The Double Bill Blogathon II

October 5th, 2009 | by Gautam |

Now with Extra Cheeze!

“The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.”

-artandpopularculture.com

A shadow detaches itself from the dark staircase and slowly descends into the depths of the void, as if following an unsuspecting victim. Outside, a blonde wearing mink and a veil stands alone in the dark chilly downpour of a drizzle with a lit cigarette in her left hand. A car pulls over and rolls down the window, she leans in and exhales a mist of tobacco smoke. The man inside fans it away with his large hand, his face partly concealed by the harsh streetlight that fails to cut through the front of the car’s top. Then a word is exchanged and the man draws his gun only for the woman to be pushed aside, as the shadow steps out of the camoflauging shade and drowns the man in a flood of glass bullets.

The questionable good wins again, it is time for the Double bills to take to the street and paint the town red. Here are the entires:

6 Responses to “The Double Bill Blogathon II”

  1. By Vincent on Oct 5, 2009

    Hello, Gautam,

    I saw you blog-a-thon some time ago but, and i’m sorry for that, i keep quiet because i was not sure i could participate this time.
    I’m preparing a little film festival for the 22/25 october and it is a lot of work after the official work.
    But i was thinking of something, i even have began to write about two b-westerns of the 50ths.
    Dont want to make promises i cant keep but i’ll do my best to be part of the double blogathon II.

  2. By Doug on Oct 6, 2009

    Here’s my Double Bill Blogathon contribution:

    http://www.postmodernjoan.com/wp02/?p=2526

    Thanks for hosting this.
    Doug

  3. By Marilyn on Oct 6, 2009

    Here’s my entry: http://ferdyonfilms.com/2009/10/2009-ciff-looking-for-eric-200.php

  4. By Vincent on Oct 7, 2009

    Hello, Gautam,

    I enventually done something. In fact, it so long that i will publish it in three parts, today, wenesday and thursday.
    It’s about b-westerns from the 50ths, about Hugo Fregonese and Joseph H. Lewis.

    Thanks fot the idea and the motivation :)
    Vincent

  5. By Doug on Oct 7, 2009

    There’s an invalid link to my article. It should be:
    http://www.postmodernjoan.com/wp02/?p=2526

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