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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Alex Garland’s EX MACHINA
Ex Machina [2015] 1. A beautiful, useless stack of wood: the fireplace is just for show. 2. She pinches the skin under her eye and peels it back. 3. Just before the elevator door closes, a glance. Fantastically stylish, well acted, … Continue reading
3 things about Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn’s L FOR LEISURE
L for Leisure [2014] 1. Pisco and Crystal Pepsi. 2. “No expectations. I’m always down for a deep makeout sesh, but my sex I hold onto.” 3. Laser tag disintegration. Clever. I saw this last night at the Chicago Underground … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Foreign Correspondent [1940] 1. He takes an unenthusiastic sip of milk and says, “Doesn’t taste the way it did when I was a baby. That’s got poison in it.” 2. To deal with his nervous tension, he toys with a … Continue reading
3 things about Hiroshi Teshigahara’s THE FACE OF ANOTHER
The Face of Another [1966] 1. In the tea shop, they discuss how loud the music is. Done on purpose to encourage turnover. 2. He looks out the window at the sea. A bright flash. He’s been replaced by a … Continue reading
3 things about William Wyler’s THE BIG COUNTRY
The Big Country [1958] 1. Fistfight in long shot. 2. Leech picks up the shotgun that Rufus has thrown down, confirms that it’s loaded. 3. Together they look out over the landscape, and say everything that needs to be said … Continue reading
3 things about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT
Somewhere in the Night [1946] 1. “You look like two witches! What cooks?” 2. She has to be told what “private eye” and “shamus” mean. 3. They step carefully across the boards under the pier. Fog on the water.
3 things about Michael Crichton’s LOOKER
Looker [1981] 1. The doorbell rings. She takes off her robe and goes to answer the door in her underwear, naturally. 2. Insufficient body twist. 3. Spurt Toothpaste.
3 things about Stanley Donen’s SATURN 3
Saturn 3 [1980] 1. Gravity in four directions. 2. “You have a great body. May I use it?” 3. The spectacle of a naked Kirk Douglas strangling Harvey Keitel is one I will not soon forget.
3 things about Richard Lester’s A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
A Hard Day’s Night [1964] 1. “Give us a kiss.” 2. Cameo by George Shearing. 3. The book Ringo is reading is Anatomy of a Murder.
3 things about Woody Allen’s ANYTHING ELSE
Anything Else [2013] 1. “There was something compelling about your apathy.” 2. She only knows how to cook spaghetti for eight. 3. He closes the laptop and pours out lines of coke on it. This vies with Hollywood Ending for … Continue reading
