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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SOYLENT GREEN
Soylent Green [1973] 1. The idea of maximum security farms. 2. White plastic pipe bookcases. 3. “And I get a full twenty minutes?” 3 other things.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s SABOTEUR
Saboteur [1942] 1. Running into the bebop cat at the charity ball. “Beat it out, son. Beat it out.” 2. Curlers in her beard. 3. Perfect choice: a nasty soliloquy captured in a long shot. You don’t hear many folks … Continue reading
3 things about Luca Guadagnino’s CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Call Me by Your Name [2017] 1. Sounds of the peach. 2. He just shrugs. 3. “And before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at … Continue reading
3 things about Emilie Upczak’s MOVING PARTS
Moving Parts [2017] 1. Unintelligible whispers of advice. 2. “I’m sorry that your brother died, but this isn’t a hotel. Work still goes on here. Make yourself pretty and go upstairs.” 3. He raises the cleaver. An implicit threat.
3 things about Mati Diop’s ATLANTICS
Atlantique [2019] 1. Explaining how a corkscrew and a bottle opener work. 2. Virginity test. 3. “He doesn’t even know how to dig!”
3 things about John Dahl’s THE LAST SEDUCTION
The Last Seduction [1994] 1. “Just go away.” “I haven’t finished charming you.” “You haven’t started.” 2. On top, in control, pounding the roof of the car. 3. Quickly wiping her fingerprints off the can of Mace.
3 things about Whit Stillman’s THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO
The Last Days of Disco [1998] 1. Hidden in the sub-basement. 2. “There’s something really sexy about Scrooge McDuck.” 3. “A lot of people like to say they won’t take no for an answer. I just wanted you to know … Continue reading
3 things about Whit Stillman’s BARCELONA
Barcelona [1994] 1. Reading from the Old Testament while dancing to “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” 2. Jaunty eyepatch. 3. “But they have no idea how delicious hamburgers can be. But it’s this ideal burger of memory we crave not the disgusting imitations … Continue reading
3 things about Whit Stillman’s METROPOLITAN
Metropolitan [1990] 1. Cha cha record. 2. “The most important thing to realize about parents is that there is absolutely nothing you can do about them.” 3. Two glasses of water before bed.
3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s HARD EIGHT
Hard Eight [1996] 1. “You should know before you ask a question like that.” 2. