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Your hands!
Enjoy this outtake from Pause of the Clock. Tchavdar, the cinematographer, loses patience with me. (That’s a paddleball in the background by the way.)
3 things about Andrew Bujalski’s COMPUTER CHESS
Computer Chess [2013] 1. Split-screen skepticism. 2. “I wonder how much all those people paid for that conference anyway. At least I got my catharsis for free.” 3. She bends over. He peers into her cranium. 3 other things.
3 things about Michael Curtiz’s YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
Yankee Doodle Dandy [1942] 1. “You know why? Because he’s the whole darn country squeezed into one pair of pants.” 2. The camera moves through the Broadway marquee streetscape. 3. FDR has a very large thumbnail.
Sound rolls, and other baked goods.
Over the weekend I started logging the location sound rolls. So far I’ve logged 15 out of the 20 total. Basically what I’m noting are things like scene and take info, sound quality, and what I think of the performances. … Continue reading
3 things about Jeunet & Caro’s DELICATESSEN
Delicatessen [1991] 1. Snail on the record. 2. Hula bounce. 3. “I would have liked to say my last goodbyes!” “We’ll do that right now.”
3 things about Betrand Tavernier’s DEATH WATCH
Death Watch [1980] 1. “Some things are private?” “Are they? Why?” 2. She assures her that the wig is real human hair. 3. Finally, he sleeps. Sitting up. He sleeps right through it. Why this touching, understated sci-fi movie isn’t … Continue reading
3 things about Michael Campus’ Z.P.G.
Z.P.G. [1972] 1. Newspaper headline: LOS ANGELES KILLER SMOG 90,000 DEAD 2. Artificial blood spurts out of the doll’s neck. 3. Plastic handcuffs and pruning shears.
The tryanny of beauty.
Mother of George is too beautiful for its own good. My review.
3 things about Kartemquin Films’ GOLUB: LATE WORKS ARE THE CATASTROPHES
Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes [2004] 1. $20 worth of guns from the toy store on Bleeker Street. “Get a receipt.” 2. We can disappear you. 3. “You’re at the end of the rope. It’s a long rope. But … Continue reading
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3 things about Andrew Bujalski’s COMPUTER CHESS
Computer Chess [2013] 1. “A man on three scotches could program himself out of any problem in the world.” 2. In the middle of the night he walks to the ice room, dispenses himself a single ice cube and munches … Continue reading
