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Monthly Archives: May 2014
3 things about Terence Davies’ THE DEEP BLUE SEA
The Deep Blue Sea [2011] 1. “If it gets too cold, you could always rub two boy scouts together.” 2. The camera follows the smoke as it dissolves in the air. 3. Near the light switch the wallpaper is worn … Continue reading
Perspective from a distance.
At the risk of sounding incredibly pretentious, when I conceived Pause of the Clock I thought of it a chronology-scrambling way to explore the porous boundaries between “reality” and fiction. 18 years later, as I’m editing the film, I find … Continue reading
3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME
Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Are you feeling tired?” “I’m tired of that question.” 2. A Magritte print in his bedroom. 3. He silently sheds a tear and then lies still.
3 things about Peter Bogdanovich’s PAPER MOON
Paper Moon [1973] 1. “Now finish your Coney island.” 2. She stands up on the radiator in the corridor and cracks open the transom window. 3. The frame split horizontally by the horizon, the road zigzagging towards it.
3 things about Peter Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1969] 1. “Stay alive, at least for tonight!” 2. A figure 8 written in lipstick on his inner thigh. 3. Joanna Lumley only has one line. 3 other things.
3 things about George Roy Hill’s THE STING
The Sting [1973] 1. Paint-drips on the underside of the stairs. 2. “No, but you’re welcome to have a free beer on your way out.” 3. After a brief victory cry, they immediately begin packing up the big store.
3 things about Alfred E. Green’s BABY FACE
Baby Face [1933] 1. Frizzy hair, sweaty face, a tray of glasses, “St. Louis Blues” in the kitchen. 2. He follows her into the bedroom. She turns around and says, “You haul your freight out of here.” 3. She sits … Continue reading
3 things about Woody Allen’s SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Sweet and Lowdown [1999] 1. A dapper Oriental gentleman wearing glasses and a mustache sits down next to him and sips from a flask. 2. Chili stains on the edges of his mouth. 3. “My father died.” “Again? How many … Continue reading
3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. An empty bed strewn with red flowers and candles. 2. The soldier beats on the window until it breaks, and the prisoners finally quiet down. 3. As if gathering a specimen he cuts off … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Woodburn’s CORN’S-A-POPPIN’
Corn’s-A-Poppin [1956] 1. A hog-caller named Lilian Gravelguard. 2. He awkwardly lifts her veil to kiss her on the side of her face, twice. 3. Grilled cheese on the moon. Somewhere in the twilight zone between Ma & Pa Kettle … Continue reading
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