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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s THE HIDDEN FORTRESS
The Hidden Fortress [1958] 1. He gives them five bars of silver for the horse. 2. “They’re all inferior but choose one.” 3. The soldiers flee and are immediately shot by their own troops. 3 other things.
3 things about Elia Kazan’s PANIC IN THE STREETS
Panic in the Streets [1950] 1. Coffee warehouse chase. 2. Fitch and Blackie take turns cradling Poldi. 3. Irritating, unwanted advice from the neighbor.
3 things about Robert De Niro’s THE GOOD SHEPHERD
The Good Shepherd [2006] 1. Hearing aid in the bottom of his teapot. 2. Two pairs of identical black shoes, smartly polished. 3. Spiraling towards the rainforest floor. Where’s John le Carré when you need him?
3 things about Sam Mendes’ SPECTRE
Spectre [2015] 1. “Prick.” 2. Hildebrand safehouse. 3. First time we’ve seen Moneypenny’s boyfriend? 3 other things.
3 things about Lucrecia Martel’s ZAMA
Zama [2017] 1. The Governor has nails painted red. 2. Whose ears? 3. “Stay calm and you’ll live.”
3 things about Robert Altman’s IMAGES
Images [1972] 1. It’s cold, do you want a drink, thrown back onto the bed. It’s cold, do you want a drink, thrown back onto the bed. It’s cold, do you want a drink, thrown back onto the bed. 2. … Continue reading
3 things about Gordon Douglas’s THEM!
Them! [1954] 1. Ribcage in its mandibles. 2. Egg chamber: echoes of Alien. 3. “He’s got a sweet tooth.”
3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN
Two Weeks in Another Town [1962] 1. He breaks into the bathroom, shattering the mirror on the back of the door, and calmly tells her not to swallow the bottle of sleeping pills. 2. “Was it hard to divorce her?” … Continue reading
3 things about Arthur Lubin’s IMPACT
Impact [1949] 1. Another sighting of the Brocklebank Apartments. 2. “It’s easier to be tolerant and understanding at 50 than it is to be at 25.” 3. And they moved to Denver and lived happily ever after.
3 things about John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR
Excalibur [1981] 1. I counted two severed arms. There were surely more. 2. “Every time a man lies he kills a part of the world.” 3. Lying there naked with a sword piercing his side.
