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3 things about Richard Brooks’ THE PROFESSIONALS
The Professionals [1966] 1. He crawls under the water tank to place the dynamite. Dark, dripping beams of wood. 2. The train barrels down the track, in reverse, belching a plume of black smoke. Mexicans on horseback in pursuit. 3. … Continue reading
Tomorrow I’m going to see Greg Allen’s adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Strange Interlude. It’s rarely performed. This production is about 5 1/2 hours long, with two intermissions. I can’t wait to see how Greg injects his humor into the show. … Continue reading
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About Water: People and Yellow Cans [2007] 1. He is 85 years old. He has had to move at least 15 times because of the flooding.2. Gigantic, rusted ships strewn across the desert floor. The seashore has receded and is … Continue reading
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3 things about Michael Powell’s THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
The Edge of the World [1937] 1. Cutting peat. 2. He slings the sheep over his shoulder and pulls himself up the side of the hill. 3. The island is being evacuated. The two men discuss what to do about … Continue reading
Yes.
zoe_trope summed up my feelings exactly: "I don’t like Twitter. It’s like the diarrhea of the Internet."
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Bigger Than Life [1956] second viewing: 1. Richie wears exactly the same jacket as James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.2. "They’ve figured out how to keep us alive longer. But they haven’t figured out why."3. The walls of their … Continue reading
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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s BIGGER THAN LIFE
Bigger Than Life [1956] 1. “God was wrong!” A few moments later, he knocks over the Bible and it falls to the floor. 2. The scene where Ed takes his wife to the high-end clothes store and has her try … Continue reading
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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Rebel Without a Cause [1955] 1. Red. Though the other girls in the waiting room have on drab coats and jackets, hers is bright red. His windbreaker is bright red. Plato wears one blue sock and one red sock, caught … Continue reading
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Tangled
Two nights ago I had a dream that I wandered into Grandpa & Grandma Pittman’s basement through an open door. The basement was unfinished but there were ceiling lights on and it was well-lighted and clean. I had found a white … Continue reading
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