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3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s LAW OF DESIRE
Law of Desire [1987] 1. “It’s not your fault you don’t love me, and it’s not my fault I love you.” 2. On the altar to the Virgin Mary, a picture of Elizabeth Taylor. 3. The typewriter smashes through the window, … Continue reading
3 things about Hong Khaou’s LILTING
Lilting [2014] 1. Crying. Snotty beard. 2. He plucks a hair from Kai’s nipple, puts it in his mouth. 3. She sits alone at the table, listening to him move around upstairs. She passes a hand across her forehead.
3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s TROPICAL MALADY
Tropical Malady [2004] 1. They fool around at the movies, the soldier’s hand on his leg and the villager’s leg on his hand. 2. “Kill him to free him from his world, or let him devour you to enter his … Continue reading
3 things about Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s THE CASE AGAINST 8
The Case Against 8 [2014] 1. Ted Olsen leaning against a stack of paper plates. 2. Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?” Olson: “When did it … Continue reading
Masking the symptom.
We are born with a mortal illness, Seth concludes, and spend half our lives or all our lives denying that we have this illness. The aging process is the visual symptom of this illness and we devote our whole lives … Continue reading
3 things about Derek Jarman’s THE TEMPEST
The Tempest [1979] 1. He emerges from the sea, naked, carrying a sword. 2. A crystal ball surrounded by glowing candles. 3. The sailors throw bunches of flower petals into the air.
3 things about Todd Haynes’ VELVET GOLDMINE
Velvet Goldmine [1998] 1. Gatefold sleeve. Wrapped from the waist down in crushed red velvet. 2. “It’s funny how beautiful people are when they’re walking out the door.” 3. Coils of microphone cable on the stage’s scuffed wood floor. He … Continue reading
3 things about Abdellatif Kechiche’s BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Blue is the Warmest Color [2013] 1. Kissing, intermittent starbursts. 2. Louise Brooks projection. 3. “Excuse me, I don’t know … I don’t know … It’s beyond my control.” “You’re excused.”
3 things about John Cameron Mitchell’s SHORTBUS
Shortbus [2006] 1. Splatter painting. 2. “Why don’t you come in and have a look. After all, voyeurism is participation.” 3. She bludgeons the pink egg using a mannequin leg clad in a fishnet stocking.
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