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3 things about Robert Wise’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The Sound of Music [1965] 1. The steps become staff paper. 2. “Why am I always last?” “Because you’re the most important!” 3. He takes the wrong tack by saying, “You’ll never be one of them.”
3 things about Lee Tamahori’s DIE ANOTHER DAY
Die Another Day [2002] 1. A worse song than The Man with the Golden Gun? 2. Judi Dench is a master. She doesn’t smile; instead she displays the mere hint of a smile. 3. A catfight with swords.
3 things about Alan Rudolph’s WELCOME TO L.A.
Welcome to L.A. [1976] 1. An unexplained obsession with venison. 2. “I don’t mind waiting. It’s how you wait that counts, I think.” 3. She tweaks his bowtie and then says, “Your tie is crooked.” “Don’t do that,” he says … Continue reading
3 things about Todd Haynes’ FAR FROM HEAVEN
Far From Heaven [2002] 1. She wears a purple coat that Edith Head would be proud of. 2. The room is dim. An orange branch, in a vase, glowing. In front of a frosted window. A perfect evocation of All … Continue reading
3 things about Cornel Wilde’s NO BLADE OF GRASS
No Blade of Grass [1970] 1. Every time the word “cannibalism” is mentioned in the film, there is a short pause so that everyone can express how distasteful they think it is. 2. She pays dearly for her attachment to … Continue reading
3 things about John Landis’ BURKE AND HARE
Burke and Hare [2010] 1. “Watch your language, you fucking son of a bitch bastard!” 2. Dr. Knox jiggles the belly of the corpse. 3. Burke still resides in Edinburgh. Blink and you’ll miss a cameo by Ray Harryhausen.
3 things about Wim Wenders’ FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!
Faraway, So Close! [1993] 1. Emit Flesti. 2. “Columbo is looking for his contact lens.” 3. Lou Reed laments the loss of a good line that he should’ve written down. What a frustrating, long-winded mess of half-baked ideas. Some great … Continue reading
3 things about George Clooney’s THE IDES OF MARCH
The Ides of March [2011] 1. Final shot. The look on his face rivals Garbo’s at the end of Queen Christina. 2. He insists on reading a hard copy. Later he tells them to write something, then “I’ll put it … Continue reading
Culture Lesson
Naturally, since I’m going to Paris for the first time in more than ten years soon, I’ve been thinking about my last trip there. And digging through stuff that’s buried in my computer. Here’s something I wrote back then. … Continue reading
3 things about Woody Allen’s MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Midnight in Paris [2011] 1. The way Dali pronounces “rhinoceros.” 2. “What is Valium?” “It’s the pill of the future.” 3. In the middle of their conversation it begins to rain. “I don’t mind being wet,” she says. The raindrops … Continue reading
