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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CAST A DEADLY SPELL

Cast a Deadly Spell [1991] 1. “Why did you have to walk back into my life?”“Why did you have to walk out of mine?”2. Death by papercuts.3. He explains that zombies are good for about three months, depending on the … Continue reading

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3 things about Samuel Fuller’s THE NAKED KISS

The Naked Kiss [1964] 1. One of the greatest opening sequences in the history of cinema: a bald prostitute wailing away on her pimp with a giant handbag to the blasts of wild jazz on the soundtrack.2. “Nobody sticks dirty … Continue reading

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3 things about Michael Shannon’s ERIC LaRUE

Eric LaRue [2023] 1. That “new Bible” smell. 2. A box of Our Family brand cereal. 3. “I saw the inside of those boys.”

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3 things about Charlie Chaplin’s LIMELIGHT

Limelight [1952] 1. An extra flea. 2. “That’s all any of us are: amateurs. We don’t live long enough to be anything else.” 3. Slippery sheet music.

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3 things about DK Welchman & Hugh Welchman’s LOVING VINCENT

Loving Vincent [2017] 1. Watching the rain through the cafe windows. 2. He takes a few paintings in lieu of a bill. 3. A chair at the edge of a field.

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3 things about Sara Driver’s WHEN PIGS FLY

When Pigs Fly [1993] 1. Half-eaten sandwich next to him on the bed. 2. Impromptu bop to “A Night in Tunisia.” 3. Pieces of chair tied to their heads.

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3 things about Fernando Ayala’s THE BITTER STEMS

The Bitter Stems [1956] 1. Looking through the window of the train into the past. 2. A strategically loud orchestra. 3. Shallow planting.

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3 things about Brian Levant’s THE FLINTSTONES

The Flintstones [1994] 1. Kids playing in Jurassic Park. 2. He ignores his mother-in-law and unties the pet dino. 3. The invention of concrete.

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3 things about Catherine Breillat’s LAST SUMMER

Last Summer [2023] 1. Disassociated orgasm. 2. “Your son’s a monster. Get that into your head.” 3. Woodshed.

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3 things about Tom Stoppard’s ROSENKRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead [1990] 1. A theory of narrative: “Generally speaking, things have gone about as far as they can possibly go when things have gotten about as bad as they can reasonably get.” 2. Sudden queer gaze … Continue reading

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