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Monthly Archives: November 2019
3 things about George Sidney’s THE HARVEY GIRLS
The Harvey Girls [1946] 1. Paris, Illinois. 2. Burning building brawl. 3. Ray Bolger as spinning top.
3 things about Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Young Frankenstein [1974] 1. “You bet your boots it does.” 2. Igor playing the organ, stage left. 3. Wall Street Journal. 3 other things.
3 things about Freddie Francis’ TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS
Tales that Witness Madness [1973] 1. Claw scratches in the white paint on the bedroom door. 2. Kim Novak in a Hawaiian muumuu. 3. Jack Hawkins’ voice is obviously (and distractingly) dubbed by Charles Gray throughout his scenes with Donald … Continue reading
3 things about Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN
The Irishman [2019] 1. Watermelon. 2. “It was no more complicated than that.” 3. From the church to the hospital to the graveyard.
3 things about Billy Wilder’s STALAG 17
Stalag 17 [1953] 1. Delousing for Christmas. 2. Betty Grable on the dancefloor. 3. “I like the odds this time.”
3 things about James Bridges’ THE PAPER CHASE
The Paper Chase [1973] 1. A birthday cake lit with candles standing on a table in an empty room. 2. No gratuitous female nudity; gratuitous male nudity. 3. He calls him down to the front of the class and gives … Continue reading
3 things about Howard Hawks’ THE BIG SLEEP
The Big Sleep [1946] 1. Sign at the diner: COUNTRY SAUSAGE TWO EGGS 35¢. 2. “I liked that. I’d like more.” 3. Death in an empty insurance office. 3 other things.
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3 things about Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson’s THE GREEN FOG
The Green Fog [2017] Title card: “Chapter 1. Weekend at Ernie’s.” Rock Hudson carefully studies a Backstreet Boys music video. An ’80s-style makeover.
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3 things about Ron Peck’s NIGHTHAWKS
Nighthawks [1978] 1. When the guy doesn’t show, he goes to the telephone in the pub and looks through his little black book. 2. “You will call me Thursday, won’t you?” (Knowing he won’t.) 3. It’s 1 in the morning … Continue reading