CT Million
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Emmy-winning Cameraman, Filmmaker, Musician, Writer, Dog Valet. Student of history, language, film, trivia, and film trivia. Curator of #NoirChecklist for #NoirAlley, #TCMParty. Your dog will probably like me.
Rock Hudson's breathy, low register voice in #BattleHymn may have been the inspiration for the vocal inflections of that creepy scam blood test lady, Elizabeth Holmes. #TCMParty
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Rock Hudson's breathy, low register voice in #BattleHymn may have been the inspiration for the vocal inflections of that creepy scam blood test lady, Elizabeth Holmes. #TCMParty
Martha Hyer's second husband was former Warners studio boss and independent producer Hal B. Wallis. After retiring from acting, she wrote the screenplay for the Wallis-produced True Grit sequel Rooster Cogburn (with a healthy dose of "inspiration" from The African Queen.) #TCMParty #BattleHymn
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Martha Hyer's second husband was former Warners studio boss and independent producer Hal B. Wallis. After retiring from acting, she wrote the screenplay for the Wallis-produced True Grit sequel Rooster Cogburn (with a healthy dose of "inspiration" from The African Queen.) #TCMParty #BattleHymn
It was a balmy, Hawaii-like evening in the Bay Area, thanks to the last remnants of our summer (everyone else’s fall.) So I was compelled to break out my island resort wear.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It was a balmy, Hawaii-like evening in the Bay Area, thanks to the last remnants of our summer (everyone else’s fall.) So I was compelled to break out my island resort wear.
Ben Burtt- a semi regular at #TCMFF and a lovely man- won the second of his four Oscars for the sound design on #RaidersOfTheLostArk. #TCMParty
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Ben Burtt- a semi regular at #TCMFF and a lovely man- won the second of his four Oscars for the sound design on #RaidersOfTheLostArk. #TCMParty
In much the same way that many ladies (and not a few men) watching #RaidersOfTheLostArk are swooning over Harrison Ford, was there an adolescent boy (and perhaps not a few girls) who saw it back in the day who didn't immediately fall in love with Karen Allen? #TCMParty
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
In much the same way that many ladies (and not a few men) watching #RaidersOfTheLostArk are swooning over Harrison Ford, was there an adolescent boy (and perhaps not a few girls) who saw it back in the day who didn't immediately fall in love with Karen Allen? #TCMParty
Damn bro, Gene Tierney just called and wants her hair back.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Damn bro, Gene Tierney just called and wants her hair back.
The two books London wrote based on his Fish Patrol experiences, along with parts of his autobiographical novel, John Barleycorn.
October 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The two books London wrote based on his Fish Patrol experiences, along with parts of his autobiographical novel, John Barleycorn.
It's a little weird seeing George Tobias as a gangland enforcer when he played so many comic immigrants and lovable sidekicks in old Warner Brothers films.
#Southside1-1000 #TCMParty #NoirAlley
#Southside1-1000 #TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It's a little weird seeing George Tobias as a gangland enforcer when he played so many comic immigrants and lovable sidekicks in old Warner Brothers films.
#Southside1-1000 #TCMParty #NoirAlley
#Southside1-1000 #TCMParty #NoirAlley
If those shots from the back seat of the car look familiar, it's because #Southside1-1000 cinematographer Russell Harlan shot the noir classic #GunCrazy the year before, where he had adapted a jockey saddle as a camera support for the infamous bank robbery sequence. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If those shots from the back seat of the car look familiar, it's because #Southside1-1000 cinematographer Russell Harlan shot the noir classic #GunCrazy the year before, where he had adapted a jockey saddle as a camera support for the infamous bank robbery sequence. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
I mostly know Don DeFore as Hazel's harried boss, so I'm interested to see if he can carry a #noir.
#Southside1-1000 #NoirAlley #TCMParty
#Southside1-1000 #NoirAlley #TCMParty
October 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I mostly know Don DeFore as Hazel's harried boss, so I'm interested to see if he can carry a #noir.
#Southside1-1000 #NoirAlley #TCMParty
#Southside1-1000 #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Today would have been Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday. Staying up late as a kid in the summer watching his show gave me an education in comedy and show biz and television and classic film, and was at least partially responsible for setting me on my life and career path.
Thanks, Johnny.
#TCMParty
Thanks, Johnny.
#TCMParty
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Today would have been Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday. Staying up late as a kid in the summer watching his show gave me an education in comedy and show biz and television and classic film, and was at least partially responsible for setting me on my life and career path.
Thanks, Johnny.
#TCMParty
Thanks, Johnny.
#TCMParty
When I was in film school, the five "lost" Hitchcock films were still lost and not available anywhere. The professor in my Hitchcock course had some contacts, and borrowed a bootleg 16mm print of #Vertigo from a private collector to show to the class on the down low. It was quite exciting. #TCMParty
October 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When I was in film school, the five "lost" Hitchcock films were still lost and not available anywhere. The professor in my Hitchcock course had some contacts, and borrowed a bootleg 16mm print of #Vertigo from a private collector to show to the class on the down low. It was quite exciting. #TCMParty
Yep, also the inspiration for the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher.
#BlackTuesday #TCMParty #NoirAlley
#BlackTuesday #TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yep, also the inspiration for the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher.
