3 things about Peter Yates’ THE HOT ROCK

Posted on July 12, 2021 by robchristopher

The Hot Rock [1972]

1. Dortmunder’s good/bad monolog. Brilliant.
2. Essentially, his locksmith business is booming because NYC is falling apart.
3. Red herring reaction shots of the bank guards noticing Dortmunder.

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3 things about Ted Post’s BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES

Posted on July 11, 2021 by robchristopher

Beneath the Planet of the Apes [1970]

1. She’s a vet.
2. Using a subway rail as a battering ram.
3. The crystal controls are very Fortress of Solitude.

3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s KISS ME DEADLY

Posted on July 7, 2021 by robchristopher

Kiss Me Deadly [1955]

1. “Look at all the goodies!”
2. “Okay,” he says. Pushes her away firmly. “You’ve made your point.”
3. Wrist burns.

3 other things.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s NO SUDDEN MOVE

Posted on July 4, 2021 by robchristopher

No Sudden Move [2021]

1. A goof in the scene where Bill Duke’s character is introduced: in the background we hear “Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues),” an Ellington number that wasn’t released until 1967.
2. The sous chef helpfully indicates with his eyes where Capelli has fled.
3. “That money is too expensive.”

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3 things about Joseph Losey’s BOOM!

Posted on July 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Boom! [1968]

1. “Shit on your mother!”
2. “I don’t go in for hand-kissing.”
3. “There are many art treasures in my bedroom, including me.”

Intoxicating.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND

Posted on July 2, 2021 by robchristopher

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [1984]

1. Spore hunting.
2. Beneath the petrified forest.
3. Cleavage glimpse.

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A new cocktail: No Pool Still Cool

Posted on June 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Quite adaptable for pitcher or punchbowl!

NO POOL STILL COOL

2 oz. pisco
.5 oz. apricot liqueur
1.5 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
.75 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters

Fill a double old fashioned glass with crushed ice. Combine ingredients with cubed ice in a shaker, shake very well, and strain into the glass.

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3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s SHAME

Posted on June 26, 2021 by robchristopher

Shame [1968]

1. He fails to shoot the chicken. He succeeds in shooting the man.
2. “Don’t play tennis for a few weeks.”
3. A sea of soldiers.

Genuinely stunning. The last time I felt this way after a film was watching Steve McQueen’s Hunger.

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3 things abut Leonard Nimoy’s STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK

Posted on June 25, 2021 by robchristopher

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock [1984]

1. Uhura’s elaborate golden necklace.
2. Truly alien bar music.
3. “Up your shaft.”

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s BIGGER THAN LIFE

Posted on June 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Bigger Than Life [1956]

1. Smashing the bannister.
2. After he cons the pharmacist he says, “I’m glad I dropped in. I’m new here. I like the way you do business.”
3. Calling the doctor “sir” in anger.

3 other things.

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