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The Scarlet Letter [1973]  1. The wildly inappropriate funk-lite theme music that repeats several times during the course of the movie. What were they thinking? It was Valley of the Dolls bad. In fact, Dionne Warwick would have been an … Continue reading →

Children of Men [2006] 1. The blood splattering on the camera lens during the second, extraordinary long take. Jaw dropping. Horrifying. 2. Radiohead playing softly in the background as they get stoned.3. “Britain Soldiers On.”

It’s that time of year. That time of year when I make my mix CD! Rob’s Best of 2007. Not necessarily released in 2007, these are nevertheless some of the tracks I’ve been listening to all year: 1 IT AIN’T … Continue reading →

OK now THAT is freaky … I am playing iTunes right now, on random. First it played “Dream” by George Shearing. And NOW it is playing “Dream” by Jimmy Scott. One track right after the other.

What Would Jesus Buy? [2007] 1. The laying of hands on the Victoria’s Secret cash register.2. Reverend Billy: “We don’t have the answers, but we have the questions.”3. Woman: “This credit card came in the mail today and by the … Continue reading →

The Deer Hunter [1978]  1. Meryl Streep: “Can’t we just comfort each other?”2. Rolling Rock. Everywhere. I think when I first saw this movie in college it was my first encounter with Rolling Rock.3. I’d forgotten that they sing “God … Continue reading →

Slither [2006]  1. Name of the neighboring farm: Castavetes (reference to Rosemary’s Baby).2. The man getting sliced in half, his insides spilling out.3. Worm in the bathtub, like Cronenberg’s first movie.

He Walked by Night [1948] 1. Darkest of noir. The killer stepping past a streetlight, very similar to the famous shot in The Exorcist. 2. The killer extracting the bullet from his own wound. Needles. Like in No Country for … Continue reading →