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from an old notebook

19 JUNE 1997 I dreamed I was having an affair with George Sanders in Rebecca. He called me up, asked me to spend the weekend at Manderley. I said, “Can you pick me up? It might be hard since I … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Giant [1956] 1. Mercedes McCambridge: “Yer gonna meet some folks! Yer gonna meet some folks!”2. Extreme long shot: she’s riding the bucking horse, trying to get it under her control. Cut to close up: her spur digs into the horse’s … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Demon Seed [1977] 1. The sizzling fragments of egg on the floor, smoking. The gas jets burning high. Julie Christie draped over the kitchen table, her sweaty nightgown clinging to her.2. Proteus: “Nothing is the answer to the question.”3. The … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bernhard Wicki’s MORITURI

Morituri [1965] 1. Brando: Is my music bothering you? Trevor Howard: No. Brando: Would you like to hear the second movement? Howard: No. 2. A fairly astonishing shot where the camera starts out high above the ship then swoops down … Continue reading →

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Porn!

Wooooo yeah! President Bush Boosts Porn Industry With Economic Stimulus Plan

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Sigh …

Don Davis, 1942-2008We’ll miss you, Major Briggs. 

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3 Things

The Damned [1969]  1. A lecture hall is filled with students. At the podium a professor reads off a list of names, including Helen Keller, George Bernard Shaw, Marcel Proust. Cut to an outside courtyard where a massive book burning … Continue reading →

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Too much information perhaps, but this morning I threw up for the first time since I was about 12. I’m perfectly OK now. My body just did not like the combo of too much butter and too much jam on … Continue reading →

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an old quote I just rediscovered

“Chance favors the unprepared.” –Louis Pasteur

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3 things about Guy Hamilton’s DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Diamonds Are Forever [1971] 1. Jill St. John (yelling to a little boy): “Blow up your pants!” 2. Bambi has Bond in a thigh-hold head-lock; Thumper creeps up and kickboxes him in the chest. He smashes into some kind of … Continue reading →

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