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Monthly Archives: June 2021
A new cocktail: No Pool Still Cool
Quite adaptable for pitcher or punchbowl! NO POOL STILL COOL 2 oz. pisco .5 oz. apricot liqueur 1.5 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice .75 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice .5 oz. simple syrup 1 dash Angostura bitters Fill a double old … Continue reading
3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s SHAME
Shame [1968] 1. He fails to shoot the chicken. He succeeds in shooting the man. 2. “Don’t play tennis for a few weeks.” 3. A sea of soldiers. Genuinely stunning. The last time I felt this way after a film … Continue reading
3 things abut Leonard Nimoy’s STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock [1984] 1. Uhura’s elaborate golden necklace. 2. Truly alien bar music. 3. “Up your shaft.”
3 things about Nicholas Ray’s BIGGER THAN LIFE
Bigger Than Life [1956] 1. Smashing the bannister. 2. After he cons the pharmacist he says, “I’m glad I dropped in. I’m new here. I like the way you do business.” 3. Calling the doctor “sir” in anger. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Jordan Peele’s GET OUT
Get Out [2017] 1. Pervasive Microsoft product placement. 2. They had to seal off the basement. Black mould. 3. She has a snack: a small portion of Froot Loops and a glass of milk. 3 other things.
3 things about George Miller and George Ogilvie’s MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome [1985] 1. Her own personal sax man. 2. Shit conveyor belt. 3. View Master.
3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s MURDER AT THE VANITIES
Murder at the Vanities [1934] 1. All-too-brief ode to marijuana that ends with blood dripping onto the bare shoulders of a chorus girl. 2. Arpeggio, arpeggio, arpeggio! Ellington hams it up at the piano. 3. “Cocktails for Two” is a … Continue reading
3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s CHILDREN OF MEN
Children of Men [2006] 1. “I just don’t think about it.” 2. Prescient: everyone at work, no one working; watching the media coverage of the death. 3. Smashed in the face with a cinder block. 3 other things.