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3 Things

Posted on July 5, 2008 by robchristopher

Giant [1956] 1. Mercedes McCambridge: “Yer gonna meet some folks! Yer gonna meet some folks!”2. Extreme long shot: she’s riding the bucking horse, trying to get it under her control. Cut to close up: her spur digs into the horse’s … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on July 4, 2008 by robchristopher

Demon Seed [1977] 1. The sizzling fragments of egg on the floor, smoking. The gas jets burning high. Julie Christie draped over the kitchen table, her sweaty nightgown clinging to her.2. Proteus: “Nothing is the answer to the question.”3. The … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bernhard Wicki’s MORITURI

Posted on July 3, 2008 by robchristopher

Morituri [1965] 1. Brando: Is my music bothering you? Trevor Howard: No. Brando: Would you like to hear the second movement? Howard: No. 2. A fairly astonishing shot where the camera starts out high above the ship then swoops down … Continue reading →

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Porn!

Posted on July 3, 2008 by robchristopher

Wooooo yeah! President Bush Boosts Porn Industry With Economic Stimulus Plan

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Sigh …

Posted on July 2, 2008 by robchristopher

Don Davis, 1942-2008We’ll miss you, Major Briggs. 

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3 Things

Posted on July 2, 2008 by robchristopher

The Damned [1969]  1. A lecture hall is filled with students. At the podium a professor reads off a list of names, including Helen Keller, George Bernard Shaw, Marcel Proust. Cut to an outside courtyard where a massive book burning … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 30, 2008 by robchristopher

Too much information perhaps, but this morning I threw up for the first time since I was about 12. I’m perfectly OK now. My body just did not like the combo of too much butter and too much jam on … Continue reading →

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an old quote I just rediscovered

Posted on June 29, 2008 by robchristopher

“Chance favors the unprepared.” –Louis Pasteur

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3 things about Guy Hamilton’s DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Posted on June 28, 2008 by robchristopher

Diamonds Are Forever [1971] 1. Jill St. John (yelling to a little boy): “Blow up your pants!” 2. Bambi has Bond in a thigh-hold head-lock; Thumper creeps up and kickboxes him in the chest. He smashes into some kind of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s LAURA

Posted on June 28, 2008 by robchristopher

Laura [1944] 1. New insight: McPherson knows exactly who the murderer is from the very beginning. For him, the film is just methodically going through the procedurals (except for the falling in love part). It’s everyone else in the film … Continue reading →

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