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What is the universe trying to tell us? Here are the four titles we currently have checked out from GreenCine: BAMBOOZLED THE DEAD GIRL THE DEAD ZONE DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS Hmm …

  http://www.everythingthathappens.com/ Sign up for a free song! August 4th. And there’s a funny video announcement featuring David and a large bunny rabbit.

No Name on the Bullet [1959] 1. John Gant never drinks liquor. Only coffee. A lot of it. “More coffee.” “I’ll have to make it fresh.” “Then do it.”2. Luke’s hammer trick. Like Thor.3. “You wouldn’t sit back and let … Continue reading →

The Purple Rose of Cairo [1985] 1. “I’m a genuine countess with a lot of dough, and if that’s you’re wife she’s a tub of guts.”2. Mia Farrow’s stammer when she lies about babysitting for the Lorenzos.3. “What the hell’s … Continue reading →

Anatomy of a Murder [1959] 1. Two shots that rhyme. In the beginning we follow James Stewart as he’s driving, camera comes up beside him and we peer in at him. Then his car overtakes us and we see a … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to zoe_trope  ! She never fails to help me see the future optimistically.  

Just came back from the Newberry Library Book Fair. It was an utter madhouse. Literally hundreds of people rudely crowding aisles, snatching things indiscriminantly and generally being obnoxious. I almost turned around and left as soon as I walked in. … Continue reading →

Be Kind Rewind [2008] 1. Hundreds of videotapes lie in the middle of the street. A steamroller methodically drives over them. Signorney Weaver: “Make another pass.”2. Jack Black kicks the light pole, and because his whole body is magnetized his foot … Continue reading →

The Candidate [1972] 1. On a TV monitor during the setup for the debate, for a brief moment the two candidates’ heads are superimposed. Brilliant. 2. Peter Boyle grabs a chair and backs himself into the elevator, shouting, “Stay back! … Continue reading →