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3 things about Rian Johnson’s LOOPER

Looper [2012] 1. “Big heads, small potatoes.” 2. Bullet hole in the window, bullet hole in her stomach. 3. She summons him to her bedside using the plastic frog.

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3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s FANNY AND ALEXANDER

Fanny and Alexander [1982] 1. Farting out the candles. 2. “She married a count, had 12 children, and got as big as a house.” 3. Miniature storks sit atop the two cradles.

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3 things about Mikhail Kalatozov’s I AM CUBA

I Am Cuba [1964] 1. Crazy, crazy, crazy love. 2. The screen at the drive-in consumed by flames. 3. Cane cutting.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE

The Prestige [2006] 1. A panel in the tabletop slides open, revealing the flattened cage and squashed bird. 2. Hugh Jackman, doing an American accent, seated across from Andy Serkis, doing a New York accent. 3. As he dies, he … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Flynn’s THE OUTFIT

The Outfit [1973] 1. Anita O’Day in the background singing “I Concentrate on You” to a handful of patrons. 2. She just wants to go back to Pittsburgh to be with her daddy. 3. “Stay out of it. He’s dead. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s ZERO DARK THIRTY

Zero Dark Thirty [2012] 1. “He’s never leaving here, is he?” 2. Tony Robbins. 3. He hands the child a glowing lightstick. She looks at it in wonder.

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s KAGEMUSHA

Kagemusha [1980] 1. He has three attendants and two pages. 2. Fan song interlude. 3. He is banished from his own mansion. They pelt him with mud.

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3 things about Marc Forster’s QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Quantum of Solace [2008] 1. “If you could avoid killing every possible lead, it would be deeply appreciated.” 2. He snaps the handle off the door of the men’s room. 3. Basically, the shoddiest hotel in the world. 3 other … Continue reading →

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3 things about Gary Nelson’s FREAKY FRIDAY

Freaky Friday [1976] 1. “He’s gonna cook? Isn’t that sort of a sissy thing to do?” 2. Victor Borge! 3. Two halves of a police car. Bonus: in the midst of the chaos, she sits down on the kitchen floor … Continue reading →

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3 things about Brian De Palma’s THE FURY

The Fury [1978] 1. “Harry, I told you we should have moved to Melrose Park. This wouldn’t be happening if we lived in Melrose Park.” 2. Water Tower Place rendez-vous. 3. John Cassavetes blows up. His head tumbles through the … Continue reading →

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