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October 5 haiku.
My wife said, costume party First prize a Menard’s gift card Why on earth would I
October 3 haiku.
Upstairs the boys play Riding their Big Wheels while I Ponder last night’s gin
3 things about Les Blank’s BURDEN OF DREAMS
Burden of Dreams [1982] 1. Three boats, two of which are stuck on sandbars during the longest dry spell in recorded history. 2. “The trees here are in misery. The birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They … Continue reading
October 3 haiku.
Folded umbrella Pooling water on the floor This overstuffed train
3 things about John Hough’s THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
The Legend of Hell House [1973] 1. “What’s to tell. The house tried to kill me. It almost succeeded.” 2. Soggy cat corpse. 3. A statue near the foot of the staircase. Metallic breasts draped in cobwebs.
October 2 haiku.
Roddy McDowall says This house tried to kill me once Almost succeeded
October 1 haiku.
Oil spots, leaves, pavement A car pulls out from the curb Dog-walker startled
3 things about Robert Aldrich’s AUTUMN LEAVES
Autumn Leaves [1956] 1. “Am I a neurotic need?” 2. She takes off her apron and unconsciously wraps it around the plate she was drying. She then carries the bundle around the room. 3. Chicken salad, no bread.
3 things about Robert Wise’s THE DESERT RATS
The Desert Rats [1953] 1. In The Desert Fox, James Mason doesn’t use a German accent. Here he does. And though it sounds right somehow it’s less effective. 2. “I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the … Continue reading
The big three.
The “substance” of the film, i.e. the stuff of which it’s made: at moments it feels almost contemporary, at other moments it’s archaic. But the film itself never “talks” about this. Central relationship: R and D live together, “work” together, … Continue reading
