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Well, here I go again: I’m about to leave to go see Laura at the Siskel. I’ve already watched it once this year, but I really want to see it on the big screen. So sue me.

So Dark the Night [1946] 1. CU: he raises his head after examining the body, and we see the rippling reflections of the water on his face. 2. He’s shot, but before dying he smashes the window with a poker. … Continue reading →

Whipped up this one last night. Tangy, potent. THE LES BAXTER 2 oz. orange juice1 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice3/4 oz. lemon syrup1 1/2 oz. gold rum3/4 oz. 151 (overproof) rum  Shake with ice, strain into a tiki mug or double old-fashioned … Continue reading →

It’s only June, but …

Andy was planning to have his last-ever assigment for his last-ever class due next Monday, but last night the instructor pulled a switcheroo and instead it’s due tomorrow. Bad? Sure. Good? Yes! It means that today will be hell, but … Continue reading →

The Red Balloon [1956]  1. In the first shot of the film the little boy goes up to the cat and plays with it for a moment before he descends the stairs.2. He climbs over the fence and on the … Continue reading →

Mark of the Vampire [1935] 1. Looking out the window we see the ghostly female vampire staring  at us, eyes widened, her face lit up.2. A mass of spiders crawling up a dust cloth; rats crawling in and out of … Continue reading →

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [1974] 1. A field of yellow chairs in a beer garden, surrounded by bright green foliage.2. The barmaid’s bright red thigh-high boots.3. Parallel to All That Heaven Allows: in Sirk’s film her children buy her … Continue reading →