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Daily Archives: November 26, 2007
3 Things
The Deer Hunter [1978] 1. Meryl Streep: “Can’t we just comfort each other?”2. Rolling Rock. Everywhere. I think when I first saw this movie in college it was my first encounter with Rolling Rock.3. I’d forgotten that they sing “God … Continue reading
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Slither [2006] 1. Name of the neighboring farm: Castavetes (reference to Rosemary’s Baby).2. The man getting sliced in half, his insides spilling out.3. Worm in the bathtub, like Cronenberg’s first movie.
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3 things about Alfred Werker’s HE WALKED BY NIGHT
He Walked by Night [1948] 1. Darkest of noir. The killer stepping past a streetlight, very similar to the famous shot in The Exorcist. 2. The killer extracting the bullet from his own wound. Needles. Like in No Country for … Continue reading
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3 things about Roman Polanski’s OLIVER TWIST
Oliver Twist [2005] 1. Violence. The blood splattering on the table, just in front of the dog’s nose. Quick cutaway. 2. Jamie Foreman, as Bill Sykes, kept reminding me of Jack Black. Hmm. 3. The boy with the hoop is … Continue reading
3 things about Billy Wilder’s THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes [1970] 1. The screamingly stereotypical gay Russian ballet dancers. And easily the most fey S. Holmes I’ve ever seen. 2. Christopher Lee: bald (!) 3. Wheelchair tracks in the thick layer of dust.