Monthly Archives: October 2013

Happy Halloween!

Here are some things about spooky movies.  

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3 things about Roger Corman’s TALES OF TERROR

Tales of Terror [1962] 1. Morella: H.R. Gigeresque. 2. “Why don’t you watch where I’m going?!” 3. Gooey Vincent.

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s RAN

Ran [1985] 1. “The hen pecks the cock and makes him crow.” 2. Two thin cuts on his bulging artery. 3.  “Prepare yourself to die, Lord Jiro. I will follow you.”

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3 things about Frank Oz’s DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [1988] 1. “You won’t feel Mr. Piggy then, will you? Tell me if you feel this. Tickle, tickle, tickle.” 2. She wears a hairpiece in the shape of a knot. 3. Facing the sea, backs to the … Continue reading

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3 things about Faythe Levine & Sam Macon’s SIGN PAINTERS

Sign Painters [2013] 1. “One thing I tell people, don’t ever use pink without talking with the customer first. Some people really do not like that.” 2. Gnarled, paint-spattered hands picking out a tune on an old upright piano. 3. … Continue reading

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3 things about Mong-Hong Chung’s SOUL

Soul [2013] 1. Cityscape passing by outside the car window, upside down. 2. Neckhole bloodjet. 3. He steps back slightly from the opening of the well. “Sir, I am only showing you the path.”

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Delivered.

The negatives have arrived at the film scanning facility!

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3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

The Thing from Another World [1951] 1. A movie of commands. “Keep your eye on that Geiger counter!” “Get out of there!” “Watch the skies!” 2. While he’s “tied up” she forces drinks on him. 3. Buckets of kerosene. The … Continue reading

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3 things about Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi’s CLOSED CURTAIN

Closed Curtain [2013] 1. He removes the batteries from the remote control then tosses everything down next to the dog. 2. Wrinkled jacket. Water spot on the back of his polo shirt. A belly that sticks out. 3. In the … Continue reading

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3 things about Robert Altman’s THE LONG GOODBYE

The Long Goodbye [1973] 1. He strikes a match on the wall behind his bed. Numerous black streaks on the wall. 2. “Yeah, I get it. Case closed. All zippered up like a bag of shit.” 3. Melon convention.

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