Monthly Archives: October 2023

3 things about Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

Posted on October 31, 2023 by robchristopher

Phantom of the Paradise [1974] 1. Trouble getting off the floor in his platform shoes. 2. Volunteers for teeth removal. 3. A vault of videotapes.

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3 things about Rowland Brown’s QUICK MILLIONS

Posted on October 30, 2023 by robchristopher

Quick Millions [1931] 1. Under-the-table POV of the hit. 2. George Raft’s snake-hips dance. 3. “What difference does it make. Whether laws are made by a bunch of lawyers for other lawyers to break, or whether they’re made by hoodlums … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michael Curtiz’s MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM

Posted on October 29, 2023 by robchristopher

Mystery of the Wax Museum [1933] 1. A judge becomes Voltaire. 2. Pink taxicab. 3. She helps herself to several bottles of bootlegged liquor as a finder’s fee.

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3 things about Michael Curtiz’s DOCTOR X

Posted on October 28, 2023 by robchristopher

Doctor X [1932] 1. Sinister estate on Long Island. 2. Deep green dress. 3. From the secret compartment he removes a synthetic hand.

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3 things about Álex de la Iglesia’s PERDITA DURANGO

Posted on October 27, 2023 by robchristopher

Perdita Durango [1997] 1. Buying a Herb Alpert CD at a border crossing gift shop. 2. One agent hands the fetus to another agent and says, “See that this child gets a decent burial.” 3. James Gandolfini becomes Gary Cooper.

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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s THE LEOPARD MAN

Posted on October 26, 2023 by robchristopher

The Leopard Man [1943] 1. A scratched hand is the only time we see blood. 2. Compensation for his lost leopard: $250. 3. Nocturnal, hooded procession straight out of a Buñuel film. 3 other things.

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3 things about Mark Robson’s THE GHOST SHIP

Posted on October 25, 2023 by robchristopher

The Ghost Ship [1943] 1. Chain cacophony. 2. Rigging an alarm system using a torn bedsheet. 3. He violently smashes the plaque in half. 3 other things.

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3 things about George Archainbaud’s THIRTEEN WOMEN

Posted on October 24, 2023 by robchristopher

Thirteen Women [1932] 1. No net. 2. She cavalierly tosses the package out the car window; it hits the ground and explodes. 3. “I spent six years slaving to get money enough to put me through finishing school, to make … Continue reading →

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3 things about Curtis Harrington’s WHO SLEW AUNTIE ROO?

Posted on October 22, 2023 by robchristopher

Who Slew Auntie Roo? [1972] 1. A stuffed teddy bear joins the circle. 2. Gaily humming “Auld Lang Syne” while tearing bread to pieces. 3. Tears turning to laughter, as only Shelley Winters could do.

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3 things about Leslie Buchbinder’s WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA

Posted on October 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea [2023] 1. An elegant wooden box, on the lid of which is EDS VARNISH. 2. “He made two hundred gifts a year and two works of art.” 3. … Continue reading →

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