favorite movie #85 - halloween edition: spirits of the dead

Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #85 - Spirits of the Dead (1968) - A film in three parts, with segments by three different directors, Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico Fellini. The most famous and best short (and my favorite) in the omnibus is directed by Fellini and entitled Toby Dammit, based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story "Never Bet the Devil Your Head." Terence Stamp stars as Toby Dammit, an alcoholic actor who is in Rome to film a movie — with the incentive that he will receive a bright, new, red Ferrari when he is done with the film. But this deal has another catch ...

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birthday boys — alexander calder, albert brooks, and terence stamp

birthday boys — alexander calder, albert brooks, and terence stamp

Happy birthday to some of my favorite people, Alexander Calder, Albert Brooks, and Terence Stamp.

I love Alexander Calder, especially his Fish at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.

I love lots of Albert Brooks's movies, but my two favorites are Defending Your Life and ...

... Mother, where his mom, played by Debbie Reynolds freezes everything, including salad and cheese

Love, love, love, Terence Stamp, especially in Federico Fellini's Toby Dammit (the director's contribution to Spirits of the Dead), and ...

... The Hit, with John Hurt and Tim Roth

Sounds like I have a few more great films to (re) watch.