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3 things about Lloyd Bacon’s FOOTLIGHT PARADE

Posted on June 16, 2012 by robchristopher

Footlight Parade [1933] 1. “Last time I saw you, your vocabulary was practically dese, dems, and doses.” 2. An enormous female zipper. 3. The flag briefly turns into an image of FDR.

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3 things about Michael Winner’s THE NIGHTCOMERS

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robchristopher

The Nightcomers [1971] 1. A toad smoking a cigarette. 2. Directorial choice: zooms are emphatic. 3. The corpse is completely rigid.

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3 things about Werner Herzog’s THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robchristopher

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser [1974] 1. He jerks his hand back from the flame. Silently, he begins to cry. 2. The professor cannot accept his question. 3. He pictures a caravan crossing the Sahara. Flickering, super 8 footage. Am … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS

Posted on June 9, 2012 by robchristopher

Prometheus [2012] 1. Stephen Stills’ concertina. 2. Onboard, everyone wears flip-flops. 3. Sphincter-cobra.

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3 things about Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ALIEN RESURRECTION

Posted on June 5, 2012 by robchristopher

Alien Resurrection [1997] 1. He kisses the glass. 2. The blood is viscous. 3. “I get that a lot.”

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3 things about David Fincher’s ALIEN³

Posted on June 3, 2012 by robchristopher

Alien³ [1992] 1. She wakes up, rolls over, and notices the bar code on the back of his head. 2. Curiously elegant glass coffee mugs. 3. Foundry as cathedral, molten lead as baptismal water.

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3 things about James Cameron’s ALIENS

Posted on June 3, 2012 by robchristopher

Aliens [1986] 1. “It won’t make any difference.” 2. The appendage glows. 3. At the end, Hicks sleeps through the whole thing.

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3 things about David Miller’s SUDDEN FEAR

Posted on June 3, 2012 by robchristopher

Sudden Fear [1952] 1. “I know a way.” Click. “I know a way.” Click. “I know a way.” Click. “I know a way.” Click. 2. Joan shows some leg. 3. Her eyes do not merely glow in the dark–they glisten … Continue reading →

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3 things about Fritz Lang’s THE BLUE GARDENIA

Posted on May 28, 2012 by robchristopher

The Blue Gardenia [1953] 1. They drink Polynesian Pearldivers with perfectly formed ice cones. He recites the drink’s menu description from memory: “These aren’t really drinks. They’re trade winds across cool lagoons. They’re the Southern Cross above coral reefs. They’re … Continue reading →

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3 things about Blake Edwards’ VICTOR VICTORIA

Posted on May 27, 2012 by robchristopher

Victor Victoria [1982] 1. “Sit up, stand up, throw up.” 2. He gives the policeman a large bribe, then punches him in the face and takes the money back. 3. A whimpering from the cupboard.

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