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3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s QUEEN BEE

Posted on November 29, 2008 by robchristopher

Queen Bee [1955] 1. “You’re like some fancy kind of disease.” 2. She wears a sleeveless evening dress with elbow-length gloves. She fastens the bracelet on top of the gloves. 3. With her finger she writes “YOU WILL” in the steam on … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’AVVENTURA

Posted on November 23, 2008 by robchristopher

L’Avventura [1960] 1. “She’s like what Oscar Wilde wrote. Give her the luxuries and she can do without the little necessities.” 2. Lying on the bed, on her back, leg in the air, she puts on her stockings while singing … Continue reading →

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3 things about Marc Forster’s QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Posted on November 21, 2008 by robchristopher

Quantum of Solace [2008] 1. Dead girl on the bed coated in oil. Brilliant variation on Goldfinger. 2. The axe chops through the top of his shoe, lengthwise. 3.  The little “Q” pins the bad guys wear on their lapels. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s SHORT CUTS

Posted on November 20, 2008 by robchristopher

Short Cuts [1993] 1. There are four occasions in the movie where someone says either "What’s that supposed to mean?" or "What does that mean?"2. Andie MacDowell carries a tin of Altoids in her purse.3. Jack Lemmon’s final scene. He … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michael Ritchie’s SMILE

Posted on November 17, 2008 by robchristopher

Smile [1975] 1. “Another night of sarcasm and self-pity.” She opens the freezer. Cut to a stack of TV dinners.2. The girl sings the end of a song. Big, big, flashy braces. She finishes with an off-key coda on her … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jim Henson’s THE MUPPET MOVIE

Posted on November 17, 2008 by robchristopher

The Muppet Movie [1979] 1. Mel Brooks licks the knob. 2. Kermit sniffs the bottlecap. 3. “Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear.”

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3 things about Woody Allen’s HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

Posted on November 11, 2008 by robchristopher

Hannah and Her Sisters [1986] 1. The bunch of pilings bobbing up and down in the water. 2. “How should I know about the Nazis? I don’t know how the can opener works.” 3. A deserted, barren Soho. Empty streets. … Continue reading →

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3 things about François Truffaut’s THE WILD CHILD

Posted on November 10, 2008 by robchristopher

The Wild Child [1970] 1. He tries putting on his pants for the first time, both legs in one trouser leg until he figures it out. 2. He smears the mushrooms across his mouth. 3. His hand inside the dog’s … Continue reading →

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3 things about Fred Barney Taylor’s THE POLYMATH, OR THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF SAMUEL R. DELANEY, GENTLEMAN

Posted on November 1, 2008 by robchristopher

The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delaney, Gentleman [2007] 1. He acts as tour guide and leads us through an archetypal porn theater. 2. 100 sexual partners a week. 3. The movie spends about, oh, 90 … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 26, 2008 by robchristopher

The Last Waltz [1978] 1. Joni Mitchell in silhouette, singing backup. 2. Dylan shrugs and smiles at the end of his first song. 3. Emmylou Harris is off to the side during her song, in her own little sanctified space.

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