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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE
Princess Mononoke[1997] 1. Multiple decapitations via arrow. 2. Talking bandage-head. 3. Bones buried in the mud on the bottom of the pond.
3 things about John Boorman’s POINT BLANK
Point Blank [1967] 1. “How much is Brewster worth to you, Fairfax?” “Threatening phone calls don’t impress me.” 2. Buried under a rack of film canisters. 3. A kitchen with a built-in blender plus a standalone blender. 3 other things.
3 things about François Ozon’s SUMMER OF 85
Summer of 85 [2020] 1. He’s not going to tell you what happened behind the door. 2. In the semidarkness, he gently combs the boy’s hair. 3. Traditionally, the headstone is not erected for at least a year.
3 things about Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER
The Card Counter [2021] 1. “Suited” and its double meaning. The world of cards. 2. Encrusted coffee urn. 3. Very long nails.
3 things about John Coney’s SPACE IS THE PLACE
Space Is the Place [1974] 1. Good time cigarette gals. 2. Stealing some sweet shoes. 3. Shortly after evacuation, the planet explodes and splits in half.
3 things about Stanley Kramer’s ON THE BEACH
On the Beach [1959] 1. Coke bottle and window shade. 2. She’s ready for tea, she says. 3. He affixes the award plaque to the hood of his car and then tosses the screwdriver away. His last act. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Danis Goulet’s NIGHT RAIDERS
Night Raiders [2021] 1. A peaceful tent filled with sleeping children. 2. She watches approvingly as one girl beats another girl to a pulp. 3. Drones as sentient beings.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s NOTORIOUS
Notorious [1946] 1. The way he adjusts the scarf after tying it around her waist. 2. A short, sharp punch silences her. 3. “I have been expecting this.” 3 other things
3 things about Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK
Network [1976] 1. The middle of the George Washington Bridge. 2. “I want angry shows.” 3. The sheen of his mustache in the conference room’s half-light.