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Monthly Archives: April 2014
3 things about Warren Beatty & Buck Henry’s HEAVEN CAN WAIT
Heaven Can Wait [1978] 1. Nobody wears trainer’s shorts (or a loud tie) like Jack Warden. 2. She drinks vodka straight from the carafe. 3. James Mason: “I’m going to have to take charge of this case personally.”
3 things about Matt Wolf’s TEENAGE
Teenage [2013] 1. Child labor ends, kids go to school longer: adolescence is born. 2. Bare-chested, shell-shocked soldiers. 3. “Anything that begins with Duke Ellington, ends with an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.”
3 things about Michael J. Paradise’s THE VISITOR
The Visitor [1978] 1. More proof that John Huston wore a safari suit the entire span of the 1970s. 2. Who dubbed Peckinpah. 3. The bird hovers in mid-air then suddenly grows a long, razor-sharp beak. It flies straight into … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Culp’s HICKEY & BOGGS
Hickey & Boggs [1972] 1. Screen door, bullet holes. 2. “You only seem to remember my phone number when it’s bedtime.” 3. Scary-thin James Woods in a fuchsia nighshirt. It’s definitely got some style, but Walter Hill’s script really isn’t … Continue reading
3 things about Jacques Deray’s THE OUTSIDE MAN
The Outside Man [1972] 1. One bullet in his gun, five bullets in his suit coat pocket. 2. “Jesus!” Then a shot to the head. 3. Coin-operated shaver in the bus station. Roy Scheider is tops as a gum-chewing hit … Continue reading
3 things about the Extended Cut of Stanley Kramer’s IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963] 1. More Coca Cola with Milton Berle. 2. Mickey Rooney douses Buddy Hackett with water from a red plastic ice bucket. 3. Spencer Tracy knocks over Ethel Merman, then apologizes and helps … Continue reading
3 things about Jonathan Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN
Under the Skin [2014] 1. Squalling baby, tide inching closer. 2. Pop. 3. It looks down at her own face.
3 things about Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen’s THIS IS THE END
This Is the End [2013] 1. “You never know what you’re gonna get.” 2. A pink donut with sprinkles. 3. “Throw me that knife!” 3 other things.
3 things about Jan Schmidt’s LATE AUGUST AT THE HOTEL OZONE
Late August at the Hotel Ozone [1966] 1. After bludgeoning the dog, she wipes the butt of her rifle on the grass. 2. Her first glass of milk in 15 years. She’s too overwhelmed to drink it. 3. She stares … Continue reading
3 things about Jeannot Szwarc’s SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Somewhere in Time [1980] 1. “There are people waiting on that play!” 2. A penny from 1979. 3. Demon red eyes, pale gray skin.
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