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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Mattie Do’s THE LONG WALK
The Long Walk [2019] 1. Regardless of specific events, the outcome is always a smashed pane of glass. 2. They need a tractor. The NGO instead installs solar panels. 3. Foil-and=plastic packets of dehydrated noodles. Something special.
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL
Total Recall [1990] 1. Copious cereal spillage. 2. “Get your ass on Mars.” 3. Bugeyes.
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s ROBOCOP
RoboCop [1987] 1. Leeza Gibbons! Along with three Twin Peaks cast members. 2. Baby food jars. 3. Video real estate agent.
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3 things about Lorene Scafaria’s HUSTLERS
Hustlers [2019] 1. “Come into my fur.” 2. Three twenties. 3. She angrily shuts off the voice recorder; the film’s soundtrack drops out until she slams the door shut.
3 things about Steve James’s STEVIE
Stevie [2002] 1. A disastrous outing at Excalibur. 2. Offer of protection from the Aryan Brotherhood. 3. Because he did not demonstrate remorse, ten years instead of six.
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3 things about Errol Morris’s A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
A Brief History of Time [1991] 1. Eleven ways to get into the house. 2. Spaghetti. 3. Developing a new set of tools that no one else knows how to use.
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3 things about Kenji Mizoguchi’s UGETSU
Ugetsu [1953] 1. An admonition amidst the fog. 2. Sanskrit characters on smooth skin. 3. Suddenly, a fire in the hearth.
3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s A LITTLE PRINCESS
A Little Princess [1995] 1. Channeling Margaret Hamilton! 2. She skips gaily past them, saying, “Hello.” 3. Water droplets on a yellow rose.
3 things about Tim Whelan’s Q PLANES
Q Planes [1939] 1. Nonsensical compacts. 2. Cooking stew as a catalyst for deep thinking. 3. A closet entirely filled with identical umbrellas and bowler hats.
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Tagged 3 things, laurence olivier, movies, ralph richardson, war
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3 things about Marielle Heller’s CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Can You Ever Forgive Me? [2018] 1. “Do you have a letter of authentication for the letter of authentication?” 2. Ossified cat turds under the bed. 3. Baking sheets of paper.
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