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Monthly Archives: October 2012
October 12 haiku
tiny feet and hands move slowly across the green hairy leaf, silent
October 11 haiku
empty theater his first cup of coffee and first two cigarettes
3 things about Luis Buñuel’s EL
El [1953] 1. The priest tenderly kisses the boy’s foot. 2. The valet has his way with the chambermaid, then is told by the master of the house to fire her. To which the valet agrees with pleasure. 3. Laughingstock … Continue reading
October 10 haiku
scraps of traffic cone shredded florescent bits miscalculation
October 9 haiku
Casually I leafed through the sheaf of papers death certificate
October 8 haiku
a pumpkin glowing three flights up as I walk through a darkened alley
3 things about Péter Bergendy’s THE EXAM
The Exam [2011] 1. Code name: Pudovkin. 2. A Christmas Eve dinner of goulash. 3. Each room is another facet of the intelligence apparatus.
3 things about Scott Frank’s THE LOOKOUT
The Lookout [2007] 1. “I’ve been turned down more times than the beds at the Holiday Inn.” 2. Blackened fingernails. 3. A teriyaki burger, extra teri.
October 7 haiku
the cracked glaze on the edge of the vessel a ring in a sawn-off branch
3 things about Chris Sullivan’s CONSUMING SPIRITS
Consuming Spirits [2012] 1. He drops the cigarette, which is quickly eaten up by a fish. 2. “One must stay alert in this business. Victor is using a coffee cup to stay alert.” 3. A local watering hole is called The … Continue reading