Monthly Archives: November 2024

3 things about Samuel Fuller’s THE CRIMSON KIMONO

Posted on November 27, 2024 by robchristopher

The Crimson Kimono [1959] 1. Making coffee in a paint can. 2. Both detectives are kendo champions. 3. An ex-librarian on the run.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s SPELLBOUND

Posted on November 26, 2024 by robchristopher

Spellbound [1945] 1. Bit part for Victor Kilian (Grandpa Larkin from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman).2. “Women make the best psychoanalysts until they fall in love. After that they make the best patients.”3. Proprietor with a sheer stocking concealing his face. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL

Posted on November 25, 2024 by robchristopher

Brazil [1985] 1. The restaurant staff discreetly move a foldable screen into place to shield patrons from the carnage. 2. “Don’t fight it, son. Confess quickly! If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating.” 3. Kurtzmann … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Gilling’s PICKUP ALLEY

Posted on November 25, 2024 by robchristopher

Pickup Alley [1957] 1. The way Trevor Howard says “honey” is deeply unnerving. 2. Panicky dope fix prep. 3. Taking a blowtorch to the back of the fridge.

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3 things about Arthur Penn’s DEAD OF WINTER

Posted on November 24, 2024 by robchristopher

Dead of Winter [1987] 1. Great in-joke: signing a headshot of Malcolm McDowell. 2. As the trapdoor rises, so does the body. 3. McKinley’s piano (and chess set).

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3 things about Charles Burnett’s THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH

Posted on November 23, 2024 by robchristopher

The Annihilation of Fish [1999] 1. Recreating Vertigo at Fort Point. 2. Curried goat. 3. The demon’s corpse is beginning to stink, she points out.

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3 things about Leo McCarey’s MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW

Posted on November 22, 2024 by robchristopher

Make Way for Tomorrow [1937] 1. They’ve got five hours. 2. A framed photograph in the lobby of the lobby. 3. “When you’re 17 and the world’s beautiful, facing facts is just as slick fun as dancing or going to … Continue reading →

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3 things about THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE

Posted on November 21, 2024 by robchristopher

The Great Mouse Detective [1986] 1. Melissa Manchester as a sexy, singing mouse.2. Dizzying panorama of the clockworks.3. “I had so many ingenious ideas I didn’t know which to choose. So I decided to use them all.”

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3 things about Youssef Chahine’s CAIRO STATION

Posted on November 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Cairo Station [1958] 1. They slip him into his bridegroom’s outfit: a straitjacket. 2. The cat is Hanuma. 3. Grabbing the knife by the blade.

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3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS

Posted on November 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Little Murders [1971] 1. As he ascends the subway stairs, he crosses paths with a man bleeding from a head wound. 2. Carol deftly opens the breech. 3. “I married you because I wanted to mold you. I love the … Continue reading →

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