3 things about Terence Young’s RED SUN

Red Sun [1971]

1. He kills a single mosquito with his sword.
2. Sleeping on the floor in the whorehouse.
3. “I think you’re one hell of a man.”
“I think you are one son of a bitch.”

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]

1. “Laryngitis,” she says apologetically.
2. A glass of straight vodka.
3. Surrounded by a group of men shaking strands of diamonds in her face.

3 other things.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenstein [2025]

1. Descending the grotty stairs in bare feet.
2. He admits he never pondered the organ where the soul is located.
3. “Victor, you only listen when I hurt you!”

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3 things about Tom Ford’s A SINGLE MAN

A Single Man [2009]

1. “If itʼs going to be a world with no time for sentiment, itʼs not a world that I want to live in.”
2. A request for Tanqueray; she says she likes the color of the bottle.
3. Slipped into the bread bag, a personal note with money enclosed.

3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Benton’s STILL OF THE NIGHT

Still of the Night [1982]

1. A green box in his pocket.
2. Chinese take-out with Jessica Tandy.
3. Bloody knife through the slats in the door.

Yes, it’s a Hitchcock pastiche, but it’s done with style and care. Loses something in the last third. Still, some great set-pieces. Love Roy, as always.

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE

Casino Royale [2006]

1. Opens with a flashback within a flashback and yet it isn’t confusing, because two different styles of black & white are used: one “smooth” and one “grainy.”
2. Grains of sand stuck to his back and shoulders.
3. A moment where he just crosses his arms and admires the splendor of the scenery, and then his phone rings.

3 other things.

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3 things about Jirí Barta’s THE PIED PIPER

The Pied Piper [1986]

1. Bolts of luxury fabrics swarming with rats.
2. Siphoning away the sugar.
3. He gathers the infant in his arms and abandons the emptied town.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE

They Live [1988]

1. Bilingual wayfinding.
2. TV programming that literally induces headaches.
3. Random administrative assistant walking around with a coffee urn.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

In the Mouth of Madness [1994]

1. For those who don’t read books: the movie.
2. A black crayon.
3. Chained to her leg.

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3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

The Thing from Another World [1951]

1. Deadly electric blanket.
2. She’s always ready with the coffeepot.
3. Abundant overlapping dialog, prefiguring Robert Altman by nearly 20 years.

3 other things.

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