The Connection [1962]
1. Jackie McLean: “This cat is corroded!”
2. The series of closeups of the peeling white paint on the bathroom door.
3. Sam is in the midst of a rambling monologue. The camera titlts upward, following a cockroach as it climbs the wall. The monologue continues on the soundtrack.
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I turned comment screening on for this post.
Double Wedding [1937]
1. William Powell getting clunked on the head with an Oscar (where did that come from?)
2. The old fur coat he puts on whenever it’s time to answer the telephone.
3. He’s napping under a tree. She gently moves the branches above his head in order to create a bit more shade.
Track of the Cat [1954]
1. Beulah Bondi stands at the stove fixing breakfast, nearly still asleep but already bitter. She reaches up for a dishtowel.
2. Pa Bridges leans forward, a hand on either banister post. He looks like he’ll fall down during his speechmaking but he doesn’t.
3. Robert Mitchum suddenly has a look of fear in his eyes and he buries his face in his forearm, crying.
Kind of a weird weekend. I felt myself in a holding pattern all weekend. I got a little bit of routine writing done (Chicagoist) and did my taxes on Saturday, and we watched three movies. Andy has been sick with a cold since Friday night. In an odd sort of way it was satisfying to look after him. But I had no direction all weekend. It’s this waiting. I feel like I can’t get myself together until I know one way or the other.
Mean Streets [1973]
1. “Would you give me back my fuckin’ eggplant, please?”
2. All the women in the movie at the bar order a 7&7.
3. Harvey Keitel tears off two chunks of bread from the bag of bread left on the dooorstep in front of his uncle’s restaurant. Early morning.
Wrong Move [1975]
1. He punches through two panes of glass. The Troggs are playing on his turntable.
2. The fire crackling in an enormous fireplace. Next to the fireplace is a TV set sheathed in plastic. Static.
3. Nastassja Kinski looking out the car window, which is beaded with raindrops.
OK here’s a silly question for all you techies out there. I have my DVD of commercials. How do I import a few excerpts from it onto my laptop and then post them on YouTube?
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