Tag Archives: I Saw What You Did

Note to Self: Get a Chaise Lounge

Posted on November 23, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

Here I sit, watching Berserk, Joan Crawford’s penultimate movie and wanting to make a blog post. I refrained from having Lame Post Friday, but I am afraid this will be Wrist-to-Forehead Sunday. I would like nothing better than to swoon on a handy chaise lounge, posed dramatically with the back of one wrist against my forehead.

I don’t have a picture from Berserk in my Media Library, so I add one from I Saw What You Did. I find this one sufficiently dramatic for the occasion.

I add this shot from Straitjacket just for good measure. Who doesn’t love Joan Crawford with an axe?

I think it must be pretty clear that I am tired. In fact, if I did have a chaise lounge to swoon upon, I don’t know that I have the strength to get my wrist up to my forehead. I say there is no point in swooning if you cannot pose dramatically. But maybe I can find another picture to entertain.

I swerve into non-sequitur territory with a picture of zombies. Joan Crawford never did a zombie movie. I expect I’ll be too tired to pop in Night of the Living Dead after Joan is done going Berserk. But perhaps I can summon enough energy to swoon properly.

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Post Mummers Post

Posted on July 29, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I knew early on today that it was going to be Wrist to Forehead Sunday. I felt it in my tired body and dull head. But I had to revive myself somehow, at least temporarily, because I had one more performance with Mummers Along the Mohawk.

By the way, we were awesome. I do not feel egotistical saying it, because I speak as part of a group. Anyways, as I often observe, there are worse things than having an ego the size of Manhattan (not that I have ever actually measured an ego, mine or otherwise). But I digress. I hope to make a real post about the Great American Irish Festival and about the Mummers, but now is not the time.

Now is the time to make a fast post, so I do not fall further behind; then I can return to the wine drinking, movie watching portion of the evening.

Oh no! It’s Wrist to Forehead Sunday!

The movie we are currently viewing is The Birds, a good Sunday night flick. Before that we saw Creature from the Haunted Sea, but I do not have any pictures of that in my Media Library and it is not so easy to get pictures when I am on my Tablet. At least for me. I suppose others can do it with ease, and there is another reason for me to pose dramatically with the back of one wrist on my forehead.

No, I am not telling you to get out of here! Sheesh!

I wanted to include another picture, so here is one from I Saw What You Did, our selection from two days ago. I loves me some William Castle!

So I hope this is a sufficient blog post. My theatrical commitments are done for the time being. Perhaps I can manage to make some better blog posts. As always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.

Martians, Vampires, Prank Phone Calls, It’s Sunday Cinema!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

How about a Cinema Sunday post? I have not watched that many movies today, but I have not done a whole lot else either. I went running, I went shopping (grocery and other), I made a salad and other stuff for this week’s lunches, I cooked a nice dinner for Steven and me. Perhaps this will be a rambling post, more of a Scattered Sunday.

While I was chopping and mixing, Steven put in Signs (2002). Back when I used to like M Night Shyamalan movies. But let’s not get into that right now. I have not seen any of his recent stuff.

I just flashed on the Roger Miller “Hat” song, “Hey, Kid, where’d you get the Lid?”

After Signs, Steven let me pick, and I chose Dracula (1931). It is more atmospheric than plot-driven, but I gotta love me some Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye.

Ooh, those eyes!

I have to say, though, the movie does not chug right along, the way I like a movie too. What can I say? It’s just my taste in theatre. After a highly respected classic, I wanted to watch a William Castle movie, which one might argue is a classic of a different sort (although I am no hand at argument). We decided on I Saw What You Did. It’s silly fun. Of course, these days it is not so easy to make prank phone calls. I never could make them successfully; people always recognize my voice. But at least Joan Crawford never yelled at me!

I’d sure as hell go!

Now we are looking at Snapped while I make this blog post, but I’m not loving the episode on now. I wonder if I could talk Steven into House on Haunted Hill.

When I was done screaming, I’d ask him for a few diet tips.

Did You See What I Did?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

It is getting to be a bad habit for me to miss a day of posting then make two posts the next day. In my defense, I was having such a fine time yesterday watching cheesy movies with my husband, Steven, I just kept going with it till I was too tired and lazy. OK, that was a lousy defense. I’ll share a couple of monster movie pictures, hit publish, and try for a Mohawk Valley adventure later on for a better blog post today.

