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Monthly Archives: July 2011
3 things about Terence Young’s FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
From Russia with Love [1963] 1. A personalized message on the coaster: YOU ARE REQUIRED AT ONCE. 2. Miss Moneypenny fellates the red pencil. 3. Rosa Klebb’s 12-second venom.
3 things about Michael Winterbottom’s THE TRIP
The Trip [2010] 1. “Speaking of hard-boiled eggs, I’m not wearing any pajama bottom.” 2. Rob Bryon quotes Bob Balaban. 3. “Women are my windmills–I tilt at them.”
RIP Trader Vic’s Chicago
My anatomy of a tiki murder.
The “death” of 35mm and the peskiness of 3-D
Check out my interview with Marty Rubin, Associate Director of Programming at the Siskel Film Center. So juicy that it’s in two parts! Part I Part II
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Tagged 3-D, 35mm, Chicago, Chicagoist, interviews, movies, siskel film center
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3 things about Adam Adamson’s THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
The Chronicles of Narnia: Price Caspian [2008] 1. A swordfight on the beach, for no reason at all. Later, many other swordfights for no reason at all. 2. The castle cat is bound and gagged. It meows. 3. Line stolen from … Continue reading
3 things about Max Ophüls’ THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE…
The Earrings of Madame de… [1953] 1. “One way of leaving a woman is to let her leave.” 2. Roulette. Felt-covered table. Subtle spotlight on the number 13. 3. A moving train. She tears up the letter and scatters the … Continue reading
3 things about Burt Balaban & Stuart Rosenberg’s MURDER, INC.
Murder, Inc. [1960] 1. Sarah Vaughan seems to chew the end of each syllable. 2. He points to the map and says, “Every pin is an unsolved murder. What do I do about this?” Tobin shrugs. “Send for more pins.” … Continue reading
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