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3 things about Billy Wilder’s SUNSET BLVD.

Posted on September 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Sunset Blvd. [1950] 1. Solid gold cigarette case. 2. “Get me Gordon Cole.” 3. He references The Naked and The Dead. 3 other things.

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3 things about Nanette Burstein’s ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES

Posted on March 3, 2025 by robchristopher

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024] 1. Richard Burton repeating the same story over and over about seeing her rushes for the first time. 2. Working through the death of Mike Todd during Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joel Coen & Ethan Coen’s BARTON FINK

Posted on November 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Barton Fink [1991] 1. Wandering down the road while singing “Old Black Joe” at the top of his lungs. 2. Blood spreads from the underside of the body. 3. “The common man will still be here when you get back. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Bogdonovich’s TARGETS

Posted on March 11, 2023 by robchristopher

Targets [1968] 1. Blue ink on the check for his new gun, blue house, blue hand-towel, blue paper towels. 2. “Hardly ever missed, did I?” 3. The “good guy with a gun” who who isn’t of much use. 3 other … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s THE BIG KNIFE

Posted on May 20, 2020 by robchristopher

The Big Knife [1955] 1. “Never underestimate a man just because you don’t like him.” 2. Backscratcher as seduction tool. 3. Fake hearing-aid.

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3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD

Posted on July 30, 2019 by robchristopher

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood [2019] 1. Across the street from the theater is a shop featuring a sign for Stan’s Donuts. 2. Goosing the blender. 3. He laughs to himself, adding, “That train has left the station.”

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3 things about George Cukor’s A STAR IS BORN

Posted on June 8, 2019 by robchristopher

A Star Is Born [1954] 1. She kisses him first. 2. A tiny, squelched “no.” 3. Spanish musical troupe rehearsing backstage. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Mulligan’s INSIDE DAISY CLOVER

Posted on July 30, 2018 by robchristopher

Inside Daisy Clover [1965] 1. Evening. Near the beach. Sitting outside at a card table with a small lamp on it. The breeze stirs the ribbon in her hair. A worried look on her face. 2. Looping breakdown. ADR booth, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Thom Andersen & Noël Burch’s RED HOLLYWOOD

Posted on July 1, 2016 by robchristopher

Red Hollywood [1996] 1. After a man rejects one of them, the group of five women slowly descend the steps and walk away, disappearing into the fog. 2. Abraham Polonsky: “Every crime story is about capitalism. Because capitalism is about … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Zemeckis’ WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

Posted on March 3, 2015 by robchristopher

Who Framed Roger Rabbit [1988] 1. Cattle call. 2. He sniffs the edge of the record. 3. Singing sword.

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