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3 things about Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

Posted on October 24, 2020 by robchristopher

Blade Runner [1982] 1. He takes his noodles with him. 2. Accumulated dust and debris on the “roof” of Bryant’s office. 3. Climbing up the bookcase and through the floor. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ken Finkleman’s AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL

Posted on October 23, 2020 by robchristopher

Airplane II: The Sequel [1982] 1. Theme from The Love Boat. 2. “I’m sorry, I don’t do impressions; my training is in psychiatry.” 3. Loud elevator.

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3 things about Joseph Newman’s THIS ISLAND EARTH

Posted on October 22, 2020 by robchristopher

This Island Earth [1955] 1. Catalog with pages made of metal. 2. Pulsing neon green. 3. Cat lapping up milk while perched on a lead slab.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA

Posted on October 21, 2020 by robchristopher

Insomnia [2002] 1. It’s 10 PM, not 10 AM. 2. “There are two kinds of people who live in Alaska: the ones who are born here and the ones who come here to escape something else. I wasn’t born here.” … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Hancock’s LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH

Posted on October 20, 2020 by robchristopher

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death [1971] 1. Getting back to the land includes spraying your apple orchard with poisonous pesticide. 2. Evil flowers lamp. 3. Rowing, motionless.

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3 things about Spike Lee’s DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA

Posted on October 19, 2020 by robchristopher

David Byrne’s American Utopia [2020] 1. Tracing the longitudinal fissure with his index finger. 2. Pant leg dance moves. 3. Congratulating an audience member on his age.

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3 things about Jack Arnold’s TARANTULA

Posted on October 14, 2020 by robchristopher

Tarantula [1955] 1. “The bones just stripped clean like peeling a banana!” 2. Pools of goo. 3. Leo G. Carroll’s monstrous brow.

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3 things about William Castle’s HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

Posted on October 14, 2020 by robchristopher

House on Haunted Hill [1959] 1. “Don’t you see a little touch of greed around the mouth and eyes?” 2. Blood on the ceiling. 3. Marionette contraption.

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3 things about Gary Sherman’s DEATH LINE

Posted on October 13, 2020 by robchristopher

Death Line [1972] 1. Fixation on teabags. 2. Handy oil dispenser. 3. Biting off a rat’s head. A few bravura sequences (opening title, lengthy tracking shot of the hidden lair) but this mostly plods along.

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Posted on October 12, 2020 by robchristopher

There Will Be Blood [2007] 1. “I should have known that under this, all these years you’ve been building your hate for me piece by piece.” 2. A plate of cold spare ribs. 3. Filthy will oil and dirt, lying … Continue reading →

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