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3 things about Richard Lester’s SUPERMAN II

Posted on December 11, 2022 by robchristopher

Superman II [1980] 1. Valerie Perrine just sort of disappears. 2. Lady at Niagara Falls: “What a nice man!” 3. The return of Sherriff Pepper from Live and Let Die?

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3 things about Preston Sturges’ THE LADY EVE

Posted on December 10, 2022 by robchristopher

The Lady Eve [1941] 1. “But then she must be very, very … ?”“Oh, very!”2. Covered in roast and pan drippings.3. Mr. Murgatroyd. 3 other things.

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3 things about Daryl Duke’s THE SILENT PARTNER

Posted on December 5, 2022 by robchristopher

The Silent Partner [1978] 1. “Personal letters” in her safety deposit box.2. “If it’s all right with her it’s all right with me.” (Inadvertent nod to The Long Goodbye?) 3. Christopher Plummer’s foot on her face. 3 other things.

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3 things about Todd Haynes’ VELVET GOLDMINE

Posted on December 4, 2022 by robchristopher

Velvet Goldmine [1998] 1. Shiny trenchcoat and fedora.2. “We set out to change the world. Ended up just changing ourselves.”“What’s wrong with that?”“Nothing. If you don’t look at the world.”3. Snorting coke off the back of his thigh. 3 other … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

Posted on December 3, 2022 by robchristopher

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954] 1. Eating with a knife only. 2. Volcania looks an awful lot like the prototype of a Bond villain’s lair. 3. Turtle-guitar.

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3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT

Posted on December 2, 2022 by robchristopher

‘Round Midnight [1986] 1. Running the cork from the bottle of rum around the rim of the glass of Coke. 2. “If we’re going, let’s go early. You know, Lady Francis, there’s not enough kindness in the world.” 3. The … Continue reading →

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3 things about James L. Brooks’ TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

Posted on November 29, 2022 by robchristopher

Terms of Endearment [1983] 1. “Did you ask?” “About 600 times.” 2. Running through the quad with an infant strapped to his chest. 3. After she dies, we never see her again.

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3 things about Rian Johnson’s GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Posted on November 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery [2022] 1. “It’s dangerous to confuse speaking without thinking with speaking the truth.” 2. A slow trickle of Jeremy Renner’s hot sauce. 3. Matisse in the bathroom.

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3 things about Sophie Hyde’s GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE

Posted on November 27, 2022 by robchristopher

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande [2022] 1. Her suitcase leaves tracks in the hotel room carpet. 2. Wrapped around each other’s bodies. 3. Shared terrible coffee grimace.

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3 things about Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND

Posted on November 25, 2022 by robchristopher

The Other Side of the Wind [2018] 1. “See, I told you it wouldn’t play.” 2. He’s so drunk that his lips miss the edge of his glass. 3. The sports car is paid for. Nothing else is. 3 other … Continue reading →

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