3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s OLD JOY

Posted on August 16, 2010 by robchristopher

Old Joy [2006]

1. The dog’s name is Lucy.
2. “It’s all one thing now. There’s trees in the city, and garbage in the forest.”
3. His hand loosens its grip.

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ PARIS, TEXAS

Posted on August 14, 2010 by robchristopher

Paris, Texas [1984]

1. Dean Stockwell compares shoe sizes with Harry Dean Stanton.
2. Star Wars bedsheets.
3. He stops playing with his toys. He slowly stands up, walks over and puts his arms around her.

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3 things about Todd Solondz’s LIFE DURING WARTIME

Posted on August 13, 2010 by robchristopher

Life During Wartime [2009]

1. “No, I dried myself off with some paper towels.”
2. Charlotte Rampling: “I see a man. He’s alone. He’s straight. And that’s good enough for me.”
3. Allison Janney’s v-neck tanline.

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3 things about Stuart Gordon’s STUCK

Posted on August 9, 2010 by robchristopher

Stuck [2007]

1. “It’s your choice.” This line is repeated three times.
2. The dog gnaws on the bone sticking out of his leg.
3. He floors it, pinning her against the wall. He turns off the ignition. “Help me!” she cries. “Help you?” he says.

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s 71 FRAGMENTS OF A CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE

Posted on August 6, 2010 by robchristopher

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance [1994]

1. He hesitates. Then he cuts the lock, quietly removes every handgun from the rack. He puts them in a gym bag.
2. After he slaps her she almost leaves the table. Thinks better of it. Looks down at the piece of meat on her fork. Eventually she brings it to her mouth. That’s his cue to also resume eating.
3. The realization that the story we’ve been watching is just another segment on the news, like Sarajevo and Michael Jackson.

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3 things about Spike Lee’s INSIDE MAN

Posted on August 5, 2010 by robchristopher

Inside Man [2006]

1. “Last time I had my johnson pulled this hard it cost me five bucks.”
“Five bucks?”
“Tijuana, don’t ask.”
2. As he’s dragged across the floor, screaming, he topples a stack of books, pulls out a desk drawer.
3. Jodie Foster is trying so hard to be Tilda Swinton. But she’s not Tilda Swinton.

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3 things about Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s PARTY GIRL

Posted on August 2, 2010 by robchristopher

Party Girl [1995]

1. “He’s not a dick, he’s a patron.”
2. Rows of books standing up, the pages spread fan-style, airdrying.
3. “We still have to hang the pinata and make the hash browns.”

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s MAGNOLIA

Posted on August 2, 2010 by robchristopher

Magnolia [1999]

1. “Do you still want the peanut butter, bread, and cigarettes?”
2.  Under her breath: “Motherfucker.”
3. The frog on the hood is still breathing.

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3 things about Kevin Costner’s DANCES WITH WOLVES

Posted on August 1, 2010 by robchristopher

Dances with Wolves [1990]

1. She’s imagining what it would be like to roll over and jump on top of him.
2. “Like the stars.”
3. Too much: ghost wolf howling at the moon.

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3 things about François Ozon’s LE REFUGE

Posted on July 30, 2010 by robchristopher

Le refuge [2009]

1. He searches for a suitable vein. Then he looks at himself in the mirror, tenses his neck, inserts the needle.
2. Everyone on the dancefloor is moving very slowly.
3. Shades of Belle de jour: at an outdoor cafe a man approaches her with a proposition.

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