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3 things about Walt Disney’s PETER PAN

Posted on January 21, 2022 by robchristopher

Peter Pan [1953] 1. Tinker Bell measures her hips. 2. Water-powered clock in the treehouse. 3. Regrettable (and forgettable) song “What Made the Red Man Red?”

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3 things about Walt Disney’s CINDERELLA

Posted on December 31, 2021 by robchristopher

Cinderella [1950] 1. Corn kernel stack. 2. A line of disdainful butlers. 3. Does the king have a shoe fetish?

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3 things about Walt Disney’s MELODY TIME

Posted on December 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Melody Time [1948] 1. After a kiss, a rapid thaw. 2. Spinning organ. 3. A bustle that bounces.

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3 things about Kon Satoshi’s PAPRIKA

Posted on December 1, 2021 by robchristopher

Paprika [2006] 1. A secret apartment littered with old toys. 2. Cocktail bar music. 3. He pulls his hand through her body, zipping away her face.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

Posted on November 29, 2021 by robchristopher

My Neighbor Totoro [1988] 1. Soft and furry bus benches. 2. A message scratched into the cornhusk. 3. Disquieting family tub scene.

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3 things about Marcell Jankovics’ SON OF THE WHITE MARE

Posted on October 5, 2021 by robchristopher

Son of the White Mare [1981] 1. Spinning castles. 2. Robot/stonebaby 3-headed dragon, its deeply distorted voice. 3. Eye fractals. Flabbergasting.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND

Posted on July 2, 2021 by robchristopher

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [1984] 1. Spore hunting. 2. Beneath the petrified forest. 3. Cleavage glimpse.

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3 things about Nina Paley’s SITA SINGS THE BLUES

Posted on January 29, 2021 by robchristopher

Sita Sings the Blues [2008] 1. Squadron of flying eyeballs. 2. Heart flashes. 3. Subject line of his email: DUMPSVILLE.

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3 things about George Dunning’s YELLOW SUBMARINE

Posted on June 3, 2020 by robchristopher

Yellow Submarine [1968] 1. The number 18. 2. Clown alarm system. 3. “If you must shout, shout quietly.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s ISLE OF DOGS

Posted on April 27, 2020 by robchristopher

Isle of Dogs [2018] 1. Advanced Tooth-and-Tail Recognition Software. 2. Harvey Keitel howling. 3. Wasabi-poison.

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