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3 things about George A. Romero’s SEASON OF THE WITCH

Season of the Witch [1972] 1. Snapping tree branches slashing her face. Somehow the opening scene reminds me of the opening scene of Belle de Jour. 2. Momentary cat. Just a stray that wandered in? 3. New, towering hairdo.

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3 things about Gordon Douglas’s THEM!

Them! [1954] 1. Their first view is of her legs. 2. Flame shadows. 3. Numbered drain pipes. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004] 1. Chorus with toads. 2. “You may be young in years but the heart that beats beneath your bosom is as shriveled as an old maid’s, your soul as dry as the … Continue reading

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3 things about Jeannot Szwarc’s BUG

Bug [1975] 1. About five minutes after telling her he’ll wait for her outside, he gets in the truck and leaves. 2. Eureka moment triggered by opening a cold can of Schlitz. 3. Clunky homage to The Birds.

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3 things about Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW

Shadow [2018] 1. Prideful of his calligraphy. 2. Bamboo point stuck in the small of his back. 3. Snapping the faceplate back into place.

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3 things about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH

Love Is Colder Than Death [1969] 1. A film about people who light and smoke cigarettes. 2. Gunshots without bullets. 3. Round glasses like that cop in Psycho.

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3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL

The World, The Flesh and the Devil [1959] 1. Model train winding through the apartment. 2. Arranging the dropcloth, he draws his arm across her throat. 3. Tied to the helm. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley’s DAMES

Dames [1934] 1. Canoodling in the moonlight on the Staten Island ferry. 2. Triple strength from Canada. 3. Moving through a tunnel of dames.

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3 things about Kogonada’s COLUMBUS

Columbus [2017] 1. Waitress interrupting their vulnerable moment. 2. His hat in the chair and then his hat missing from the chair. 3. Sad Culkin eyes.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO

Psycho [1960] 1. Dusty hotel binds. 2. Towel under the mop in the bucket. 3. “It isn’t gelling.” 3 other things.

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