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3 things about Mark Robson’s FROM THE TERRACE

Posted on August 9, 2016 by robchristopher

From the Terrace [1960]

1. She reaches behind her but he’s already begun to walk away.
2. “Mwah, mwha!” she says, hanging up the phone.
3. To the board meeting she wears an icy gray fur ensemble.

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3 things about Bob Rafelson’s BLACK WIDOW

Posted on August 8, 2016 by robchristopher

Black Widow [1987]

1. “You’re looking a little peaked, dear. Can I buy you a tan?”
2. She removes the luggage tags and burns them.
3. Mary Woronov as a scuba instructor!

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3 things about Byron Haskin’s ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS

Posted on August 7, 2016 by robchristopher

Robinson Crusoe on Mars [1964]

1. Stones that breathe.
2. Kelp sausages.
3. Zipper pants.

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3 things about Joel & Ethan Coen’s HAIL, CAESAR!

Posted on August 6, 2016 by robchristopher

Hail, Caesar! [2016]

1. “Gentlemen, maybe we’re biting off more than we can chew. We don’t need to agree on the nature of the deity.”
2. The feather in her hat balances her oversized lapel.
3. Spaghetti rope tricks.

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3 things about Don Klugman’s A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

Posted on August 5, 2016 by robchristopher

A Multiple Choice Test [1972/2015]

1. “Would you like to dance?”
“Yes I would. I would like to dance very much. It’s just that I wouldn’t like to have to get up and dance. But I’ll dance without getting up, okay?”
2. He consoles people at the funeral of his own wife.
3. A conversation about sex at a political protest.

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3 things about Paul W.S. Anderson’s EVENT HORIZON

Posted on August 1, 2016 by robchristopher

Event Horizon [1997]

1. Just as he does in Until the End of the World, Sam Neill utters the words, “Claire. Claire.” That’s definitely where the similarities end.
2. In the future, we learn, spaceship logs will be stored on a CD.
3. “I’ve got a theory.”
“Let’s have it,” he replies, before ignoring what she has to say.

I watched this for the first time about 15 years ago and was terrified. I even had nightmares. Seeing it again now, I have no idea why. It’s nothing but space junk.