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Monthly Archives: June 2019
3 things about Todd Douglas Miller’s APOLLO 11
Apollo 11 [2019] 1. The utter blackness of space. And then, slowly, a glowing white curve enters the frame. 2. “It’s like one of those revolving restaurants.” 3. Modified trailer as quarantine quarters. Wow.
3 things about Joseph H. Lewis’s MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS
My Name Is Julia Ross [1945] 1. “She’s perfect.” “There’s even a small resemblance.” 2. She keeps a locked drawer full of her son’s knives. 3. Unhelpful vicar.
3 things about François Ozon’s FRANTZ
Frantz [2016] 1. Black & white. They enter the cave, pass through, and on the other side the world is in color. 2. She studies the painting. “It makes me want to live.” Manet’s “Le Suicide.” 3. Without reading it, … Continue reading
3 things about Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan’s SAINT FRANCES
Saint Frances [2019] 1. Roberto Bolaño t-shirt. 2. “I love you, Dad.” They hug. “Change the oil in your car.” 3. A Northwestern graduate, she’s the author of Resting Rich Face.
3 things about Yorgos Lanthimos’s THE FAVOURITE
The Favourite [2018] 1. “Must the duck be here?” 2. Sectional lace-up leather corset. 3. “Have you come to seduce me or rape me?” “I am a gentleman.” “So, rape then.”
3 things about George Cukor’s A STAR IS BORN
A Star Is Born [1954] 1. She kisses him first. 2. A tiny, squelched “no.” 3. Spanish musical troupe rehearsing backstage. 3 other things.
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3 things about Alan Gibson’s DRACULA A.D. 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972 [1972] 1. “Com’on Jess, it’s only for a giggle.” 2. A truly great edit: tilt up from a gravestone in 1872 to the sky, in which a jet plane suddenly appears. 3. Bubbling blood and ashes in … Continue reading
3 things about Alain Resnais’ LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
Last Year at Marienbad [1961] 1. Abandoned tea service on the table in front of her. 2. The group adjourns to the library to research last year’s weather reports. 3. A drawer filled with hundreds of copies of the same … Continue reading
3 things about Tamara Jenkins’ PRIVATE LIFE
Private Life [2019] 1. He stands up and it’s sticking to his butt. 2. “Scrambled is good, but however you guys do them is fine with me.” 3. Deflating the mattress.