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3 things about Simon Wincer’s D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L. [1985] 1. Mom hair, mom shorts, doing mom things in the kitchen. 2. On the computer monitor: “I’m scared.” 3. Pole Position for real.

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3 things about Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb’s JASPER MALL

Jasper Mall [2020] 1. Starting pay for a maintenance job at the mall: $8/hour. 2. Terrified little girl on the merry-go-round: “I’m going to die!” 3. Ghostly light trails in the vacated J.C. Penney.

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3 things about Frank Simon’s THE QUEEN

The Queen [1968] 1. At the draft board. “Did you tell them you were a homosexual?” “No, they told me I was a homosexual!” 2. Stunning a capella “Honey Bun.” 3. The managers of Town Hall anxious for them to … Continue reading

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3 things about Errol Morris’s FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control [1997] 1. Understanding life by creating something which is life-like. 2. A clown chased by a skeleton. 3. The tactile quality of old fashioned pruning shears.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST

North by Northwest [1959] 1. “I like your flavor.” 2. Laura’s Mercedes. 3. Can opener. 3 other things.

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3 things about Xavier Burgin’s HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror [2019] 1. The Birth of a Nation as the first black horror film.2. Interracial dancing in Blackula.3. Picking cotton in Get Out.

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3 things about Joe Cornish’s ATTACK THE BLOCK

Attack the Block [2011] 1. Ron’s weed room. 2. “Rest in Peace, doggie.” 3. Hanging off the balcony from a Union Jack.

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3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

Y Tu Mamá También [2001] 1. Big butts. 2. Running out of batteries during Brian Eno. 3. Shrimp soup and a beer for breakfast.

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3 things about the Ross Brothers’ CONTEMPORARY COLOR

Contemporary Color [2016] 1. Nighttime. Practicing in the middle of the street. 2. Catching the flag by the silk. 3. Writing the song in a day, recording the song in a day; crafting the routine in 26 weeks.

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3 things about Michael Winterbottom’s THE TRIP TO GREECE

The Trip to Greece [2020] 1. Dental implants. 2. Falsetto. 3. Willfully perverse music choices: cues from Winterbottom’s Wonderland, Philip Glass’s Satyagraha.

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