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Monthly Archives: February 2016
3 Things about Luis Buñuel’s TRISTANA
Tristana [1970] 1. “Even if you have nightmares, it’s good to dream. The dead don’t dream.” He stares at her cleavage. As he stands up from the chair, he closes the front of her nightgown and bids her goodnight. 2. … Continue reading
3 things about Peter Yates’ KRULL
Krull [1983] 1. Black eyes of the changeling seer. 2. “Am I that man?” 3. He leaves a bit of sand on the web.
A punch for an Oscars party: Boston Club Punch
This is the punch for my Oscars party this year, derived from David Wondrich’s wonderful book Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl Hardcover. As he notes, it is “fearsomely complex” to make. But wonderful. The recipe below … Continue reading
3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s INHERENT VICE
Inherent Vice [2014] 1. In his notebook he writes: Something Spanish. 2. Dr. Threeply lip syncs the movie. 3. A new American Express card. 3 other things.
3 things about Almodóvar’s TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! [1989] 1. Scuba. 2. “Don’t laugh or it will slip out!” 3. Gnawing on the chicken to cover up her nervousness.
3 things about Richard Fleischer’s THE NEW CENTURIONS
The New Centurions [1972] 1. “$11,000 a year and a way out of East LA.” 2. The only movie in existence where Isabel Sanford says “white honky devil.” 3. He dies without a mustache.
3 things about Paul Schrader’s MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters [1985] 1. She says, “Your skin is so beautiful, I just had to cut it.” He smiles. “It felt pleasant.” 2. Rotating ramen stand. 3. The sun parts from the horizon.
3 things about Maria Finitzo’s 5 GIRLS
5 Girls [2001] 1. After getting a hug from the boy she tells her friends, “This jacket will never be washed.” 2. From the balcony they look down onto the dancefloor, silently, bored. 3. “I wish I hadn’t been so … Continue reading
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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s FANTASTIC VOYAGE
Fantastic Voyage [1966] 1. Edmond O’Brien is hurtling towards diabetes. 2. Stripping wire with a scalpel. 3. To remove the antibodies, all the men paw at her body. 3 other things.
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