Gee I wish I’d have said that.

This photo was on one of my monster movie pages, but the comments (including mine) also made a lot of puns, some of them rather racy. I suggested we watch The Brain That Wouldn’t Die first, for cheesy fun on a rainy day. It is really better to watch movies on a rainy day at our house, because our television is in between two windows which have rather inadequate curtains. At least, I guess they are adequate, because nobody can see in, and it is nice for the most part that they let sunlight in, oh, never mind about my curtains, let’s go on with the monster movies.

He looked considerably less distinguished as the vampire.

Next I suggested something from our DVD Collection of 50 Horror Classics (they use the term loosely). We chose Dead Men Walk, starring the “marvelously theatrical” George Zucco (that is how he is described in one of the movie summaries). I could not find a picture of the movie (well I can’t spend all day looking for pictures, you know I am not adept at internet searches), so I settled for one of Zucco.

Anyways, that movie was disappointingly, so Steven wanted something that moved a little faster. I wanted to continue with the cheese theme, so we settled on I Saw What You Did, a William Castle production with Joan Crawford. Steven saw it at the drive-in back in the day. He subsequently called a neighbor’s house, which was situated so they could see through the windows. His sister, Ruby, answered the phone and Steven whispered, “I saw what you did, and I know who you are.” Ruby was startled. Last night I double dog dared him to repeat the prank. He dialed Ruby’s number, but when she picked up he said, “Hi, Ruby.”

Oh, she’s mad.

You can’t see it so well in the picture, but it’s a really awesome necklace. After that movie, we watched a Dateline On Demand. Some days I just can’t get enough murder and mayhem.

Monday Movie Matinee

Posted on November 14, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

That title is purely for alliterative purposes and not an accurate reflection of this post’s contents. At least, I will talk about a movie, and today is Monday. It was a little after matinee hours when we watched the movie, and in fact we watched it on Sunday. OK, I’m not even going to talk that much about the movie. This is going to be a really stupid post, but at least I will try my hardest NOT to whine about how I can’t write a decent post today.

We all know I love cheesy movies. It should come as no surprise, then, that I adore William Castle. I adore him not only for the cheese factor in his flicks, though: he is ENTERTAINING! The man truly loved his audiences and intended to give them a thrill. I am slowly acquiring a collection of DVDs of Castle movies. Recently Steven gave me I Saw What You Did (1965), starring the inimitable Joan Crawford. We watched it yesterday, when I had finished swooning over my blog post.

I don’t know why there are two Joans.

I’ve used this photo before, mostly for the gorgeous necklace. That is a necklace to die for, or to kill for, or, you know, to find somewhere and pay money for. Crawford’s part in this movie is really not all that major or even pivotal (my favorite description of a small role). But it’s Joan Crawford. I gotta love a movie with Joan Crawford.

Look, there’s that necklace again!

Now that I think of it, Crawford’s role is pivotal, because… wait a minute. I did not include a spoiler alert. I won’t put one in now. Watch I Saw What You Did, the 1965 version. It’s a fun flick. William Castle, I salute you.

Doesn’t he look like he’s having fun, too?

I close with a picture of the master himself. I may watch another William Castle movie tonight. Happy Monday, everyone.

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Lame Post Friday with Joan

Posted on October 14, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

According to the Facebook page I stole this from, the left is the original and the right is photo-shopped.

I am neglecting to make my Friday Lame Post, because I am watching I Saw What You Did, produced and directed by William Castle and starring Joan Crawford. This photo is the only one I could find from the movie. Don’t you just love that necklace? I do. Speaking of Joan…

Personally, I like the picture better without the caption, but Facebook thieves cannot be choosers.

Under the heading Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, I used this photo in this blog as well as for a Facebook profile picture. The shot is from the William Castle movie Straitjacket, another favorite of ours. I personally am trying NOT to eat candy. You can probably imagine how well that is going.

I found “NINA”!

Another picture of Joan: here she is with Bette Davis in a Hirschfeld drawing of them as their characters in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? For all I love horror movies and Bette and Joan, I don’t love that movie. Maybe if I watched it again. Sometimes you have to watch a movie more than once and let it grow on you. But not like a fungus.

Anyways, this is my Friday Lame Post for the week. I’m busy watching Halloween movies.

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