Miriam’s Vintage Classics
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Hopelessly devoted to expanding the love for #ClassicFilms #OldHollywood #FilmNoir #DouglasSirk ✧ By Miriam Figueras ✧ Find me at Substack and my YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@MiriamVintageClassics?si=gqkJ-I8Qn7jcYeUB
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My first review for The Arts Desk is live! LE QUAI DES BRUMES (Port of Shadows, 1938) in its new 4K restoration offered a fascinating dive into French poetic realism. It's a film I've long admired. So excited to share with fellow film enthusiasts.
Read here: www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
Read here: www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
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Premiering now on YouTube! S2E4 of the @cinehistorians.bsky.social podcast. @ckjsweeney.bsky.social and I chat about Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) youtu.be/GgOULGHd-6s?... #filmsky #podcast
S2E4: The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) and Victor Erice
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November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Premiering now on YouTube! S2E4 of the @cinehistorians.bsky.social podcast. @ckjsweeney.bsky.social and I chat about Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) youtu.be/GgOULGHd-6s?... #filmsky #podcast
La Rosalía in her LUX era. Already a classic. Quina meravella.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
La Rosalía in her LUX era. Already a classic. Quina meravella.
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“One writes out of one thing only—one’s own experience. Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from this experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art."
—Baldwin
—Baldwin
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“One writes out of one thing only—one’s own experience. Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from this experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art."
—Baldwin
—Baldwin
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Muy recomendable ‘Una quinta portuguesa’ de Avelina Prat, una película llena de misterio, de tristeza y de una gran sensibilidad con unas estupendas (y bilingües) interpretaciones de Manolo Solo, Maria de Medeiros y Branka Katic
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Muy recomendable ‘Una quinta portuguesa’ de Avelina Prat, una película llena de misterio, de tristeza y de una gran sensibilidad con unas estupendas (y bilingües) interpretaciones de Manolo Solo, Maria de Medeiros y Branka Katic
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🗣️ "A todos nos gustaría vivir un poco en ese lugar"
Avelina Prat nos revela qué la inspiró a crear Una Quinta Portuguesa, cómo fue trabajar con Manolo Solo y María de Medeiros, y qué espera que los espectadores se lleven al comenzar este viaje.
#UnaQuintaPortuguesa ya está en cines 🎬
Avelina Prat nos revela qué la inspiró a crear Una Quinta Portuguesa, cómo fue trabajar con Manolo Solo y María de Medeiros, y qué espera que los espectadores se lleven al comenzar este viaje.
#UnaQuintaPortuguesa ya está en cines 🎬
May 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🗣️ "A todos nos gustaría vivir un poco en ese lugar"
Avelina Prat nos revela qué la inspiró a crear Una Quinta Portuguesa, cómo fue trabajar con Manolo Solo y María de Medeiros, y qué espera que los espectadores se lleven al comenzar este viaje.
#UnaQuintaPortuguesa ya está en cines 🎬
Avelina Prat nos revela qué la inspiró a crear Una Quinta Portuguesa, cómo fue trabajar con Manolo Solo y María de Medeiros, y qué espera que los espectadores se lleven al comenzar este viaje.
#UnaQuintaPortuguesa ya está en cines 🎬
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Bring back the Sneak & Stay double feature.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bring back the Sneak & Stay double feature.
Happy Claude Rains day to those who celebrate. #Noirvember
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy Claude Rains day to those who celebrate. #Noirvember
¿Mejor película del 2025? Para mí, lo es. Vivir en otro país implica, de algún modo, adoptar otra identidad. Esta cinta lleva esa idea por derroteros inesperados. A mí me sorprendió, sobre todo al verla durante #Noirvember. Me ha maravillado su propuesta, su reparto y el cuidado con que está hecha.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
¿Mejor película del 2025? Para mí, lo es. Vivir en otro país implica, de algún modo, adoptar otra identidad. Esta cinta lleva esa idea por derroteros inesperados. A mí me sorprendió, sobre todo al verla durante #Noirvember. Me ha maravillado su propuesta, su reparto y el cuidado con que está hecha.
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Ya a la venta una de las imprescindibles del año en cuanto al cine español se refiere, "Una quinta portuguesa", protagonizada por Manolo Solo y dirigida por Avelina Prat. Gracias a @divisafilms.bsky.social #cine #Bluray
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ya a la venta una de las imprescindibles del año en cuanto al cine español se refiere, "Una quinta portuguesa", protagonizada por Manolo Solo y dirigida por Avelina Prat. Gracias a @divisafilms.bsky.social #cine #Bluray
A little compilation of some of my favorite film noir actors also born during the month of #Noirvember. It's no coincidence. To all fellow noiristas and classic film enthusiasts, this is truly the best season!
Source: youtube.com/shorts/7y5Cx...
Source: youtube.com/shorts/7y5Cx...
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A little compilation of some of my favorite film noir actors also born during the month of #Noirvember. It's no coincidence. To all fellow noiristas and classic film enthusiasts, this is truly the best season!
Source: youtube.com/shorts/7y5Cx...
Source: youtube.com/shorts/7y5Cx...
