Lokke Heiss
@lokkeheiss.bsky.social
Writer, physician, film historian, Dracula Scholar. I love silent films, pre-Codes & Film Noir. Other areas of interest include Victorian Lit, in particular the writings of Emily Gerard, author of Land Beyond the Forest.
My website is lokkeheiss.com
My website is lokkeheiss.com
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“Children in my day were either cornfed or milk-fed. I was both.” –Joe Cobb hometownstohollywood.com/oklahoma/joe...
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Children in my day were either cornfed or milk-fed. I was both.” –Joe Cobb hometownstohollywood.com/oklahoma/joe...
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Ida Lupino and Howard Duff in a “Mr. Adams and Eve” episode recalling different versions of the characters’ engagement story — originally aired Feb. 15, 1957
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ida Lupino and Howard Duff in a “Mr. Adams and Eve” episode recalling different versions of the characters’ engagement story — originally aired Feb. 15, 1957
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Snow hill with Ravens, Caspar David Friedrich.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Snow hill with Ravens, Caspar David Friedrich.
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He still so badly wants to be accepted in Manhattan.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
He still so badly wants to be accepted in Manhattan.
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Ida Lupino co-starred as Steve McQueen’s mother in “Junior Bonner” (1972). She was only 12 years older than McQueen, but said she liked the role so much she would have been happy to play his grandmother.
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Ida Lupino co-starred as Steve McQueen’s mother in “Junior Bonner” (1972). She was only 12 years older than McQueen, but said she liked the role so much she would have been happy to play his grandmother.
Great article!
I have an answer for John Waters, who famously asked the question, “Why would [Dorothy] go back to Kansas?” It’s implied several times in the film that “over the rainbow” is a euphemism for death.
Dorothy wasn’t ready for “that last great adventure” & chose to go back to her family!
I have an answer for John Waters, who famously asked the question, “Why would [Dorothy] go back to Kansas?” It’s implied several times in the film that “over the rainbow” is a euphemism for death.
Dorothy wasn’t ready for “that last great adventure” & chose to go back to her family!
My latest for @tcmtv.bsky.social! An article on the history of The Wizard of Oz (1939) just in time for TCM's new website relaunch www.tcm.com/articles/afi...
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great article!
I have an answer for John Waters, who famously asked the question, “Why would [Dorothy] go back to Kansas?” It’s implied several times in the film that “over the rainbow” is a euphemism for death.
Dorothy wasn’t ready for “that last great adventure” & chose to go back to her family!
I have an answer for John Waters, who famously asked the question, “Why would [Dorothy] go back to Kansas?” It’s implied several times in the film that “over the rainbow” is a euphemism for death.
Dorothy wasn’t ready for “that last great adventure” & chose to go back to her family!
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Ida Lupino on the back cover of the Chilean fan magazine Ecran in 1941
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ida Lupino on the back cover of the Chilean fan magazine Ecran in 1941
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Anton Walbrook and Ludmila Tcherina during the filming of 'The Red Shoes' at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France, June, 1947
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Anton Walbrook and Ludmila Tcherina during the filming of 'The Red Shoes' at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France, June, 1947
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Wrote this last year about the conondrum of beauty in Hollywood -
BOTD Gene Tierney!! M
MCC v #Noirvember T5: 5)Advise & Consent 4)Whirlpool 3)Where the Sidewalk Ends (Preminger x3) 2)Night & the City (Dassin) 1)Laura (Preminger)
More:
@meganabbott.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
MCC v #Noirvember T5: 5)Advise & Consent 4)Whirlpool 3)Where the Sidewalk Ends (Preminger x3) 2)Night & the City (Dassin) 1)Laura (Preminger)
More:
@meganabbott.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Gene Tierney and the pitfalls of being 'the most beautiful woman in movie history'
Film star Gene Tierney was worshipped for her looks – but they were also a poisoned chalice. Nearly a century on, has the way we consider beauty changed all that much?
