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3 things about Carl Reiner’s DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID

Posted on August 24, 2023 by robchristopher

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid [1982] 1. “I had no trouble finding Dr. Forrest’s cheese lab. It smelled like the number on the door.” 2. Terre Haute was about to get a public library. 3. Clip-on bowtie. 3 other things.

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3 things about Tay Garnett’s ONE WAY PASSAGE

Posted on August 22, 2023 by robchristopher

One Way Passage [1932] 1. Extra gunclip. 2. Hairpiece for the countess. 3. Mystical ending: the ghostly remnants of cocktail glasses appear on New Year’s.

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3 things about Steve Barron’s ELECTRIC DREAMS

Posted on August 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Electric Dreams [1984] 1. Champagne + circuit board = sentience. 2. A version of San Francisco devoid of gay people. 3. Melodic beeper.

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3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

Posted on August 18, 2023 by robchristopher

Smoking Causes Coughing [2022] 1. The dog runs off with the lips. 2. Supermarket-fridge. 3. Galactic soup.

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3 things about Michael Gordon’s PORTRAIT IN BLACK

Posted on August 12, 2023 by robchristopher

Portrait in Black [1960] 1. Wiping the sweat off his face with the surgical mask. 2. The Hippocratic Oath haunts him all over town. 3. Department store shopping in turban and furs.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES

Posted on August 9, 2023 by robchristopher

Distant Voices, Still Lives [1988] 1. He destroys the Christmas table and then orders her to clean it up. 2. Worried about his mother falling out of the window. 3. Scaffolding failure.

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3 things about John Patton Ford’s EMILY THE CRIMINAL

Posted on August 8, 2023 by robchristopher

Emily the Criminal [2022] 1. Feng shui. 2. She appropriates his box cutter strategy. 3. “Thank you. No more talking, just leave. Thank you so much for coming in.” “Hey, if you want to tell me what to do, put … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mamoru Oshii’s GHOST IN THE SHELL

Posted on August 2, 2023 by robchristopher

Ghost in the Shell [1995] 1. In attempting to pry open the tank, she rips her arms off. 2. Ports at the base of the skull. 3. Rapid typing.

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3 things about Chan-wook Park’s DECISION TO LEAVE

Posted on August 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Decision to Leave [2022] 1. Flies on the eyes. 2. The date of her mother’s death is the password for her phone. 3. Seawater slipping over the top of the sandpit.

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3 things about Tim Burton’s PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE

Posted on August 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure [1985] 1. No basement in the Alamo. 2. “Her ghost.” 3. Chili dog for Terry.

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