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3 things about Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH

The King’s Speech [2010] 1. Fish-eye lens as they descend the stairs. 2. “F-f-f-f-fornication.” 3. He extends his pinkie and thumb and measures the distance between his mouth and the microphone.

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3 things about Joel & Ethan Coen’s TRUE GRIT

True Grit [2010] 1. “If you would like to sleep in a coffin, it would be all right.” 2. He throws something into the river. An empty whiskey bottle bobs to the surface. 3. She accidentally tears open the corpse’s … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s GOSFORD PARK

Gosford Park [2001] 1. She lifts the lid and exclaims, “Yummy, yummy yum!” 2. “I’m the perfect servant. I have no life.” 3. He unhooks her dress then reaches around for her shoulder strap. “No, no, there’s one more–you’ll never … Continue reading →

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3 things about Paul Brickman’s RISKY BUSINESS

Risky Business [1983] 1. Camouflage jacket, hospital scrubs, big hair. “You’re probably going to Harvard.” 2. $4 hot chocolate at The Drake Hotel. 3. The voyeuristic bum takes a pull from his bottle. Brown paper bag.

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3 things about David Fincher’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK

The Social Network [2010] 1. “Dating you is like dating a Stairmaster.” 2. CGI breath. Really? In Lost Horizon from 1937, Frank Capra created more realistic cold-air breath than this $40 million movie. Pathetic. 3. He snatches the laptop off … Continue reading →

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3 things about Claude Lanzmann’s SHOAH (PART II)

Shoah (Part II) [1985] 1. He cannot speak. He continues cutting hair. 2. “It was pointless to tell the truth to anyone who had crossed the threshold of the crematorium.” 3. He told himself, “I’m the last Jew on earth. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Desmond Davis’ CLASH OF THE TITANS

Clash of the Titans [1981] 1. “Let loose the Kraken.” 2. Blood, maggots, scorpions. 3. He nonchalantly puts Perseus back on his feet.

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3 things about Duncan Jones’ MOON

Moon [2009] 1. GERTY cuts his hair, vacuuming it up simultaneously. 2. He unzips the top of his jumpsuit, ties the sleeves around his waist so it won’t fall down. 3. Traces of the erased smiley faces are still visible … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ TOKYO-GA

Tokyo-Ga [1985] 1. The movie showing on the plane is On Golden Pond. 2. There is no name on Ozu’s grave. Just an old Chinese character, mu, which means “nothingness.” 3. Life-sized Colonel Sanders in wax.

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3 things about David Mackenzie’s SPREAD

Spread [2009] 1. She shows him the house. “Peter Bogdanovich used to live here.” “Yeah. I bet he did.” 2. Creases in the brown paper bags so crisp they look ironed. 3. The mouse’s tail hangs over the frog’s lips.

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