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Monthly Archives: May 2026
3 things about John Glen’s FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
For Your Eyes Only [1981] 1. Not Liverpool, she corrects him. Manchester.2. Before the meal, ouzo.3. “An old smuggler’s trick and he knows them all.” 3 other things.
3 things about John Badham’s BLUE THUNDER
Blue Thunder [1983] 1. His last words: “That’s impossible!”2. Raining BBQ.3. Car chase through a drive-in.
3 things about Stanley Kramer’s THE DEFIANT ONES
The Defiant Ones [1958] 1. He applies a poultice after they climb out of the clay pit.2. Sharing roasted frog around a campfire.3. “Ya’ll can’t lynch me! I’m a white man!””
3 things about Peter Scriver & Seth Scriver’s ENDLESS COOKIE
Endless Cookie [2025] 1. She offers to contribute some sound effects.2. Stomach candy.3. Colonialist shooter game.
3 things about Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND
On Dangerous Ground [1952] 1. He gently puts all the objects back into place. 2. An address scrawled on a corner of the newspaper. 3. “When you talk to me, there’s no pity in your voice.” 3 other things.
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3 things about Sophy Romvari’s BLUE HERON
Blue Heron [2025] 1. Years later she still has the heron keychain. 2. Gasoline in his bedroom. 3. She bends down and whispers something in her own ear.
First look at my next film!
We have only a few weeks left to hit the fundraising goal for Crust Fund Pizza: The Motion Picture! Would you do me a kindness and make your pledge today? Crust Fund Pizza slings alley pizzas for the benefit of … Continue reading
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3 things about Hirokazu Kore-eda’s MONSTER
Monster [2023] 1. Trombone catharsis. 2. “What actually happened doesn’t matter.” 3. Visible welts and bruses on his lower back as Minato pulls him out of the shower.
3 things about Herbert Ross’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Steel Magnolias [1989] 1. “Christ, Christ, Christ, Christ.”2. Sam Shepard asks Dolly Parton to hand him a socket wrench.3. Track lighting installed at the top of the stairs, at the suggestion of her grandson Steve.
3 things about Mario Peixoto’s LIMITE
Limite [1931] 1. Sewing machine powered by hand.2. Sparkling waves.3. Shoes coated in sand.