrama, which gave me emotional whiplash, having watched it directly after seeing Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia, which is the exact opposite of all those things."
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#NowWatching The Best Years of Our Lives (D:William Wyler, 1946)
"The Best Years of Our Lives is a very tender, heartfelt, and empathic melodrama, which gave me emotional whiplash, having watched it directly after seeing Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia, which is the exact opposite of all those things."
"The Best Years of Our Lives is a very tender, heartfelt, and empathic melodrama, which gave me emotional whiplash, having watched it directly after seeing Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia, which is the exact opposite of all those things."
#BOTD 1911
Selma Vaz Dias in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Actress and writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes as Signora Doppo (1938), One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942) and Buddenbrooks (1965).
Selma Vaz Dias in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Actress and writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes as Signora Doppo (1938), One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942) and Buddenbrooks (1965).
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#BOTD 1911
Selma Vaz Dias in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Actress and writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes as Signora Doppo (1938), One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942) and Buddenbrooks (1965).
Selma Vaz Dias in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Actress and writer, known for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes as Signora Doppo (1938), One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942) and Buddenbrooks (1965).
#BOTD 1898
Bess Flowers:American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. Known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career including eight Alfred Hitchcock features.
Bess Flowers:American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. Known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career including eight Alfred Hitchcock features.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#BOTD 1898
Bess Flowers:American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. Known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career including eight Alfred Hitchcock features.
Bess Flowers:American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. Known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career including eight Alfred Hitchcock features.
#NowWatching Terminator 2: Judgement Day (D/W:James Cameron, 1991)
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#NowWatching Terminator 2: Judgement Day (D/W:James Cameron, 1991)
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#Caturday Gorgeous cover artwork featuring the inimitable Peter Lorre & glowering cat, from the golden age of horror recordings......Wish someone would start reissuing them.
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#Caturday Gorgeous cover artwork featuring the inimitable Peter Lorre & glowering cat, from the golden age of horror recordings......Wish someone would start reissuing them.
#BOTD 1901
Lee Salome Patrick: American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred. Known for:The Maltese Falcon (1941),Mildred Pierce (1945) and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958)
Lee Salome Patrick: American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred. Known for:The Maltese Falcon (1941),Mildred Pierce (1945) and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958)
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#BOTD 1901
Lee Salome Patrick: American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred. Known for:The Maltese Falcon (1941),Mildred Pierce (1945) and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958)
Lee Salome Patrick: American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred. Known for:The Maltese Falcon (1941),Mildred Pierce (1945) and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958)
#BOTD 1907
Henriette Theodora Markovitch (Dora Maar): French photographer and painter. Both a pioneering Surrealist artist and an antifascist activist. Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his Portrait of Dora Maar and Dora Maar au Chat.
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Henriette Theodora Markovitch (Dora Maar): French photographer and painter. Both a pioneering Surrealist artist and an antifascist activist. Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his Portrait of Dora Maar and Dora Maar au Chat.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#BOTD 1907
Henriette Theodora Markovitch (Dora Maar): French photographer and painter. Both a pioneering Surrealist artist and an antifascist activist. Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his Portrait of Dora Maar and Dora Maar au Chat.
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Henriette Theodora Markovitch (Dora Maar): French photographer and painter. Both a pioneering Surrealist artist and an antifascist activist. Maar was depicted in a number of Picasso's paintings, including his Portrait of Dora Maar and Dora Maar au Chat.
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#BOTD 1869
André Paul Guillaume Gide: French author. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars.
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André Paul Guillaume Gide: French author. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#BOTD 1869
André Paul Guillaume Gide: French author. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars.
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André Paul Guillaume Gide: French author. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars.
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William S Marriott aka stage magician Dr Wilmar was a dedicated debunker of fake spiritualist mediums in the early 1900's who staged a series of photographs demonstrating spirit trickery. Ghost sleuth Harry Price (1881-1948) later used these images of Marriott when giving talks.
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
William S Marriott aka stage magician Dr Wilmar was a dedicated debunker of fake spiritualist mediums in the early 1900's who staged a series of photographs demonstrating spirit trickery. Ghost sleuth Harry Price (1881-1948) later used these images of Marriott when giving talks.
#NowWatching Demon City (D: Seiji Tanaka,2025)
"Have you ever watched a “John Wick” movie and thought to yourself, “I wonder if this would be even better if it were a little more lurid, a hell of a lot dumber, and its soundtrack had roughly 9,000 times as much flash-microwaved cheese rock?”
"Have you ever watched a “John Wick” movie and thought to yourself, “I wonder if this would be even better if it were a little more lurid, a hell of a lot dumber, and its soundtrack had roughly 9,000 times as much flash-microwaved cheese rock?”
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#NowWatching Demon City (D: Seiji Tanaka,2025)
"Have you ever watched a “John Wick” movie and thought to yourself, “I wonder if this would be even better if it were a little more lurid, a hell of a lot dumber, and its soundtrack had roughly 9,000 times as much flash-microwaved cheese rock?”
"Have you ever watched a “John Wick” movie and thought to yourself, “I wonder if this would be even better if it were a little more lurid, a hell of a lot dumber, and its soundtrack had roughly 9,000 times as much flash-microwaved cheese rock?”
#BOTD 1918
Bernard Jerome Perlin: American painter. His style progressed from social realism in the New Deal era through pro-war art and illustration during World War II to magic realism paintings of urban American life, all in a representational style.
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Bernard Jerome Perlin: American painter. His style progressed from social realism in the New Deal era through pro-war art and illustration during World War II to magic realism paintings of urban American life, all in a representational style.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#BOTD 1918
Bernard Jerome Perlin: American painter. His style progressed from social realism in the New Deal era through pro-war art and illustration during World War II to magic realism paintings of urban American life, all in a representational style.
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Bernard Jerome Perlin: American painter. His style progressed from social realism in the New Deal era through pro-war art and illustration during World War II to magic realism paintings of urban American life, all in a representational style.
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