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3 things about David Wain’s WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER
Wet Hot American Summer [2001] 1. Grappling tube socks. 2. Doggy style, pony style … 3. “This isn’t the time or the place to discuss it. Beth, meet me at the picnic table in ten seconds. I’ll tell you all … Continue reading
3 things about George Miller’s MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Mad Mad: Fury Road [2015] 1. Milk bank. 2. “Aunt Harriet used to call them anti-seeds. Plant one and watch something die.” 3. Fat foot on the gas pedal.
DCP update.
First: what the heck is a DCP? In a nutshell, a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) is a specially formatted hard drive containing the movie which is used by a digital projector to, well, show the movie in a theater. In … Continue reading
3 things about Agnieszka Holland’s TOTAL ECLIPSE
Total Eclipse [1995] 1. He helps himself to three books and a crucifix. 2. Unconvincing thrusting. Later, unconvincing mustache. 3. “You don’t care about my habits!” “No, and neither should you!”
3 things about Lance Daly’s KISSES
Kisses [2008] 1. Dangling sleeves on his huge coat. 2. As she blows him a kiss, a brief flash of color. 3. “You were right. There isn’t a devil. Just people”
3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
The Princess of Montpensier [2010] 1. He doesn’t remember her smile. 2. She remarks that his brother sleeps soundly. 3. He washes his face from a giant bowl set on a table.
3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [1988] 1. She insists that she prefers mambo. He agrees. “It’s the right music for this decor.” 2. Recipe for gazpacho. 3. Streaming hair helmet.
Live From New York!
Over at Chicagoist, I review the new documentary about Saturday Night Live. Bottom line? It’s rather shallow and cursory, and doesn’t do justice to its subject. Entertaining? Yes. But you’re better off staying home and rewatching the 40th anniversary special.
Cocktail: Golden Eel
Another Paul McGee classic (though I don’t know when he’s mixed one up lately), the Golden Eel is my new go-to aperitif. If you like Negronis and are ready to branch out, this is the drink for you. The smooth-and-prickly … Continue reading
3 things about Vic Armstrong’s LEFT BEHIND
Left Behind [2014] 1. Their clothes are left behind … but, apparently, not their underwear. 2. Conveniently placed flatbed stacked with canisters labeled “flammable.” 3. Her blouse simply doesn’t have a top button. Well, this movie wasn’t bad/funny/bad, it was … Continue reading
