3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

Posted on November 13, 2011 by robchristopher

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [2010]

1. Slavko Vorkapich lives!
2. “Let’s make a deal, Bretton. You won’t tell people lies about me, and I won’t tell people the truth about you.”
3. Shia LaBeouf’s eyebrows are disturbing.

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3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET

Posted on November 12, 2011 by robchristopher

Wall Street [1987]

1. “Sleeping with her was like having sex with the Wall Street Journal.”
2. Stapling the fake-brick wallpaper into place.
3. Gekko and Bud have an important meeting at 21, much like J.J. and Falco in Sweet Smell of Success.

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3 things about J. Lee Thompson’s BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Posted on November 9, 2011 by robchristopher

Battle for the Planet of the Apes [1973]

1. Ape children wear pajamas.
2. When Claude Akins, as a gorilla, shouts, “No prisoners! No prisoners!” he doesn’t compare favorably to Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia.
3. I don’t quite believe that John Huston is really the one under all that ape makeup.

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3 things about Fred M. Wilcox’s FORBIDDEN PLANET

Posted on November 8, 2011 by robchristopher

Forbidden Planet [1956]

1. Contains the source of inspiration for Star Trek‘s transporter.
2. The Id Monster looks an awful lot like Gossamer.
3. Many spangled miniskirts.

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3 things about Alex Cox’s SID AND NANCY

Posted on November 7, 2011 by robchristopher

Sid and Nancy [1986]

1. “That looks like it hurts,” he says, noticing the scratches on her knuckles. “So does this.” He bashes his head against the wall. She seems impressed.
2. A box of free kittens at Max’s Kansas City.
3. Sid dances with some kids to KC & The Sunshine Band.

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3 things about Matthew Robbins’ DRAGONSLAYER

Posted on November 6, 2011 by robchristopher

Dragonslayer [1981]

1. Ralph Richardson smiles and says, “Don’t be afraid. You can’t hurt me.” Point of the dagger on the bare skin of his chest.
2. She desperately tries to get out of the manacles by scrunching up her hands. Bloody wrists.
3. Baby dragon gnawing on an ankle.

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3 things about Lang Elliott’s THE PRIVATE EYES

Posted on November 6, 2011 by robchristopher

The Private Eyes [1980]

1. Peaches.
2. Squeaky cleavage.
3. Wookalar.

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3 things about Stephen Cone’s THE WISE KIDS

Posted on November 4, 2011 by robchristopher

The Wise Kids [2011]

1. He gets up on the cross in flip-flops.
2. “You go to where you were before you were born. You go to where you were in 1722. That was a good year.”
3. Tim is an angel. Literally. Hmm.

Bonus: At the end, Austin looks at Harry. Does he see a friend, or does he only see the kind of person he might become?

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3 things about Jonathan Lynn’s CLUE

Posted on November 1, 2011 by robchristopher

Clue [1985]

1. Cleverest touch: the parquet floor in the hall has squares, like the spaces on the game board.
2. Eileen Brennan’s feather hat/eyeglasses combo. She sits there on the sofa, her hand to her jaw, wheezing, while everyone else watches her. Was her drink poisoned?
3. “Flames. Flames on the side of my face.”

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3 things about Jim Sharman’s THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Posted on November 1, 2011 by robchristopher

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975]

1. The bones become visible through the bandages.
2. Dr. Frank-N-Furter runs his index finger down the treasure trail.
3. An uncanny replica of the RKO logo.

Believe it or not, I’d never seen it before. It was kinda what I was expecting. “Outrageous” in a way that now seems dismaying tame, with a plot that goes nowhere and yet takes forever to get there. On the other hand, Tim Curry is sensational, and it’s filmed a lot more crisply than I was expecting. I didn’t realize that it was shot by Peter Suschitzky, who’s David Cronenberg’s go-to guy. The music sounds fantastic, even if the songs themselves are a bit hit or miss. I definitely was not expecting Charles Gray (Blofeld in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER) to be in the cast.

All in all, pretty fun. I think John Cameron Mitchell definitely did it one better with HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.

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