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3 things about Carl Reiner’s ALL OF ME

All of Me [1984] 1. He crumples up the phone messages. And then uncrumples them. 2. “She’s got the whole cast of Gone With The Wind humping in my head.” 3. A dog named Bix.

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3 things about Bao Nguyen’s LIVE FROM NEW YORK!

Live from New York! [2015] 1. Andy Rooney offers his opinion on Andrew Dice Clay. 2. Ralph Nader: “Political satire is harder than poetry.” 3. A man applies strips of white tape to a cue card, blocking out certain lines … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mark Levinson’s PARTICLE FEVER

Particle Fever [2013] 1. A statue of Shiva on the campus. 2. Circular cheese shaver. 3. “The things that are the least important for our survival are the very things that make us human.”

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3 things about Roy Ward Baker’s INFERNO

Inferno [1953] 1. “Come back here! That’s my rabbit!” 2. Busty yellow bathing suit. 3. Flaming roof coming towards you.

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3 things about Jean-Jacques Annaud’s QUEST FOR FIRE

Quest for Fire [1980] 1. The bald firekeeper is bad at his job. 2. Blood streaming down his face, he laughs for the first time. 3. A skull in the ashes.

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3 things about Anthony Minghella’s THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

The Talented Mr. Ripley [1999] 1. “Tommy? Tommy? How’s the peeping?” 2. His reflection in the piano’s varnish. 3. Behind Peter’s back, Ripley silently winds the necktie around his hand.

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3 things about Howard Franklin & Bill Murray’s QUICK CHANGE

Quick Change [1990] 1. “What the hell kind of clown are you?” “The crying on the inside kind, I guess.” 2. He mashes the three-liter soda bottle into the bag with the other groceries. 3. A sign for Lombino Realty.

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3 things about William Asher’s JOHNNY COOL

Johnny Cool [1963] 1. Jim Backus, laugh, completely out of place. 2. Billy May hangover music. 3. He offers to let her get dressed first. She declines, so they take her into custody. She’s wearing a coverlet. What a sweet … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert & Gordon Quinn’s VIETNAM LONG TIME COMING

Vietnam Long Time Coming [1998] 1. He greets and plays with a little girl at the airport. Later he says, “Killed a girl like that. She came out of the village, holding grenades. I killed that girl. Fucked up things … Continue reading →

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3 things about Declan Lowney’s ALAN PARTRIDGE

Alan Partridge [2013] 1. “And, do you suffer from any nervous conditions such as panic attacks?” “Do I suffer from panic attacks? I’ve had one panic attack. In a car wash. It was a perfect storm of no sleep, no … Continue reading →

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