3 things about Jóhann Jóhannsson’s LAST AND FIRST MEN

Last and First Men [2020]

1. “We cannot prevent the climate from becoming more and more deadly, even at the poles. The intervening regions have already been deserted.”
2. Fleeting glimpses of birds are the only creatures we see in the film.
3. Spores in the form of finely tuned electromagnetic signals.

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3 things about David Lowell Rich’s THE CONCORDE… AIRPORT ’79

The Concorde… Airport ’79 [1979]

1. Why exactly is Charo flying from Paris to Moscow? I want a movie about that story.
2. Shooting the flare while the plane’s upside down.
3. Coming to the cockpit for a good cry.

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3 things about Andreas Horvath’s ZOO LOCK DOWN

Zoo Lock Down [2022]

1. Lemur pooping at the snack shack.
2. Taking his time with the cricket.
3. Anesthetized rhino insemination.

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s VIRIDIANA

Virdiana [1961]

1. “You won’t believe it, but the first time I saw you, I thought, ‘My cousin Viridiana and I will end up shuffling the deck together.'”
2. Coming from the opposite direction is another cart with a dog tethered to it.
3. A special camera.

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3 things about Thea Sharrock’s WICKED LITTLE LETTERS

Wicked Little Letters [2023]

1. She dashes into the privy, shouting, “Close your ears!”
2. The cruelty in his voice. “You don’t know what you want.”
3. Paddy wagon cackle.

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3 things about John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS

The Searchers [1956]

1. She looks on in rapture as the two men fight over her.
2. Pesky flamenco dancer.
3. Quick scalping.

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3 things about David Lean’s THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS

The Passionate Friends [1949]

1. A lunch that lasts so long the afternoon transitions into twilight; they watch the lights coming on outside from the balcony.
2. The curve of the tracks.
3. He sets down her drink on the theatre program, just after she notices its presence.

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3 things about Francisca Alegría’s THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future [2022]

1. He shows her the motorcycle he’s restoring.
2. Bovine breathing.
3. The bees return.

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3 things about Boaz Yakin’s FRESH

Fresh [1994]

1. She quietly squeezes her throat.
2. A trailer home in a vacant lot.
3. Textbooks.

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3 things about THE RESCUERS

The Rescuers [1977]

1. Set in a swamp and not a single Black character.
2. Taking shelter from the rain under a mailbox.
3. Alligator waterski.

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