Last minute subsitution....

The 128 field for the upcoming Favorite Classic Movie Actress tourney has been set for over a week now. Until last night when I decided to make one small change in the 60's era field. Specifically in the singers/dancers category where I dropped Anita Ekberg and replaced her with Edie Adams. Edie is a spectacular comedienne, but also a fabulous singer. She had a string of solid films during the 60's including The Apartment, Lover Come Back and It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. So I apologize to all Anita fans as she won't be making the tourney this year but maybe next year she will. I know 128 women may seem like a lot, but there are tons more actresses who got left out again. Gonna have to do something about this...next year!

THE FALL SERIES: Anita Ekberg

Anita riding in style

THE FALL SERIES: Anita Ekberg

What a beautiful picture...

Classic Horror Films: Day 24 (SCREAMING MIMI - 1958)

Part psychological thriller, part film noir and part slasher film comes this vastly underrated gem from 1958 starring Anita Ekberg as a young woman named Virginia who was attacked by an knife wielding psychopath. She is saved by her step-brother but is severely traumatized by the event. She is treated by a psychiatrist and time passes when she returns to work as an exotic dancer at a club run by Joann (played by the legendary Gypsy Rose Lee). Everything is ok until Virginia is attacked again and a reporter named Sweeney (played by Philip Carey) gets involved with Virigina's past history. This is one wild movie with Ekberg give an understated but effective performance. Her dance routines are not everyday routines as she appears to be dealing with her issues through dancing. A great dane named Devil is her loyal protector. Once an attack is made on her life again, the police do everything they can to find the killer before it's too late. Good stuff.