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Monthly Archives: May 2013
3 things about Shirley Clarke’s PORTRAIT OF JASON
Portrait of Jason [1967] 1. “I’ve suffered very expensively. I mean, extensively.” 2. The drag queens go downtown and suck in their lips. 3. He moves his hand away from his face, revealing a track of tears on his cheek. Stunning. Even 34 … Continue reading
3 things about Seth McFarlane’s TED
Ted [2012] 1. Hand blender as defensive weapon. 2. It’s the wind blowing through Mark Wahlberg’s hair that makes it funny. 3. “Wait. Was it any of those names with a ‘Lynn’ after it?”
3 things about Joel & Ethan Coen’s FARGO
Fargo [1996] 1. She gets up from the table and leaves the house. He swings her plate around and starts eating the leftovers. 2. “We’re not a bank, Jerry.” 3. He plants the ice scraper in the snow like a … Continue reading
3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
Behind the Candelabra [2013] 1. Speedos and a metallic mesh vest. 2. “Do you want me to get Charo for brunch again? You liked her.” 3. The story they put out is heart failure caused by anemia from a watermelon … Continue reading
3 things about J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Star Trek Into Darkness [2013] 1. James T. Perfect-hair. 2. The crunching of the cranium. 3. Quoting Obama: “That’s not who we are.”
3 things about John Huston’s HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison [1957] 1. Deborah Kerr says, “Poop.” 2. He eyes the creature warily. 3. As he’s being carried away in a stretcher, she helps him smoke a cigarette.
3 things about Olivier Assayas’ CARLOS (PART THREE)
Carlos [2010] 1. He lectures her on her lack of discipline. 2. Surgery to relieve an inflamed testicle. But liposuction first. 3. “You are on French territory.”
3 things about Greg Mottola’s PAUL
Paul [2011] 1. “She was furry nice.” 2. In less than thirty seconds she runs the gamut of getting stoned. 3. An alien hoses the blood off the jetway.
3 things about Olivier Assayas’ CARLOS (PART TWO)
Carlos [2010] 1. She storms off to the back of the plane and pummels a row of seats. 2. Wine from teacups. 3. “It’s all there, if you read between the lines.”
Totally tubular.
I’m probably a little too excited about it, but I’m pretty pleased with a post I just wrote about the upcoming “Date with the ’80s” series at the Siskel Film Center. Cowabunga!
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