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Monthly Archives: September 2010
3 things about Oliver Ussing’s MY GOOD ENEMY
My Good Enemy [2010] 1. His little sister brings him breakfast on a tray. “Do you realize how hard it is to make toast?” she asks. 2. A bag of pot, a lunchbox, and an onion. 3. He gives her … Continue reading
3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [2010] 1. She flips through the pages of the photo album, looking at pictures of her own funeral. 2. Sleeping beneath pink mosquito netting. Her sister’s ghost, sitting near the bed on … Continue reading
3 things about Jonathan Segal’s NORMAN
Norman [2010] 1. “Satire is not to be confused with irony.” 2. The alarm on his Casio wristwatch is set to go off at 3:36pm daily. 3. “On the top shelf is a bottle of 18-year old scotch, and I’ve … Continue reading
3 things about David Cronenberg’s A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
A History of Violence [2005] 1. Her back, pale in the moonlight, bruises on it. 2. His nose is missing. 3. “Jesus, Joey.” Joey shoots Richie. “Jesus, Richie.” I believe that this was the last major studio film to get a … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s THE PLAYER
The Player [1992] 1. “Well, I don’t really, but that’s where all the deals are being made these days.” 2. “Don’t-ask-I-don’t-know or Don’t-ask-you-don’t-want-to-know?” 3. “I think you’d better go now. I think I’m going to cry now.”
3 things about Joe Beshenkovsky’s LAPORTE, INDIANA
LaPorte, Indiana [2010] 1. In the driveway, a red pickup truck and a recliner. 2. A kid looks warily over his shoulder at an enormous soap bubble. 3. “I have spent a ninth of my life dating you. A ninth.” … Continue reading
3 things about John Sturges’ MYSTERY STREET
Mystery Street [1950] 1. He lifts her out of the car, clunks her body against the car door. He doesn’t care. 2. Elsa Lanchester: “Careful, dear boy! That gin costs four dollars a bottle.” 3. She goes through the canceled checks; … Continue reading
3 things about Martin Scorsese’s THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
The Age of Innocence [1993] 1. Dissolving into slow motion and then back again. 2. He picks up the parasol and lifts the handle to his nose. Later he finds out it isn’t hers. 3. She laughs bitterly. “Have you … Continue reading
3 things about Wong Kar-wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
In the Mood for Love [2000] 1. “I’ll leave you in peace then.” 2. Green Melmac plates, green coffee cups and saucers. You can see the coffee through the cup. 3. A rehearsal of a confrontation. A rehearsal of a … Continue reading
Unproduced disaster film.
A dream last night. It was an all-star cast which included Mary Tyler Moore, Nancy Walker, James Mason, and Robert Ryan. The premise: it’s four weeks before Christmas and the Grand Opening Day of a new, state-of-the-art shopping mall. One … Continue reading
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