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3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. An empty bed strewn with red flowers and candles. 2. The soldier beats on the window until it breaks, and the prisoners finally quiet down. 3. As if gathering a specimen he cuts off … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Woodburn’s CORN’S-A-POPPIN’

Corn’s-A-Poppin [1956] 1. A hog-caller named Lilian Gravelguard. 2. He awkwardly lifts her veil to kiss her on the side of her face, twice. 3. Grilled cheese on the moon. Somewhere in the twilight zone between Ma & Pa Kettle … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ron Howard’s FROST/NIXON

Frost/Nixon [2008] 1. A pause before he shakes his hand. 2. Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd. 3. “You know, I would’ve said ‘sons of bitches,’ but Manolo here is a lover of dogs, and he hates me to defame animals.”

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3 things about Woody Allen’s SMALL TIME CROOKS

Small Time Crooks [2000] 1. Rooftop, laundry on a clothesline, sunset. 2. “Make conversation. But don’t say anything, don’t speak.” 3. A bearskin that lights up.

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3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

Only Lovers Left Alive [2014] 1. She opens her mouth in pleasure, revealing her teeth. 2. “How I wish I had met him before I wrote Hamlet. He would have provided the most perfect role model imaginable.” 3. Face dissolving … Continue reading →

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3 things about Andrew Stanton’s JOHN CARTER

John Carter [2012] 1. Cracking the ice to water the horses. 2. Several instances: pointlessly cutting from a medium shot to a wide angle shot, briefly, and then back to a medium shot. 3. He emerges from the body cavity … Continue reading →

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3 things about Terry Gilliam’s 12 MONKEYS

12 Monkeys [1995] 1. Grizzly outside City Hall. 2. Frank Gorshin’s sideways cigarette plant. 3. Insurance.

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3 things about Jack Bernhard’s DECOY

Decoy [1946] 1. She jiggles her jewelry at him and says, “Do they have this trash on your level?” 2. “Don’t let that face of yours go to your head.” 3. Improperly folded sheet on the corpse.

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3 things about André De Toth’s CRIME WAVE

Crime Wave [1954] 1. Working late at the animal hospital, wearing a holey sweater. 2. In the apartment building’s corridor stands a very sad plant on a table. 3. They end up in a crumpled heap at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Victor Fleming’s THE WIZARD OF OZ

The Wizard of Oz [1939] 1. Fresh crullers. 2. Her broomstick has red stripes on the upper handle. 3. A giant spraycan of Witch Remover. 3 other things.

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