Citizeness Kane
@citizenesskane.bsky.social
Winning Pascal's Wager; wearing many hats (literally/figuratively); Paddington & Caligari stan.
Cue the music...
Cue the music...
Jackie Chan knows which is his best profile.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Jackie Chan knows which is his best profile.
Moment of autumnal zen on the Tagus River this afternoon (Fuentidueña del Tajo, Spain)
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Moment of autumnal zen on the Tagus River this afternoon (Fuentidueña del Tajo, Spain)
Miss Merman says, "Give me two doubles"
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Miss Merman says, "Give me two doubles"
Day 4 — Film Noir Ahead of its Time:
#NoirvemberChallenge
OUTRAGE (1950)
Directed, produced & cowritten by Ida Lupino, it was one of the first Hollywood films to center on a rape survivor sensitively & nonexploitatively... even though the Production Code wouldn't allow use of the word "rape".
#NoirvemberChallenge
OUTRAGE (1950)
Directed, produced & cowritten by Ida Lupino, it was one of the first Hollywood films to center on a rape survivor sensitively & nonexploitatively... even though the Production Code wouldn't allow use of the word "rape".
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Day 4 — Film Noir Ahead of its Time:
#NoirvemberChallenge
OUTRAGE (1950)
Directed, produced & cowritten by Ida Lupino, it was one of the first Hollywood films to center on a rape survivor sensitively & nonexploitatively... even though the Production Code wouldn't allow use of the word "rape".
#NoirvemberChallenge
OUTRAGE (1950)
Directed, produced & cowritten by Ida Lupino, it was one of the first Hollywood films to center on a rape survivor sensitively & nonexploitatively... even though the Production Code wouldn't allow use of the word "rape".
I'm a longtime fan of the podcast @shedunnitshow.bsky.social about Golden Age mystery novels & was so pleased they dropped a fun Halloween episode 🕵♀️
www.shedunnitshow.com/halloween/
www.shedunnitshow.com/halloween/
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'm a longtime fan of the podcast @shedunnitshow.bsky.social about Golden Age mystery novels & was so pleased they dropped a fun Halloween episode 🕵♀️
www.shedunnitshow.com/halloween/
www.shedunnitshow.com/halloween/
THE RECKLESS MOMENT is such an underseen gem; thanks for sharing this essay.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
THE RECKLESS MOMENT is such an underseen gem; thanks for sharing this essay.
Tashlin's take on that old lady tied to a ladder being pitched face down onto the burning pyre & bursting into flames would be a laff riot!
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Tashlin's take on that old lady tied to a ladder being pitched face down onto the burning pyre & bursting into flames would be a laff riot!
Thanks to a rave review from @randomhorror9.bsky.social, we've been watching KWAIDAN (1964). Spooky & gorgeous.
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thanks to a rave review from @randomhorror9.bsky.social, we've been watching KWAIDAN (1964). Spooky & gorgeous.
My dudes, what is this "body-conscious monster for the age of social media" nonsense? Have y'all *seen* the 1823 edition of the first theatrical adaption of the novel, barely 5 years after the book came out? That version of the Creature is a lot prettier than Gullermo del Toro's!
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My dudes, what is this "body-conscious monster for the age of social media" nonsense? Have y'all *seen* the 1823 edition of the first theatrical adaption of the novel, barely 5 years after the book came out? That version of the Creature is a lot prettier than Gullermo del Toro's!
Last night I saw Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN at the one and only commercially available cinematic showing in central Madrid. I'm glad I got to see it on a big screen because the costuming and set designs are gorgeous. Jacob Elordi's baby Creature is a marvel, moving like Veidt in CALIGARI.
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Last night I saw Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN at the one and only commercially available cinematic showing in central Madrid. I'm glad I got to see it on a big screen because the costuming and set designs are gorgeous. Jacob Elordi's baby Creature is a marvel, moving like Veidt in CALIGARI.
You had me at "Celeste Holm played a gold-digging bitch" ✨️
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You had me at "Celeste Holm played a gold-digging bitch" ✨️
I really enjoy all of your "Halloween Yule Logs", but THE CABINET OF DOCTOR CALIGARI was my gateway to horror (and to Conrad Veidt fandom) when I first saw it on PBS as a child, so that one has a special place in my heart 🖤🤍🖤
October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I really enjoy all of your "Halloween Yule Logs", but THE CABINET OF DOCTOR CALIGARI was my gateway to horror (and to Conrad Veidt fandom) when I first saw it on PBS as a child, so that one has a special place in my heart 🖤🤍🖤
The women's costumes are especially fab in this one!
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The women's costumes are especially fab in this one!
Now watching: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (@neckties-of-noir.bsky.social , check out Lon Cheney, Jr's neckwear)
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Now watching: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (@neckties-of-noir.bsky.social , check out Lon Cheney, Jr's neckwear)
Deserving of a big hat tip, indeed.
October 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Deserving of a big hat tip, indeed.
Maybe also a factor in the reprinting, around the same time, of the LIVE & LET DIE prop tarot cards, designed by Fergus Hall for the production. I have a deck from the original 1973 edition of the authorized memorabilia card set.
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Maybe also a factor in the reprinting, around the same time, of the LIVE & LET DIE prop tarot cards, designed by Fergus Hall for the production. I have a deck from the original 1973 edition of the authorized memorabilia card set.
One of my kids got the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series on DVD from the library, which I've never seen, and these title credits from episode 1 are just a murderers' row of talent.
October 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One of my kids got the TALES FROM THE CRYPT series on DVD from the library, which I've never seen, and these title credits from episode 1 are just a murderers' row of talent.
Jackie Chan is ready for Saturday night
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jackie Chan is ready for Saturday night
Let's bring back the trend of pop groups re-recording their hits in different languages (photo taken by me at a flea market in Spain).
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Let's bring back the trend of pop groups re-recording their hits in different languages (photo taken by me at a flea market in Spain).
Our Scottish terrier Jackie Chan 🖤
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our Scottish terrier Jackie Chan 🖤