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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Nicholas Roeg’s DON’T LOOK NOW
Don’t Look Now [1973] 1. Only one of the candles blows out. 2. Swimming rats. 3. Thanks to a clever camera angle, she appears to be swallowed by the beds.
3 things about Ben Steinbauer’s WINNEBAGO MAN
Winnebago Man [2009] 1. “Will you do me a kindness?” 2. He goes for a walk using a guideline: a rope strung between stakes. 3. Trouble in front of Walmart.
3 things about Robert Altman’s BEYOND THERAPY
Beyond Therapy [1987] 1. Periodic offscreen car crashes. 2. “I don’t think we’ve been properly introduced. My name is Bob.” “I get off in five minutes.” “I’ll be sitting here with my mother.” 3. While everyone else eats dessert, she … Continue reading
3 things about Roberto Rossellini’s GERMANY YEAR ZERO
Germany Year Zero [1948] 1. The truck goes over some potholes, jolting a few lumps of coal onto the road. A small crowd dashes over to pick them up. 2. The recording of a Hitler speech echoes through the ruins. … Continue reading
3 things about David Lynch’s DUNE
Dune [1984] 1. The ducal pug. 2. “Remember, walk without rhythm and you won’t attract the worm.” 3. Snack time. He rips off a chunk of flesh from a dead cow (horse?) suspended upside down from the ceiling. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW
Apocalypse Now [1979] 1. The inside of the trailer could be anywhere in America. 2. “I don’t see any method at all, sir.” 3. Neck slice.
3 things about Lucrecia Martel’s THE HEADLESS WOMAN
The Headless Woman [2008] 1. Two kid-sized handprints on the window. 2. She never says “Please” or “Thank you.” 3. The shirts are all too small. He takes them anyway. 3 other things.
3 things about John Cassavetes’ A BUNCH OF BANANAS
A Bunch of Bananas [1975] 1. He starts stomping around the room in a rage. She joins in, then takes his hand. They begin an impromptu softshoe dance. 2. “What in God’s green … why in hell didn’t you tell … Continue reading
3 things about Fritz Lang’s MINISTRY OF FEAR
Ministry of Fear [1943] 1. Cake crumbs on the seat, on the leg of his pants, on the floor of the train. 2. Seance: a circle. Astrological symbols on the floor like the numbers on a clockface. Dan Duryea’s fallen … Continue reading
3 things about Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen’s THE INTERVIEW
The Interview [2014] 1. “That’s not the first rule of journalism! That’s the first rule of circuses and demolition derbies!” 2. Fake grapefruit. 3. Ten second sex scene.