#BlackTuesday #TCMParty #NoirAlley
#BlackTuesday #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Innovative #BlackTuesday cinematographer Stanley Cortez, brother of actor Ricardo Cortez, trained under several silent film cinematography pioneers. He also shot The Magnificent Ambersons for Orson Welles and The Night of the Hunter for Charles Laughton. #TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Innovative #BlackTuesday cinematographer Stanley Cortez, brother of actor Ricardo Cortez, trained under several silent film cinematography pioneers. He also shot The Magnificent Ambersons for Orson Welles and The Night of the Hunter for Charles Laughton. #TCMParty #NoirAlley
"Ya got any of those trick cameras?"
A trick camera at an execution is the subject of the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher, based on a real incident.
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty
A trick camera at an execution is the subject of the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher, based on a real incident.
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"Ya got any of those trick cameras?"
A trick camera at an execution is the subject of the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher, based on a real incident.
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty
A trick camera at an execution is the subject of the great Cagney pre-Code Picture Snatcher, based on a real incident.
#BlackTuesday #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Even the venerable Warfield Theatre, opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and now one of the city's prime music venues, got into the act. And I had to admire the topicality of the last sign.
As Groucho Marx once said, it was a gala day– and a gal a day is enough for any man... 3/3 #NoKings
As Groucho Marx once said, it was a gala day– and a gal a day is enough for any man... 3/3 #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Even the venerable Warfield Theatre, opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and now one of the city's prime music venues, got into the act. And I had to admire the topicality of the last sign.
As Groucho Marx once said, it was a gala day– and a gal a day is enough for any man... 3/3 #NoKings
As Groucho Marx once said, it was a gala day– and a gal a day is enough for any man... 3/3 #NoKings
Bay Areans are experienced hands at protests, so there were many entertaining signs. As a checklist aficionado, I enjoyed the sign in the first picture. The parrot costumes are depicting SF's official bird, the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill– made famous in the documentary film of the same name. 2/3
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bay Areans are experienced hands at protests, so there were many entertaining signs. As a checklist aficionado, I enjoyed the sign in the first picture. The parrot costumes are depicting SF's official bird, the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill– made famous in the documentary film of the same name. 2/3
As an old (but not THAT old) news cameraman, I am often compelled to shoot pictures at events I may find myself at. Here is a short thread of pics I shot today at the #NoKings event in San Francisco. 1/3
October 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
As an old (but not THAT old) news cameraman, I am often compelled to shoot pictures at events I may find myself at. Here is a short thread of pics I shot today at the #NoKings event in San Francisco. 1/3
Still going up here in SF!
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Still going up here in SF!
#LeaveHerToHeaven cinematographer Leon Shamroy, the top shooter at Fox for decades, won one of his record four Oscars for this film. He also is tied for the most cinematography nominations with a staggering 18, for films like The King and I, South Pacific, and The Robe. #TCMParty
October 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#LeaveHerToHeaven cinematographer Leon Shamroy, the top shooter at Fox for decades, won one of his record four Oscars for this film. He also is tied for the most cinematography nominations with a staggering 18, for films like The King and I, South Pacific, and The Robe. #TCMParty
#NoirChecklist for #NewYorkConfidential:
-Breathless overwrought narration
-Killing within first 5 minutes
-Multiple face slaps
-Slinky (and thirsty!) blonde moll
-Mike Mazurki kills people
-Broderick Crawford ‘s blood pressure goes up
-Richard Conte’s hairline never goes down
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
-Breathless overwrought narration
-Killing within first 5 minutes
-Multiple face slaps
-Slinky (and thirsty!) blonde moll
-Mike Mazurki kills people
-Broderick Crawford ‘s blood pressure goes up
-Richard Conte’s hairline never goes down
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
#NoirChecklist for #NewYorkConfidential:
-Breathless overwrought narration
-Killing within first 5 minutes
-Multiple face slaps
-Slinky (and thirsty!) blonde moll
-Mike Mazurki kills people
-Broderick Crawford ‘s blood pressure goes up
-Richard Conte’s hairline never goes down
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
-Breathless overwrought narration
-Killing within first 5 minutes
-Multiple face slaps
-Slinky (and thirsty!) blonde moll
-Mike Mazurki kills people
-Broderick Crawford ‘s blood pressure goes up
-Richard Conte’s hairline never goes down
#TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Wow, Mike Mazurki is playing the gang boss instead of a dumb henchman or punch-drunk palooka? #NewYorkConfidential #TCMParty #NoirAlley
October 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Wow, Mike Mazurki is playing the gang boss instead of a dumb henchman or punch-drunk palooka? #NewYorkConfidential #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Twelve years ago tonight, the #Tigers clinched the #ALDS over the #OaklandAs in Oakland. While covering the clubhouse celebration for TBS, I snapped this quick shot of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder (and some anonymous TV truck guy.) Like this year's, it was a great series. #MLB
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Twelve years ago tonight, the #Tigers clinched the #ALDS over the #OaklandAs in Oakland. While covering the clubhouse celebration for TBS, I snapped this quick shot of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder (and some anonymous TV truck guy.) Like this year's, it was a great series. #MLB
Checking the #TCM schedule, I see that #SugarHill is on later this evening, so I'm preparing to bang-bang the boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie the beat, everybody say motel, hotel, Holiday Innnnn... #TCMParty
October 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Checking the #TCM schedule, I see that #SugarHill is on later this evening, so I'm preparing to bang-bang the boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie the beat, everybody say motel, hotel, Holiday Innnnn... #TCMParty