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PAUSE OF THE CLOCK unpaused
A new “old” project. Over the next long while (months? years?) I’ll be blogging about PAUSE OF THE CLOCK, a film I started making in college (c. 1994-1996). We shot the whole thing on 16mm. But, for various reasons, I … Continue reading
3 things about Lewis Milestone’s OCEAN’S 11
Ocean’s 11 [1960] 1. Surprising: not a single martini is consumed during the course of the movie. 2. Turtleneck/coveralls combo rocked by Sammy Davis, Jr. 3. Santos plays with the $10,000 money band. One by one, the crew turns around … Continue reading
Richard Linklater and the VHS Generation
Originally posted on White City Cinema:
“He sort of won the race, didn’t he? Through sheer persistence, consistency and focus. And longevity. He’s a poet who just kept going. When people would say of Before Sunrise that it reminded them…
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3 things about Jonathan Mostow’s SURROGATES
Surrogates [2009] 1. Peeling back the robot’s face to prepare for a skin lift. 2. Zapper that looks like a bong. 3. Simultaneous crash. People emerge from their houses wearing bathrobes.
3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SOYLENT GREEN
Soylent Green [1973] 1. He looks at the piece of beef and begins to cry. 2. Soylent buns. 3. Conveyor belts dump the bodies into a circular reservoir.
3 things about Walt Disney’s BAMBI
Bambi [1942] 1. After the rain, an orange colored sky. 2. “H’llo.” 3. He triggers a landslide which covers the pack of dogs.
3 things about Gavin Lambert’s ANOTHER SKY
Another Sky [1954] 1. She always shakes hands with the children. 2. The dancing feet of the rich whites, wearing expensive shoes, next to the bare feet of the Arabs. 3. After putting her sandals back on, the two men … Continue reading
3 things about Michael Mann’s THE INSIDER
The Insider [1999] 1. He licks he lips. He can taste the story already. 2. “–a line, a whole line of people–“ 3. The mural on the wall behind him morphs into a vision of what he’s thinking.
3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [2010] 1. “Ghosts are not attached to places but to people, the living.” 2. Rows of lighted screens illuminate the field. 3. To shake off the hypnotism of the television, they go … Continue reading
I will not be be wearing pancake makeup on Wednesday.
My book reading, which also features David Kodeski, is only two days away! If you love movies and/or libraries and/or live in Chicago, I hope to see you there. I won’t be wearing pancake makeup next week, but here’s what … Continue reading
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