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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about MIchael Curtiz’s MILDRED PIERCE
Mildred Pierce [1945] 1. The cop whacks his nightstick across the rail. 2. He walks past Ida, who’s just coming in, saying, “I hate all women.” 3. She tears up the check and gets slapped, falls against the wall.
3 things about Todd Haynes’ SAFE
Safe [1995] 1. Perm, nosebleed. 2. Outside, even in the compound, the constant sound of technology: airplanes, traffic, etc. 3. “I think it might be your cologne.” “Honey, I’m not wearing any cologne.”
3 things about George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Night of the Living Dead [1968] 1. The calendar on the wall in the kitchen indicates December 1966. 2. “The bereaved will have to forgo the dubious comforts that a funeral service will give. They’re just dead flesh, and dangerous.” … Continue reading
3 things about Wong Kar-wai’s FALLEN ANGELS
Fallen Angels [1995] 1. Orgasm with fishnet stockings. 2. “I was tired of digging bullets out of my own body. It was exhausting.” 3. Massaging the dead pig.
3 things about Laura Poitras’ CITIZENFOUR
Citizenfour [2014] 1. Rubik’s cube. 2. “I go by Ed.” 3. He wistfully looks out the window of his hotel room. The outside world, inaccessible. Stunning. It’s been a long time since a movie has fundamentally disturbed me this much. … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s MARNIE
Marnie [1964] 1. She presents her mother with a gift but then opens it herself. 2. Cousin Bob does not find it charming. 3. “I don’t need to read that muck to know that women are stupid and feeble and … Continue reading
3 things about Colin Higgins’ NINE TO FIVE
Nine to Five [1980] 1. “Thanks, Roz, I know just where to stick it.” 2. While he fidgets, she ties the scarf around his neck and adjusts it. 3. “And if I want to have an affair, or play sex … Continue reading
3 things about Orson Welles’ THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
The Magnificent Ambersons [1942] 1. “He was a congressman. The family always liked to have someone in Congress.” 2. Eating, and eating, and eating, and eating some more. 3. After a pause he says, “Not this time, Georgie.”
3 things about Anthony Mann’s BEND OF THE RIVER
Bend of the River [1952] 1. “You’re very handsome, in an elderly sort of way.” 2. A series of escalating prices written across the side of the barrel. 3. Wagon skidding down the snowy hillside.
3 things about David Mackenzie’s PERFECT SENSE
Perfect Sense [2011] 1. Fat and flour. 2. Eating lipstick, Coleman’s mustard, a raw fish, a laboratory rabbit. Guzzling a huge plastic bottle of olive oil. 3. Just before touching they both go blind. This is a movie that just … Continue reading
