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Monthly Archives: February 2020
3 things about Frank Perry’s “DOC”
“Doc” [1971] 1. Born into the line. 2. Crude BBQ brush. 3. “I guess he reminded me of too many things.”
3 things about Jordan Peele’s US
Us [2019] 1. Two important coffee tables. 2. Putting on lip gloss. 3. Neck crunch.
3 things about Pedro Costa’s VITALINA VARELA
Vitalina Varela [2019] 1. Barefoot on the tarmac. 2. The sound of men on the roof. 3. Windowbars frame his face as a sun.
The 2020 CFA Media Mixer!
In Roy’s World, I used a whole lot of images from various collections of the Chicago Film Archives. So when CFA asked me to be one of 2020’s “remixers” I was delighted to accept! I’m already digging into some materials … Continue reading
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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s ROPE
Rope [1948] 1. Namedropping James Mason, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman. 2. Dropping the rope into the kitchen drawer. 3. “Cat and mouse, cat and mouse, who’s the cat and who’s the mouse!” 3 other things.
3 things about Brian De Palma’s SISTERS
Sisters [1972] 1. The African Club. A black waiter wearing a tuxedo jacket but no shirt. 2. Smashed cake. 3. A sofa in Quebec.
3 things about George A. Romero’s CREEPSHOW
Creepshow [1982] 1. “I can hold my breath for a long, long time!” Leslie Nielsen freeze frame. 2. She takes along her spiked milk for the drive. 3. Violin gesture.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock`s SHADOW OF A DOUBT
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 1. She includes Veronica Lake in her prayers. 2. “Do you always have to talk about killing people?” “We’re not talking about killing people. Herb’s talking about killing me, and I’m talking about killing him.” “It’s … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s THE PLAYER
The Player [1992] 1. “That pipsqueak?” 2. “Rumors are always true, you know that.” 3. “Who is this person?” 3 other things.