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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Nicholas Ray’s JOHNNY GUITAR
Johnny Guitar [1954] 1. She moves in closer, looks straight at her and says, “I’m going to kill you.” 2. The magic of Trucolor. Flaming red shirt, flaming red lipstick. A red kerchief against a canary yellow shirt. 3. Emma … Continue reading
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3 things about Sophie Fiennes’ THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology [2012] 1. “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” was censored from The Sound of Music when it was shown in Communist Yugoslavia. 2. Fidel Castro concluded that the shark in Jaws represented capitalism. 3. Theory of satire: ridiculing … Continue reading
3 things about David O. Russell’s FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
Flirting with Disaster [1996] 1. Blind U-turn. 2. Showercap and bra. 3. Reagan acid blotter.
3 things about Sidney Salkow’s TWICE-TOLD TALES
Twice-Told Tales [1963] 1. Skeleton bride collapses to the floor. 2. “Look at that lizard, Giovanni. Look at it. Watch that beautiful creature die.” 3. A crack appears in the ceiling. Blood.
3 things about Roger Corman’s TALES OF TERROR
Tales of Terror [1962] 1. Morella: H.R. Gigeresque. 2. “Why don’t you watch where I’m going?!” 3. Gooey Vincent.
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s RAN
Ran [1985] 1. “The hen pecks the cock and makes him crow.” 2. Two thin cuts on his bulging artery. 3. “Prepare yourself to die, Lord Jiro. I will follow you.”
3 things about Frank Oz’s DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [1988] 1. “You won’t feel Mr. Piggy then, will you? Tell me if you feel this. Tickle, tickle, tickle.” 2. She wears a hairpiece in the shape of a knot. 3. Facing the sea, backs to the … Continue reading
3 things about Faythe Levine & Sam Macon’s SIGN PAINTERS
Sign Painters [2013] 1. “One thing I tell people, don’t ever use pink without talking with the customer first. Some people really do not like that.” 2. Gnarled, paint-spattered hands picking out a tune on an old upright piano. 3. … Continue reading
3 things about Mong-Hong Chung’s SOUL
Soul [2013] 1. Cityscape passing by outside the car window, upside down. 2. Neckhole bloodjet. 3. He steps back slightly from the opening of the well. “Sir, I am only showing you the path.”
3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
The Thing from Another World [1951] 1. A movie of commands. “Keep your eye on that Geiger counter!” “Get out of there!” “Watch the skies!” 2. While he’s “tied up” she forces drinks on him. 3. Buckets of kerosene. The … Continue reading
