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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [1972] 1. “Did you see that? That was precisely not the way to drink a dry martini.” “You’re being hard on Maurice,” she protests. “He’s a commoner. He’s uneducated.” Then Don Rafael injects, “No … Continue reading
3 things about Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT
Alien: Covenant [2017] 1. How many times do we need to see the floating head? 2. Rooms of hanging papers crackling in a breeze. 3. Crane crush. Pfft.
3 things about Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal’s WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME
Whitney: Can I Be Me [2017] 1. The difference between success and fame. 2. Sitting in front of Barry White at the Soul Train Music Awards. 3. Cat in the Hat Comes Back nightshirt.
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3 things about Joseph Sargent’s THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three [1974] 1. “What’s the matter with everybody? How many hijacked trains we got?” 2. Tony Roberts: “We’re tryin’ to run a city, not a goddamn democracy!” 3. Looking at his mig shot: “Giuseppe … Continue reading
3 things about Don Siegel’s CHARLEY VARRICK
Charley Varrick [1973] 1. Poster at the whorehouse which reads “SIN BIN.” 2. He shoves the wheelchair towards the wall, where it slams into a pile of boxes. 3. The car almost doesn’t start but he never looks perturbed. 3 … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Zemeckis’s DEATH BECOMES HER
Death Becomes Her [1992] 1. Mad and Hel. 2. The way Isabella Rossellini says, “But keep your ass handy.” 3. Visual quotation of The Wizard of Oz.
3 things about Michael Winterbottom’s THE TRIP TO SPAIN
The Trip to Spain [2017] 1. Life-affirming butter (LAB). 2. “My name isn’t Roger Muslim. It’s Roger Moor.” 3. Missing his own son, he asks the owner’s son how old he is.
3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS
Little Murders [1971] 1. Her hand gesture as she says, “It’s in the vermouth.” 2. One phone booth is smashed so, without missing a beat, she tries another one. 3. The hum of the subway car as it sits in … Continue reading
3 things about Mark Robson’s EARTHQUAKE
Earthquake [1974] 1. He makes a left turn off of Deep Dell Place, a street referenced in Lost Highway. 2. She grabs a few donuts and gets arrested for looting. 3. A man’s shoe crunches down on her fingers. Her … Continue reading
3 things about Sam Wood’s A DAY AT THE RACES
A Day at the Races [1937] 1. The brothers form a chain. Circular handwashing routine. 2. “Are you a man or a mouse?” “You put a piece of cheese down there and you’ll find out.” 3. Disintegrating piano.
