3 things about Steve De Jarnatt’s MIRACLE MILE

Posted on March 7, 2025 by robchristopher

Miracle Mile [1988]

1. They choose to spend their last moment’s eating at Canters Deli and who can blame them?
2. Dying at the bottom of an escalator.
3. Tar pit crash.

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3 things about Milos Forman’s AMADEUS

Posted on March 5, 2025 by robchristopher

Amadeus [1984]

1. “These”(gulp)”are originals?”
2. Portrait of Haydn on the wall in Mozart’s flat.
3. Dripping black veils and hoods.

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3 things about Nanette Burstein’s ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES

Posted on March 3, 2025 by robchristopher

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024]

1. Richard Burton repeating the same story over and over about seeing her rushes for the first time.
2. Working through the death of Mike Todd during Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
3. “I won the award for my tracheotomy.”

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3 things about Bas Devos’s HERE

Posted on March 2, 2025 by robchristopher

Here [2023]

1. Each moss is like a micro-forest.
2. Something green glowing in his hand.
3. Realizing that she doesn’t know his name, and smiling.

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3 things about John Frankenheimer’s SEVEN DAYS IN MAY

Posted on February 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Seven Days in May [1964]

1. “I’ll make you two promises: a very good steak, medium rare, and the truth, which is very rare.”
2. The senator refers to Jiggs’s collection of military medals, ribbons, and badges as fruit salad.
3. A few laps in the pool followed by a cigarette.

3 other things.

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3 things about Jocelyn Moorhouse’s PROOF

Posted on February 25, 2025 by robchristopher

Proof [1991]

1. He innocently holds up a packet of condoms.
2. “‘Celia has exceptional breasts.’ Would you like me to add that?”
3. The pupil does not dilate.

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3 things about Jûzô Itami’s TAMPOPO

Posted on February 24, 2025 by robchristopher

Tampopo [1985]

1. Passing the yolk back and forth.
2. The pork slices must be 3mm thick.
3. Spaghetti etiquette.

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3 things about Gints Zilbalodis’s FLOW

Posted on February 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Flow [2024]

1. Collecting a pile of fishes.
2. The bird ascends into space.
3. A basket of shiny objects.

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3 things about James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Posted on February 21, 2025 by robchristopher

A Complete Unknown [2024]

1. A live jam session on public TV.
2. “Sweetheart, you’re in the shot.”
3. Grossman and Dylan sharing a bed at the Viking Motel.

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3 things about Brady Bryson’s SIDEWAYS FOR ATTENTION

Posted on February 20, 2025 by robchristopher

Sideways for Attention [2024]

1. Facedown and motionless on her bed.
2. He declines. It’s “that Turkish shit.”
3. Carrie and Taxi Driver simultaneously.

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