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3 things about Don Siegel’s CHARLEY VARRICK
Charley Varrick [1973] 1. Cameo as a losing ping pong player. 2. A $500 sucker. 3. “I like your bed. You may find this hard to believe but I’ve never slept on a round bed.” Someone needs to write about … Continue reading
3 things about Howard Zieff’s HOUSE CALLS
House Calls [1978] 1. “You have a very infectious laugh.” “Don’t worry, it’s the only thing about me that is!” 2. An attempt to keep one foot on the floor. 3. Why does all the red wine in the movie … Continue reading
Simpy put, BOYHOOD is extraordinary.
Over at Chicagoist, I make an attempt to articulate some of my thoughts about Boyhood. Bottom line: go see this now.
3 things about Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD
Boyhood [2014] 1. Around the corner, half hidden in shadow, he watches the argument unfold. 2. Garage door half open. “Go in the house! Go in the house!” 3. The Moment is always Now. Simply: masterpiece.
3 things about Drew Goddard’s THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
The Cabin in the Woods [2012] 1. Honeytoes. 2. Puppeteer. Pop-Tarts? 3. Elbow-length black leather gloves.
3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s THE COBWEB
The Cobweb [1955] 1. The left side of the frame, in the room beyond: her bed. The right side of the frame: he calls the clinic. “I can be reached at this number.” She moves into the shot. He hangs … Continue reading
3 things about Hubert Sauper’s DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE
Darwin’s Nightmare [2004] 1. The only artist in his village, he signs most of his artwork with a copyright symbol next to his name. 2. It’s better to wait, he explains, until the intruder is on the inside of the … Continue reading
The film & where it’s at.
I’m working on my sixth cut of the film. It’s currently 72 minutes. (If the credits were added, it’d be something like 75 minutes.) The flow of the scenes, the structure is definitely there. There are two transitional moments that … Continue reading
3 things about Hal Ashby’s HAROLD AND MAUDE
Harold and Maude [1971] 1. Saluting mechanism. 2. A field of daisies, a field of tombstones. 3. “Greet the dawn with a breath of fire!”
3 things about Woody Allen’s HOLLYWOOD ENDING
Hollywood Ending [2002] 1. He opens the bag and takes out a series of pelts. 2. In New York, a garden-level apartment with a second floor. Only in the movies. 3. “Thank God the French exist!”
