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Ship in the Grønfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

You can fool everybody, but landie, dearie me, you can't fool a cat. They seem to know who's not right, if you know what I mean.

CAT PEOPLE (1942) dir. Jacques Tourneur

The lovely Florence Vidor 🌹

She was an American silent film actress who started working in movies through the influence of her husband, film director King Vidor, who she had married in 1915!

Remembering Chuck Russell 1958-2026

Director Chuck Russell has died at 74. After working in film crew for a few years, he made his directorial debut with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, which he co-wrote with Wes Craven, Frank Darabont and Bruce Wagner. That wasn't just the best ANOES sequel, it was easily one of the best sequels of all-time. The cast even featured Patricia Arquette and Lawrence Fishburne. Other films he directed included The Mask, one of Jim Carrey's best movies of that era.

Russell, Cameron Diaz and Jim Carrey on the set of The Mask

Today or yesterday, Sam Neill, the actor who played Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died after having beaten blood cancer with a new treatment. He was part of one of the most influential films in my life, helping shape and birth my livelong love for dinosaurs. It was through his display of awe and shock and admiration and the other members of the cast that helped shape my love for dinosaurs. The world is a little more empty today without him, but I hope he's having a the start of a great time in heaven with his animals, for he had a farm with lots of animals like pigs and ducks.

Below is more that I have to say about his passing:

To tribute Neil's impact on me, I drew this scene where Alan gets reacquainted with the Big One from Jurassic Park. I hope you enjoy and that we can enjoy Sam Neill's legacy.

And here's the timelapse video real quick.

A little tribute for one of the bests actors ever existed and had become part of everyone childhood 🥺❤️‍🩹🦕🦖

Thank you Sam Neill for making Dr. Alan Grant a character generations of fans will never forget!

Lindsay Duncan and Sam Neill in Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)

Lindsay Duncan and Sam Neill in Blackbird (2019)

RIP Nigel John Dermot Neill (September 14, 1947 - July 13, 2026) 🕊