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3 things about Ang Lee’s THE ICE STORM
The Ice Storm [1997] 1. Jim Croce skipping. “Is that my record? You have messed with my shit, Charles.” 2. She tests the stiffness of the whip. 3. In the final moment, what is Paul thinking? That they’re getting a … Continue reading
Happy Negroni Week!
Okay, perhaps it’s just a Campari-created celebration, but it’s for a good cause. I couldn’t resist posting my recipe. Truth be told, I’ve enjoyed many Negronis many different ways. (Does that make me promiscuous?) But this is how I like … Continue reading
3 things about Spike Jonze’s BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
Being John Malkovich [1999] 1. “And 50 other lines to get in a girl’s pants.” 2. Lounge singer Malkovich. 3. He lies alone in bed. The fitted sheet has pulled away, exposing the mattress. Still brilliant after all these years.
3 things about Terence Davies’ THE DEEP BLUE SEA
The Deep Blue Sea [2011] 1. “If it gets too cold, you could always rub two boy scouts together.” 2. The camera follows the smoke as it dissolves in the air. 3. Near the light switch the wallpaper is worn … Continue reading
Perspective from a distance.
At the risk of sounding incredibly pretentious, when I conceived Pause of the Clock I thought of it a chronology-scrambling way to explore the porous boundaries between “reality” and fiction. 18 years later, as I’m editing the film, I find … Continue reading
3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME
Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Are you feeling tired?” “I’m tired of that question.” 2. A Magritte print in his bedroom. 3. He silently sheds a tear and then lies still.
3 things about Peter Bogdanovich’s PAPER MOON
Paper Moon [1973] 1. “Now finish your Coney island.” 2. She stands up on the radiator in the corridor and cracks open the transom window. 3. The frame split horizontally by the horizon, the road zigzagging towards it.
3 things about Peter Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1969] 1. “Stay alive, at least for tonight!” 2. A figure 8 written in lipstick on his inner thigh. 3. Joanna Lumley only has one line. 3 other things.
3 things about George Roy Hill’s THE STING
The Sting [1973] 1. Paint-drips on the underside of the stairs. 2. “No, but you’re welcome to have a free beer on your way out.” 3. After a brief victory cry, they immediately begin packing up the big store.
3 things about Alfred E. Green’s BABY FACE
Baby Face [1933] 1. Frizzy hair, sweaty face, a tray of glasses, “St. Louis Blues” in the kitchen. 2. He follows her into the bedroom. She turns around and says, “You haul your freight out of here.” 3. She sits … Continue reading
