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3 things about Lucrecia Martel’s THE HOLY GIRL

The Holy Girl [2004] 1. Streetcorner theremin. 2. Jose tries to comfort Helena, who is weeping. “You’re filling your eyes with microbes.” 3. For a moment, he stands behind the curtain and watches her. Sitting alone in a chair in … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Knight’s LOCKE

Locke [2013] 1. “You don’t trust God when it comes to concrete.” 2. A few swigs of cold medicine. 3. The sound of a baby.

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3 things about Lewis Seiler’s IF I’M LUCKY

If I’m Lucky [1946] 1. Harry James in Brazilian garb. 2. “How can a guy so tight be so loose?” 3. Fast motion bus chase = red herring. Not as blah as Doll Face but still pretty blah.

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3 things about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’ CLEOPATRA

Cleopatra [1963] 1. “I’m not sure I want to be rubbed by you at all.” 2. Platform-bearers in black and gold bodypaint. 3. “I asked it of Caesar. I demand it of you!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s FUN AND FANCY FREE

Fun and Fancy Free [1947] 1. Yawning trees. 2. A sliver of bean between two tissue-thin slices of bread. 3. He helps himself to the Brown Derby.

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3 things about Stephen Cone’s HENRY GAMBLE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party [2015] 1. She hands his mother a wrapped gift. “Oh, it’s nothing, just socks and a wallet.” 2. The record has a Capitol black rainbow label. 3. He dabs at the blood with soggy toilet paper.

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3 things about Claude Nuridsany & Marie Pérennou’s MICROCOSMOS

Microcosmos [1996] 1. A drop of water is absorbed by a leaf. 2. Snail congress. 3. A murderous bird.

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3 Things about Luis Buñuel’s TRISTANA

Tristana [1970] 1. “Even if you have nightmares, it’s good to dream. The dead don’t dream.” He stares at her cleavage. As he stands up from the chair, he closes the front of her nightgown and bids her goodnight. 2. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Yates’ KRULL

Krull [1983] 1. Black eyes of the changeling seer. 2. “Am I that man?” 3. He leaves a bit of sand on the web.

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3 things about Aram Avakian’s END OF THE ROAD

End of the Road [1970] 1. The sound of the chicken. 2. “Approach the ballerina.” 3. Sunrise, a lake, a boat, two men, a body. The documentary by Steven Soderbergh on the DVD is very illuminating. I wonder if he’ll … Continue reading →

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