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ROSALÍA - Reliquia (Live at LOS40 Music Awards)
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
ROSALÍA - Reliquia (Live at LOS40 Music Awards)
In 1945, critics went ballistic against Lauren Bacall for her misfire in CONFIDENTIAL AGENT. This was just a year after her big breakthrough role in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. June 1946, Photoplay published this article in an attempt to pave the way for a more favorable reception of THE BIG SLEEP.
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In 1945, critics went ballistic against Lauren Bacall for her misfire in CONFIDENTIAL AGENT. This was just a year after her big breakthrough role in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. June 1946, Photoplay published this article in an attempt to pave the way for a more favorable reception of THE BIG SLEEP.
Do you know the reason why there are two versions of THE BIG SLEEP (1946)? Several months ago I explored the origin of this OH mystery and how it impacted Lauren Bacall's career right after her meteoric rise to fame. #Noirvember #FilmSky
If you missed it, watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfiu...
If you missed it, watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfiu...
Why Are There Two Versions of "The Big Sleep"? | #LaurenBacall #FilmHistory #ClassicMovies
YouTube video by Miriam’s Vintage Classics
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November 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Do you know the reason why there are two versions of THE BIG SLEEP (1946)? Several months ago I explored the origin of this OH mystery and how it impacted Lauren Bacall's career right after her meteoric rise to fame. #Noirvember #FilmSky
If you missed it, watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfiu...
If you missed it, watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfiu...
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filmmaker mira nair created mississippi masala and the next mayor of new york, bravo🫡
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
filmmaker mira nair created mississippi masala and the next mayor of new york, bravo🫡
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Updated website: www.jenniferdionisio.com
Jennifer Dionisio - Freelance Artist and Illustrator
Portfolio of artwork, illustrations and designs by Jennifer Dionisio.
www.jenniferdionisio.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Did you know Mary Shelley once had to correct Sir Walter Scott for crediting her novel, Frankenstein, to her husband? 🔍
For one day only, see this story on paper at the National Library:
➡️ Mary Shelley's letter to Sir Walter Scott
➡️ Rare early editions & items from our archives
➡️ and more!
For one day only, see this story on paper at the National Library:
➡️ Mary Shelley's letter to Sir Walter Scott
➡️ Rare early editions & items from our archives
➡️ and more!
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Did you know Mary Shelley once had to correct Sir Walter Scott for crediting her novel, Frankenstein, to her husband? 🔍
For one day only, see this story on paper at the National Library:
➡️ Mary Shelley's letter to Sir Walter Scott
➡️ Rare early editions & items from our archives
➡️ and more!
For one day only, see this story on paper at the National Library:
➡️ Mary Shelley's letter to Sir Walter Scott
➡️ Rare early editions & items from our archives
➡️ and more!
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Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
In honor of Noirvember, I'm sharing again this list of 7 film noir classics that caught me completely off guard and that took routes and detours that I have never been able to forget. #Filmsky
Best Film Noir Classics That I Never Saw Coming
A list of 7 films that totally changed the noir game for me
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November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In honor of Noirvember, I'm sharing again this list of 7 film noir classics that caught me completely off guard and that took routes and detours that I have never been able to forget. #Filmsky
All Hallow’s Eve may be over, but a new Substack post is here! Hitchcock’s ROPE (1948) remains one of his most quietly Gothic experiments, and perhaps, his most revealing. A cautionary tale with more hidden themes than an old wooden chest can handle.
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope: a Gothic Tale of Horror
Did you think you were God, Brandon?
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
All Hallow’s Eve may be over, but a new Substack post is here! Hitchcock’s ROPE (1948) remains one of his most quietly Gothic experiments, and perhaps, his most revealing. A cautionary tale with more hidden themes than an old wooden chest can handle.
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Watchlists ready? Noirvember founder Marya E. Gates tees up the moody month of moral ambiguities and mysteries with a starter pack of twenty women-directed noir features—cigarettes and stilettos not included. boxd.it/2MO
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Watchlists ready? Noirvember founder Marya E. Gates tees up the moody month of moral ambiguities and mysteries with a starter pack of twenty women-directed noir features—cigarettes and stilettos not included. boxd.it/2MO
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Obituary The Hollywood Reporter:
Maria Riva, actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), has died in her sleep in New Mexico. She was 100.
TAGS: #MariaRiva #MarleneDietrich #Hollywood #TheHollywoodReporter #Film #Movies #Cinema #FilmTalk
URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Maria Riva, actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), has died in her sleep in New Mexico. She was 100.
TAGS: #MariaRiva #MarleneDietrich #Hollywood #TheHollywoodReporter #Film #Movies #Cinema #FilmTalk
URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100
She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Obituary The Hollywood Reporter:
Maria Riva, actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), has died in her sleep in New Mexico. She was 100.
TAGS: #MariaRiva #MarleneDietrich #Hollywood #TheHollywoodReporter #Film #Movies #Cinema #FilmTalk
URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Maria Riva, actress and daughter of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), has died in her sleep in New Mexico. She was 100.
TAGS: #MariaRiva #MarleneDietrich #Hollywood #TheHollywoodReporter #Film #Movies #Cinema #FilmTalk
URL: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
It’s Scorpio season, so you know I’m bringing this iconic Hitchcockian wink from ROPE (1948) back.
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It’s Scorpio season, so you know I’m bringing this iconic Hitchcockian wink from ROPE (1948) back.