Monthly Archives: January 2018

3 things about David Lean’s BLITHE SPIRIT

Blithe Spirit [1945] 1. A wind blows against the drapes even though the french doors are closed. 2. “If you’re trying to compile an inventory of my sex life, I feel it only fair to warn you that you’ve omitted … Continue reading

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3 things about Shirley Clarke’s PORTRAIT OF JASON

Portrait of Jason [1967] 1. I’ll never tell. 2. “I’ve fallen in love once many times.” 3. Reverse cigarette smoke. Ahead of its time, ahead of our time. 3 other things.

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3 things about Sergio Leone’s THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [1966] 1. The stretcher becomes a raft for the box of explosives. 2. “When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.” 3. A wide circle of stones, like an arena.

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3 things about Sergio Leone’s FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE

For a Few Dollars More [1965] 1. A confused understanding of the effects of marijuana. 2. His hat becomes a kite. 3. “Thought I was having trouble with my adding. It’s all right now.”

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3 things about Sergio Leone’s A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS

A Fistful of Dollars [1964] 1. “My mistake, four coffins.” 2. Bloodless machine gun massacre. 3. Giant barrel smash.

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3 things about Ava DuVernay’s 13TH

13th [2016] 1. The loophole. 2. One in every three black males can expect to go to prison at some point in their life. 3. Crimmigration.

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A selected inventory of 2017.

By the numbers … 152: feature films I watched in 2017 (26 of which I viewed in a theater) 34: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza (thanks in no small part to the 28 Sundays during the year we … Continue reading

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