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3 things about Jeff Leiberman’s SQUIRM

Squirm [1976] 1. He patiently recites the recipe for an egg creme to the waitress. 2. Very, very Jessica Tandy. 3. Speakman brand showerhead.

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3 things about Freddie Francis’ DR. TERROR’S HOUSE OF HORORS

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors [1965] 1. M says, “A plant like that could take over the world.” 2. POV shot as Dr. Terror sizes up his fellow passengers. As the camera pans across the compartment, the side of his face … Continue reading →

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October 13 haiku

lukewarm glass of gin with sad little slice of lime ain’t no martini

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3 things about Cristian Mungiu’s BEYOND THE HILLS

Beyond the Hills [2012] 1. She kneels in front of the priest. He drapes the cassock over her head. 2. He tears off a hunk of bread with his blackened fingers and dips it into the soup. 3. Windshield wipers.

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October 12 haiku

tiny feet and hands move slowly across the green hairy leaf, silent

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October 11 haiku

empty theater his first cup of coffee and first two cigarettes

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s EL

El [1953] 1. The priest tenderly kisses the boy’s foot. 2. The valet has his way with the chambermaid, then is told by the master of the house to fire her. To which the valet agrees with pleasure. 3. Laughingstock … Continue reading →

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October 10 haiku

scraps of traffic cone shredded florescent bits miscalculation

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October 9 haiku

Casually I leafed through the sheaf of papers death certificate

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October 8 haiku

a pumpkin glowing three flights up as I walk through a darkened alley

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