martes, 2 de octubre de 2007

Semana de Brujas [7]

Algunas brujas ya duermen, y otras se resignan a abandonar el sitio en el último día de la [irregular] semana dedicado completamente a las brujas. Ellas agradecen sus comentarios y estoy seguro que no será la última vez que aparezcan por aquí.

Para finalizar hoy, las brujas me consiguieron la portada de Film Fun donde aparece la modelo desconocida de la actriz Jean Harlow. Su carisma y sensualidad cautivó inmediatamente a los estudios fílmicos de la época, y como diva en pleno apogeo fallece a los 26 años cuando ya era reconocida como una actriz importante.

En aquella revista aparece una modelo de la misma actriz en donde sus mágicos poderes parecen destronar a la reina. Mejor conocida como Mona Leslie quien también había aparecido originalmente en la película Reckless en 1935.

Abajo encontramos a Mona revelada en tres poses, aparentemente tomada en los Estudios Hanley.



Filmografía de todas las brujas:

Pre-1960s: Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)--silent blend of fact and legend, from Denmark. Wizard of Oz (1925)--Dorothy Dwan, Larry Semon, and Oliver Hardy. Felix the Cat Switches Witches (1927)--silent animation. The Wizard of Oz (1939)--Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton. I Married a Witch (1942)--Two dead witches re-materialize, plague men, and dispel love potions. The Undead (1957)--Call girl channels burned medieval witch.

1960s: The City of the Dead (1960)--Coed researches witchcraft and becomes sacrifice in a coven. Brainiac (Mexican, 1962) -- a.k.a. El Baron del Terror Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962)--College professor discovers wife is a witch. "Bewitched" (1964)--TV comedy about a witch who becomes an ordinary housewife. The Haunted Palace (1964)--Witchcraft and reincarnation in 18th-century New England. Morozko (1964)--Strange Russian fairy tale involving the spanking of witches. Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors (1966)--Contains a story called "The Witches Clock," where a man is warned by the town doctor about the history of witches in his community. The Witch (Mexican, 1966) -- a.k.a. La Straga in Amore Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1968)--Hopkins offers his services as a persecutor of witches; he wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets. Rosemary's Baby (1968)--Strange things happen in an apartment that are blamed on witches.


1970s: Cry of the Banshee (1970)--In England, a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches, earning the enmity of their leader. Night of the Witches (1970)-- Mark of the Devil (1970)--18th-century European village under a spell. Simon, King of the Witches (1971)--Simon invokes the help of evil forces to take revenge. Daughters of Satan (1972)--Man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife. Necromancy (1972)--Orson Welles plays the head of a witches' coven, where he needs the powers of a witch to raise his son from the dead. Baba Yaga (Italian, 1973) Warlock Moon (1975)--Young girl and boy visiting the country and end up in a witch's house.

1980s: Witches' Brew (1980)--Horror spoof of 1944 classic. Three women use witchcraft to help their professor husbands further their careers. Charodei (1982)--(TV) In Russian, one of the witches wants to marry a guy not a magician. Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)--Ator battles hideous witches, giant spiders, and dead warriors. "Wizards and Warriors" (1983)--TV adventure with castles, princes, and wicked witches. Bay Coven (1987)--(TV) Young newlywed couple move to remote village and find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)--Witches (Cher, Sarandon, Pfeiffer) conjure up Nicholson. Spellbinder (1988)--Kelly Preston. Man rescues a woman on the run from a witches' coven to which she belongs. Teen Witch (1989)--Teenager learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. Toto's Rescue (1989)--(TV) Wicked Witch of the West comes to Kansas and steals Dorothy's dog. Warlock (1989)

1990s: The Witches (1990)--In a hotel, a group of evil witches have gathered to prepare a plot to turn all children into mice. Witches of Avonlea (1990)-- Warlock (1991)--Transported from Salem to 1990s L.A. Lost Prophet (1992)--Unstable man spends summer in empty mansion where he meets punks, serial killers, and witches. Hocus Pocus (1993)--More than 300 years ago, three witches were sentenced to die in Salem. Now it's Halloween, and the witches have returned to direct their wrath on trick-or-treaters. "Sailor Moon S" (1994)--Includes many odd characters (Death Busters) and witches who are searching for pure hearts in humans. Sorceress (1994)--Two friends of the same law firm are both married to modern day witches. Four Rooms (1995)--Comedy about a hotel bellhop who's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. The Craft (1996)--Four girls from a Catholic school form a coven of witches that cast spells on their classmates. Their new powers overwhelm them, leading to an internal power struggle. Little Witches (1996)--Occult handbook transforms six schoolgirls. The Pale Horse (1996)--(TV) Man accused of murdering a priest meets three eccentric women who claim to be witches. Macbeth (1997)--In 11th-century Scotland, three witches foretell Macbeth's kingship. A Simple Wish (1997)--A fairies convention is threatened by evil witches.



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