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Monthly Archives: June 2010
3 things about Freddie Francis’ TORTURE GARDEN
Torture Garden [1967] 1. One by one he drops the five-pound notes into the flames. 2. A giant snow globe in the center of the dining room. Inside of it: two girls, one in a sexy Christmas outfit. 3. Jack … Continue reading
3 things about John Boorman’s DELIVERANCE
Deliverance [1972] 1. Drew uses his oar as a pretend guitar. The boy looks down on them from the bridge, silently swinging his banjo back forth by the neck. 2. “Anywhere! Everywhere. Nowhere.” 3. Lewis winks. Almost imperceptible.
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s SANJURO
Sanjuro [1962] 1. They all pop up out of the floor, like the nine dwarfs. 2. Sanjuro is tied up. He sits on the ground, bent forward at the waist. Kikui cuts the ropes with his sword. Sanjuro shares a … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Kenner’s FOOD, INC.
Food, Inc. [2008] 1. “1 of every 3 people born after 2000 will suffer from early onset diabetes. Among minorities, it will be every 1 in 2.” 2. Clarence Thomas was once a lawyer for Monsanto. 3. Michael Pollan uses … Continue reading
3 things about John Frankenheimer’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
The Manchurian Candidate [1962] 1. He takes a long time to light his cigarette and then says, “Greeks–coupla Greeks.” 2. The hole in the milk carton. 3. In the last scene, we never see Janet Leigh.
3 things about Robert Altman’s SHORT CUTS
Short Cuts [1993] 1. Unbeknownst to one another, while they talk on the phone they’re both eating peanut butter. 2. “Out of butter. Ask for margarine.” 3. The sound of the broken glass grinding in the sink. 3 more things. … Continue reading
3 things about David Carson’s STAR TREK: GENERATIONS
Star Trek: Generations [1994] 1. Why is the Enterprise so dark? Didn’t they pay the light bill? 2. Malcolm McDowell activates his patented smirk. “Nice try,” he says. 3. Spot lives.
3 things about John Glen’s LICENCE TO KILL
Licence to Kill [1989] 1. Just plain wrong: Bond orders a “Bud with lime.” 2. Benicio Del Toro disappears in a cloud of bloody red coke dust. 3. “Bless your heart!” says Wayne Newton.
3 things about George A. Romero’s SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
Survival of the Dead [2009] 1. Ring around the rosie. 2. Fire extinguisher. 3. It’s not a good idea to approach your dead sister because you think she still recognizes you.
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