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3 things about Joel & Ethan Coen’s RAISING ARIZONA

Posted on July 23, 2017 by robchristopher

Raising Arizona [1987] 1. Bunny rabbit, hand grenade. 2. “Son, you got a panty on your head.” 3. During the chase through the strangers’ house, an Unpainted Arizona commercial is playing on the television.

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3 things about Jordan Peele’s GET OUT

Posted on July 22, 2017 by robchristopher

Get Out [2017] 1. Basket of croquet balls. 2. Cranium top plop. 3. After Chris gets in the car and shuts the door, Peele draws out the moment as long as possible before Rod says anything.

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3 things about George Stevens’ WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Posted on July 19, 2017 by robchristopher

Woman of the Year [1942] 1. Passing around the box of flowers. 2. “There’s one thing I want you to understand. You’re practically the only woman I would’ve walked out on last night.” 3. Separating the eggs.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ A QUIET PASSION

Posted on July 14, 2017 by robchristopher

A Quiet Passion [2016] 1. “You are alone in your rebellion, Miss Dickinson.” 2. The sound of her breathing as she awaits his response. 3. Two shovels and a pick planted in a mound of dirt beside the gravesite.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on July 12, 2017 by robchristopher

Sleeping Beauty [1959] 1. Many, many gargoyles. 2. “Father, you’re living in the past. This is the 14th Century!” 3. Boulders into bubbles. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Brooks’s LORD JIM

Posted on July 11, 2017 by robchristopher

Lord Jim [1965] 1. A peculiar mustache, a shaved head, a quilted vest worn without an undershirt: Eli Wallach steals the film. 2. “You have a natural talent for disaster. Try and improve yourself into an ordinary failure by keeping … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on July 10, 2017 by robchristopher

West Side Story [1961] 1. Never noticed Anthony Teague from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying plays one of the Jets. 2. Gonna be a lot of dead batteries come morning. 3. The blacktop that lies within the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s ANNE OF THE INDIES

Posted on July 6, 2017 by robchristopher

Anne of the Indies [1951] 1. Having grown tired of the wrestling contest, Blackbeard smashes a bottle across the wrestler’s head. 2. “You have a wench?” “I’m a Frenchman.” She smiles. 3. Treasure map as McGuffin.

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3 things about John Boorman’s EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC

Posted on July 5, 2017 by robchristopher

Exorcist II: The Heretic [1977] 1. The clinic: a beautiful set that makes no sense. A series of glass-walled rooms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. 2. From shaman to locust entomologist. 3. She turns, and all at once the street … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s CONTAGION

Posted on July 4, 2017 by robchristopher

Contagion [2011] 1. “We don’t need to weaponize the bird flu. The birds are doing that.” 2. A metal chest of placebos. 3. Birthday lottery. 3 other things.

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