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Monthly Archives: October 2012
October 17 haiku
the desk drawer is strangely ajar revealing a dead address book
October 16 haiku
so they warily circle one another while the issues slumber
3 things about Gunther von Fritsch & Robert Wise’s THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE
The Curse of the Cat People [1944] 1. He opens his hand. The butterfly has been crushed to bits. She slaps him. 2. Though she’s Serbian, she sings a French Christmas carol. 3. He never actually looks.
October 15 haiku
a fedex truck is blocking the entire street driver needs coffee
3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s CAT PEOPLE
Cat People [1942] 1. “I like the dark. It’s friendly.” 2. Her face in a tight spotlight. 3. T-square as crucifix.
October 14 haiku
John Cage played Satie four hundred sixty times and that was Vexation
3 things about Jeff Leiberman’s SQUIRM
Squirm [1976] 1. He patiently recites the recipe for an egg creme to the waitress. 2. Very, very Jessica Tandy. 3. Speakman brand showerhead.
3 things about Freddie Francis’ DR. TERROR’S HOUSE OF HORORS
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors [1965] 1. M says, “A plant like that could take over the world.” 2. POV shot as Dr. Terror sizes up his fellow passengers. As the camera pans across the compartment, the side of his face … Continue reading
October 13 haiku
lukewarm glass of gin with sad little slice of lime ain’t no martini
3 things about Cristian Mungiu’s BEYOND THE HILLS
Beyond the Hills [2012] 1. She kneels in front of the priest. He drapes the cassock over her head. 2. He tears off a hunk of bread with his blackened fingers and dips it into the soup. 3. Windshield wipers.
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