The Exorcist

We attended a special screening of "The Exorcist" a few nights ago at the Cedar-Lee Theater (Cleveland, Ohio).  It was being shown as part of a group of classic films from the seventies.  It's been at least 20 or 30 years since my wife and I have seen it, and my daughter Bridget had never seen it, so we were really excited to have the opportunity to watch this great classic movie on the big screen. 

Something caught my attention in the scene where Regan is examined in the doctor's office....

and here's a wonderful photo that my wife found of Linda Blair and the director William Friedkin preparing for the scene...

Can you think of any other movies that have a "Calder" in them?  I'm pretty sure the Flamingo appears during the parade scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

I'll Plant My Own Tree

My wife was watching "Valley of the Dolls" (1967) last night on Netflix streaming and started yelling "LOOK!  A MOBILE!!!!".

This is probably the best scene in the entire movie - watching Susan Hayward standing in the middle of a huge rotating plexiglass hanging mobile singing "I'll Plant My Own Tree" strangely captivated me like a car spinning out of control for two and a half minutes.

Susan Hayward and the huge hanging mobile in The Valley of the Dolls

By the way, Judy Garland was originally slated to play this part but was fired when she came to work drunk.