DAILY CALL SHEET: FEBRUARY 10, 2024

 

The Black Cat (1989) Things go poorly for a film crew adapting the same book that inspired Argento's Three Mothers movies when a real life pus-covered witch shows up to raise hell. For many, this unofficial sequel to Suspiria and Inferno does a better job of closing out the trilogy than Argento's own belated attempt in 2007. It certainly nails the same non-sensical dream logic of its predecessors. What it has to do with Edgar Allen Poe's story, however, is anybody's guess.

TIL: Pope Benedict XVI was pretty enamored of cats, owning several. It was said that every time he met one, he would engage it in a long conversation, after which the feline would follow him around for awhile. In an interview, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone recounted that one time about 10 cats trailed the Pontiff into the Vatican, causing one of the Swiss Guards to declare an invasion.

Dad Rock Diary: The Wizards From Kansas - The Wizards From Kansas (1970) By this point, the 60's had sputtered out, leaving behind a legacy of bad trips, hangovers, and addictions, and these guys were feeling every bit of it, wailing to God like Job on his dung heap. So yeah, some really good psychedelic blues rock to be had here. Laudable Lyrics: And Lord look at me (yeah), I'm rooted like a tree (Oh yeah, yes, I am now). I've got those sit down, can't cry, oh Lord, I'm gonna die blues (yeah, yeah).

I HAVE SOME NOTES: More oddball observances on my daily Scripture readings.