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wrote this last year about the conondrum of beauty in Hollywood -
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Watched the Last Week Tonight segment on freight trains last evening and... *Wow*... they animated a whole Thomas the Tank Engine riff and got Matt Berry to narrate it 😂 This is absolute *peak* satire!
The Sad Story Of Henry The Engine (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
YouTube video by MilkyThomas
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Watched the Last Week Tonight segment on freight trains last evening and... *Wow*... they animated a whole Thomas the Tank Engine riff and got Matt Berry to narrate it 😂 This is absolute *peak* satire!
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I’d marry her just for that excellent handwriting. #TCMParty #MagnificentObsession
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I’d marry her just for that excellent handwriting. #TCMParty #MagnificentObsession
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2/As Trump hosts MBS at the White House, the Trump family has been peppered with deals from licensing agreements to development opportunities. "Deal-making and diplomacy are increasingly intertwined for Mr. Trump and his family members."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
2/As Trump hosts MBS at the White House, the Trump family has been peppered with deals from licensing agreements to development opportunities. "Deal-making and diplomacy are increasingly intertwined for Mr. Trump and his family members."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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WIZZZ!
French Psychorama 1967 - 1970
Morning listening
French Psychorama 1967 - 1970
Morning listening
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
WIZZZ!
French Psychorama 1967 - 1970
Morning listening
French Psychorama 1967 - 1970
Morning listening
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“You know, one of the prettiest sights in this pretty world is the sight of the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” —Liz Imbrie, High Society
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“You know, one of the prettiest sights in this pretty world is the sight of the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” —Liz Imbrie, High Society
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☕️ Good morning.
*Coffee Cup Cafe and RCA Victor Records ~ Eugene, Oregon ~ 1960.
Coffee and records is a great combo...
🎼☕️
*Coffee Cup Cafe and RCA Victor Records ~ Eugene, Oregon ~ 1960.
Coffee and records is a great combo...
🎼☕️
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
☕️ Good morning.
*Coffee Cup Cafe and RCA Victor Records ~ Eugene, Oregon ~ 1960.
Coffee and records is a great combo...
🎼☕️
*Coffee Cup Cafe and RCA Victor Records ~ Eugene, Oregon ~ 1960.
Coffee and records is a great combo...
🎼☕️
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
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🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇧🇷 In #Brazil,
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
- Solar grew from 0.01% in 2015 to 12% in 2025
- Met its 2030 renewable target 8 years early
- Installed 60 GW of solar by Sept 2025
4/7
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Eggers’ Nosferatu is like they made a vampire movie out of the RFK Jr. sexting affair with Olivia Nuzzi.
December 31, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Eggers’ Nosferatu is like they made a vampire movie out of the RFK Jr. sexting affair with Olivia Nuzzi.
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BOTD Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 ) Happy Birthday Brooksie. More including her first ever newspaper clippings at louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2025/11/botd...
BOTD Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 ) Happy Birthday Brooksie
Louise Brooks, birthday,BOTD
louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BOTD Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 ) Happy Birthday Brooksie. More including her first ever newspaper clippings at louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2025/11/botd...
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they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
🚨Dept. of Education proposes to exclude public health degrees from the “professional degree” category.
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
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Thrilled to launch this new international silent and classic cinema publication, with my article on M. Tourneur’s lost film. I just had to begin it with him 🥹 Many thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social. Photos of the Verdi Theatre by Valerio Greco.
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Bajo el encanto del Brezo Blanco: El regreso de Maurice Tourneur con ‘The White Heather’ (1919) - photo-play
The White Heather, obra del realizador Maurice Tourneur, fue recientemente redescubierta y presentada en Le Giornate del Cinema Muto de Pordenone en 2025, ma...
photo-play.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thrilled to launch this new international silent and classic cinema publication, with my article on M. Tourneur’s lost film. I just had to begin it with him 🥹 Many thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social. Photos of the Verdi Theatre by Valerio Greco.
photo-play.net/2025/11/12/b...
photo-play.net/2025/11/12/b...
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"