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Monthly Archives: June 2015
3 things about Walt Disney’s MAKE MINE MUSIC
Make Mine Music [1946] 1. Green drip becomes a weeping willow. 2. Fingers turn into dancing ladies. 3. Orchestra in raincoats.
3 things about Frederick Wiseman’s NEAR DEATH
Near Death [1989] 1. From the film: 75% of all medical expenses are incurred in the last 21 days of life. 2. At 1’clock in the morning she gets a DNR. 3. “The question is: Are we managing her chance … Continue reading
3 things about David Wain’s WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER
Wet Hot American Summer [2001] 1. Grappling tube socks. 2. Doggy style, pony style … 3. “This isn’t the time or the place to discuss it. Beth, meet me at the picnic table in ten seconds. I’ll tell you all … Continue reading
3 things about George Miller’s MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Mad Mad: Fury Road [2015] 1. Milk bank. 2. “Aunt Harriet used to call them anti-seeds. Plant one and watch something die.” 3. Fat foot on the gas pedal.
DCP update.
First: what the heck is a DCP? In a nutshell, a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) is a specially formatted hard drive containing the movie which is used by a digital projector to, well, show the movie in a theater. In … Continue reading
3 things about Agnieszka Holland’s TOTAL ECLIPSE
Total Eclipse [1995] 1. He helps himself to three books and a crucifix. 2. Unconvincing thrusting. Later, unconvincing mustache. 3. “You don’t care about my habits!” “No, and neither should you!”
3 things about Lance Daly’s KISSES
Kisses [2008] 1. Dangling sleeves on his huge coat. 2. As she blows him a kiss, a brief flash of color. 3. “You were right. There isn’t a devil. Just people”
3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
The Princess of Montpensier [2010] 1. He doesn’t remember her smile. 2. She remarks that his brother sleeps soundly. 3. He washes his face from a giant bowl set on a table.
3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [1988] 1. She insists that she prefers mambo. He agrees. “It’s the right music for this decor.” 2. Recipe for gazpacho. 3. Streaming hair helmet.
Live From New York!
Over at Chicagoist, I review the new documentary about Saturday Night Live. Bottom line? It’s rather shallow and cursory, and doesn’t do justice to its subject. Entertaining? Yes. But you’re better off staying home and rewatching the 40th anniversary special.
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