Jean Shrimpton and Terrence Stamp photographed by Terry O’Neill, 1965.
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Terrence Stamp by David Bailey, 1965
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T H E S M I T H S
📀 A L B U M C O V E R S 📀
▶️ Louder Than Bombs (LP)
▶️ The World Won't Listen (LP)
▶️ Girlfriend In A Coma
▶️ The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
▶️ How Soon Is Now
▶️ Shoplifters Of The World Unite
▶️ That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
▶️ Big Mouth Strikes Again
▶️ The World Won't Listen (LP)
▶️ What Difference Does It Make
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So, I guess I'm starting Spooky Season early this year.
I mean, I'm not going to be able to watch a horror movie every night in October like I usually do, so I'm allowed to start early!
And I got to watch a new one tonight!
Tonight's movie was The Collector, directed by William Wyler and starring Terrence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.
Damn, this movie was creepy.
While watching it, I kept thinking how easy it would be to adapt this into a play. Two main characters (with one quick cameo by a third), basically one location, and a fantastic character piece.
It also makes me want to read the book. I really had no idea where this was going and was pretty shocked how the story ended.
Terrence Stamp is so terrifying in this movie...he creates such a complex character, who you can see is just a very lonely, socially awkward man, he almost tricks you into feeling sorry for him (keyword: almost)...but then he turns on a dime and gives a look that makes your blood run cold. And you remember that he is a manipulative stalker, who thinks that he can have what he wants for no other reason than because he wants it. He's trying to create this perfect scenario, not realizing (or caring) that that is not how things work. And in his mind, nothing is ever his fault...she'd fall in love with him if she just tried.
He's scary in a very realistic way. There were a couple of moments where I forgot to breathe.
And Samantha Eggar as Miranda is fantastic...she is so real as the kidnapped art student...she isn't the typical "damsel in distress", she's quick-thinking and smart, but is still vulnerable and at the mercy of this stalker and does her best to placate him.
It's hard to believe that William Wyler, who directed something as light and fluffy as How to Steal a Million, also directed something as bleak and disturbing as this.
The only thing I didn't like about the movie was that I had to watch it with commercials...which absolutely killed the tension. Fortunately, the breaks happened between scenes, rather than interrupting them (which I've had to deal with, and it sucks)...but it did make it tough to stick with it at times. But I'd love to watch this again without the interruptions!
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Julie Christie and Terence Stamp at the Los Angeles premiere of Far From the Madding Crowd, October 1967
John Schlesinger Collection/BFI Special Collections
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Anna Karina and Romy Schnider with their "Etoiles De Cristal", 1963.
Nico Papatakis, Serge Reggiani, Romy Schneider, Anna Karina and Terence Stamp photographed with their "Etoiles De Cristal", 1963.
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