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3 things about Louis Malle’s MY DINNER WITH ANDRE

Posted on November 9, 2024 by robchristopher

My Dinner with Andre [1981] 1. References to “my girlfriend Debbie”: writer Deborah Eisenberg. 2. Borrowing Richard Avedon’s place. 3. The man in the fortune cookie factory. 3 other things.

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3 things about Charles Vidor’s LADIES IN RETIREMENT

Posted on November 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Ladies in Retirement [1941] 1. Revulsion at Gilbert & Sullivan. 2. An umbrella stand becomes a giant vase for bulrushes. 3. They remark that they just observed Albert playing a game of tag with several gentlemen.

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3 things about Hector Babenco’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Posted on November 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Kiss of the Spider Woman [1985] 1. Two plates, one with twice as much food on it. 2. He leaves prison wearing a blue scarf; he dies wearing a red scarf. 3. “The nicest thing about feeling happy is that … Continue reading →

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3 things about Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2

Posted on November 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Juror #2 [2024] 1. “American Gothic” Halloween costumes. 2. In the middle of their discussion of the case, he drops his sobriety coin. 3. “Did you take the shortcut down Old Quarry Road?”

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

Posted on November 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Evil Does Not Exist [2023] 1. The sewage of five people is acceptable. 2. During the videocall, the consultant sits behind the wheel of his car. 3. Closeup of a bullethole in the deer’s hide.

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3 things about Silvio Narizzano’s DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by robchristopher

Die! Die! My Darling! [1965] 1. Her face half concealed by a curtain on the bathroom door. 2. She violently attempts to wipe away all the lipstick. (Echoed in The Substance?) 3. A secret chamber stuffed with forbidden remnants of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Wenk’s VAMP

Posted on November 1, 2024 by robchristopher

Vamp [1986] 1. She never says a word; she doesn’t need to. 2. A dish of cockroaches–as a treat. 3. Middle finger from the skeleton.

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3 things about Brandon Cronenberg’s POSSESSOR

Posted on October 30, 2024 by robchristopher

Possessor [2020] 1. Identifying curtains, blinds, and window coverings. 2. She wears a mask of her own melted face. 3. The bloodied child looks the dying man in the eye and says, “Pull me out.”

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3 things about Harvey Hart’s THE PYX

Posted on October 28, 2024 by robchristopher

The Pyx [1973] 1. Twin rocking chairs, painted blue. 2. “I’m a homosexual,” he confides. (Which means he won’t survive to the end of the film.) 3. Chanting–simultaneously normal speed, slowed down, and speeded up.

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3 things about Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

Posted on October 27, 2024 by robchristopher

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat [2024] 1. Dizzy Gillespie: “The weapons we will use will be … the cool ones.” 2. Eisenhower delivering an inspiring, impassioned speech to the U.N. Largely full of lies. 3. Too many assassins in one … Continue reading →

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