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Tag Archives: 3 things
3 things about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS
The Merchant of Four Seasons [1972] 1. She calmly steps past his body and calls an ambulance. 2. Paper cones for fruit. 3. Shot after shot after shot after shot.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s TOPAZ
Topaz [1969] 1. Private conversation in a walk-in cooler. 2. An important document lies beneath a half-eaten hamburger. 3. Two boarding ramps; one plane is heading to Washington, the other to Moscow.
3 things about George Marshall’s THE BLUE DAHLIA
The Blue Dahlia [1946] 1. Monkey music. 2. “Am I under suspicion?” “I don’t know. How do you feel about it?” 3. The glow of the glistening street under the nightclub’s enormous neon sign. Fantastic. Not because the convoluted plot … Continue reading
3 things about Joanna Hogg’s THE SOUVENIR
The Souvenir [2019] 1. Dividing the bed with stuffed animals. 2. Awkward directing sequence. 3. She looks her steadily in the face and says, “The worst.”
3 things about Nagisa Ôshima’s TABOO
Taboo [1999] 1. Obscure reasons for not cutting off his locks. 2. Chopping down the tree in a single stroke. 3. “I’m more inclined to incline towards those who are inclined.”
3 things about Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS
Breathless [1960] 1. Making out during a Western. 2. “Sleeping’s so sad. You say ‘sleeping together’ but you never do.” 3. He berates him for wearing silk socks with a tweed suit.
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3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s BLACK BOOK
Black Book [2006] 1. A sensitive whistler. 2. He pulls down her panties and says, “You’re a perfectionist, aren’t you?” 3. Screwing down the lid of the casket using her locket.
3 things about Errol Morris’s STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Standard Operating Procedure [2008] 1. He outlines the subtle differences between “Criminal Act” and “S.O.P.” 2. If she could take it back, she wouldn’t have joined the army. 3. Upset that the “No Photographs Allowed” sign was violated. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s KEEP AN EYE OUT
Keep an Eye Out [2018] 1. Actually. 2. Smoking hole. 3. A discussion on the fine art of eating on stage.
3 things about Leo McCarey’s MY SON JOHN
My Son John [1952] 1. Bops him on the head with her Bible. 2. Helen Hayes and the look on her face when she says to him, “You take over whenever you want to.” 3. A shaft of light illuminates … Continue reading