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Monthly Archives: October 2019
3 things about Frank Capra’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Arsenic and Old Lace [1944] 1. Lugging the body in the dark. Light shining through the crack at the bottom of the kitchen door, reflecting on the polished wooden floor. 2.”What has occurred?” 3. Jonathan helpfully moves the telephone so … Continue reading
3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s THE DEAD DON’T DIE
The Dead Don’t Die [2019] 1. “It’s the theme song.” 2. Romero car. 3. Tom Waits never actually interacts with a zombie.
Cocktail: You Came a Long Way from Lihue
This song has been my jam of 2019. So when I recently picked up a bottle of The Funk and successfully incorporated its bodacious eccentricity into a cocktail, naming this new mixture was a no brainer. Sip this one slowly. … Continue reading
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3 things about Bernard Rose’s CANDYMAN
Candyman [1992] 1. Sandburg Village = Lincoln Village. 2. “I hate the color scheme.” 3. Bee kiss. This is the only the second time I’ve seen this movie. The first time, I was a senior in high school and didn’t … Continue reading
3 things about Kaneto Shindô’s ONIBABA
Onibaba [1964] 1. Heap of skeletons. 2. Grains of rice stuck to his lips. 3. A trickle of blood. The mask splits lengthwise.
3 things about Robert Altman’s JAZZ ’34: REMEMBRANCES OF KANSAS CITY SWING
Jazz ’34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing [1997] 1. Water pitcher as mute. 2. He takes off his jacket, carefully buttons his vest, proceeds to blow. 3. BBQ wagon on the street.
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3 things about Ulrich Köhler’s IN MY ROOM
In My Room [2018] 1. A bedside table upon which stands a sippy cup and a pair of dentures in a waterglass. 2. Ivy-covered video store. 3. Techno “Adagio for Strings.”
3 things about Rowland V. Lee’s SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
Son of Frankenstein [1939] 1. Giant carved boar’s head under the balustrade. 2. “Because I stole bodies … they said.” 3. He rips his arm from its socket. Again.
3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s MIMIC: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
Mimic [1997] 1. “Evolution has a way of keeping things alive.”2. He wipes the sweat off his face, thus sealing his fate.3. Eyeglasses as conductor. 3 other things.
3 things about George Miller’s THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
The Witches of Eastwick [1987] 1. The spectacle of Veronica Cartwright swearing, getting nasty. 2. Viscous liquid dripping from the lampshade. 3. “When we make mistakes, they call it evil. When God makes mistakes, they call it nature.”