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3 things about John Cassavetes’ SHADOWS
Shadows [1959] 1. Hair on the back of his neck. 2. “I prefer to be coaxed but you don’t coax me, okay?” 3. The three of them, beaten, lying on the ground and on top of garbage cans. Harsh nighttime … Continue reading
3 things about Guy Hamilton’s THE MIRROR CRACK’D
The Mirror Crack’d [1980] 1. “Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you. Your face.” 2. Beneath her costume she’s wearing denim. 3. From a sound sleep she suddenly sits up and cries, “The … Continue reading
3 things about Michael Crichton’s COMA
Coma [1978] 1. He shouts, “You don’t want a lover, you want a wife!” 2. Gratuitous looking-up-the-skirt shot, then she takes off her pantyhose. 3. She piles on a pile of bodies.
3 things about Martin Scorsese’s THE AVIATOR
The Aviator [2004] 1. “Reel 10, Mr. Hughes.” 2. Welding torch, burst of light, green eyes. 3. “Nothing’s clean, but we do our best.”
3 things about Anthony Mann’s THE NAKED SPUR
The Naked Spur [1953] 1. “Maybe we sat down at the same card game once or twice, but that don’t mean dirt to me now!” 2. As played by Robert Ryan, Ben Vandergoat’s laugh is rather like Bobby Peru’s laugh … Continue reading
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3 things about Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s THE CASE AGAINST 8
The Case Against 8 [2014] 1. Ted Olsen leaning against a stack of paper plates. 2. Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?” Olson: “When did it … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS
The Birds [1963] 1. The lovebirds tilt from side to side. 2. Three southern fried chickens. 3. They don’t even close the front door. 3 other things.
3 things about John Sturges’ MAROONED
Marooned [1969] 1. “We’ve been in this business for ten years, and I’ve learned the best thing is for us girls to keep our feelings to ourselves and let the men get on with their work.” 2. They enter a … Continue reading
It’s like writing.
As many have pointed out, editing is a lot like writing. I’d go even further and say that it’s also a lot like rewriting, which I guess should be self-evident but is easy to lose sight of when you’re not … Continue reading
3 things about Ralph Fiennes’ CORIOLANUS
Coriolanus [2011] 1. Fidelus TV. 2. “Go, get you home, you fragments.” 3. Dusty black suit.
