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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s FANTASTIC VOYAGE

Posted on April 25, 2008 by robchristopher

Fantastic Voyage [1966] 1. The bald skull marked off into sections with the miniature radar equipment rotating around it. 2. The capillary wall, resembling a batik cloth. 3. It’s 20 minutes into the movie before Raquel Welch even gets a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Curtis Bernhardt’s POSSESSED

Posted on April 16, 2008 by robchristopher

Possessed [1947] 1. David slumped over the bar. He finishes a drink just as the bartender sets down a fresh drink. He immediately picks up the fresh drink and takes a slug. 2. Joan stands at the counter of the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Spike Lee’s SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT

Posted on April 15, 2008 by robchristopher

She’s Gotta Have It [1986] 1. Spike Lee with panties on his head. 2. She scrapes off the candle wax with a knife. 3. He carefully, meticulously folds his clothes as he undresses.

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3 things about John Frankenheimer’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Posted on April 9, 2008 by robchristopher

 The Manchurian Candidate [1962] 1. On two different occasions, Janet Leigh lights a cigarette and then gives it to Frank Sinatra.2. The Abe Lincoln lamp in the Shaw house: the base is a bust of Lincoln and the lampshade is … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Lynch’s LOST HIGHWAY

Posted on April 1, 2008 by robchristopher

Lost Highway [1997] 1. The first time we see Fred & Renee’s bed, it has black sheets on it. The next time, the sheets are silver. 2. Fred drinks two double scotches in a row before his first encounter with … Continue reading →

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3 things about Blake Edwards’ THE GREAT RACE

Posted on March 29, 2008 by robchristopher

The Great Race [1965] 1. In Professor Fate’s house: a stuffed moose. The front half is one room and the rear half is in another, on the other side of the wall. 2. Hezekiah waltzing with a matronly woman, both … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE

Posted on March 23, 2008 by robchristopher

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1969] 1. Is this the first time we get to see Bond’s office? Pretty bland. The chairs don’t look comfortable either. 007 takes out a hip flask, raises it, and says to the portrait of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s FUNNY GAMES

Posted on March 16, 2008 by robchristopher

Funny Games [2007] 1. The pillowcase pulled taut over Georgie’s head. 2. The shiny, chrome-like barrel of the hunting rifle. 3. Naomi Watts shaking the leaves of lettuce as she takes them out of the water, talking on her cell … Continue reading →

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3 things about Donald Cammell & Nicolas Roeg’s PERFORMANCE

Posted on March 16, 2008 by robchristopher

Performance [1970] 1. Chazz runs his index finger down the side of the Rolls Royce a moment before pouring acid on it. 2. Sparkly, extreme close up of a nipple. 3. The two enormous, cabinet-sized speakers.

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3 things about Shirley Clarke’s THE CONNECTION

Posted on March 13, 2008 by robchristopher

The Connection [1962] 1. Jackie McLean: “This cat is corroded!” 2. The series of closeups of the peeling white paint on the bathroom door. 3. Sam is in the midst of a rambling monologue. The camera titlts upward, following a … Continue reading →

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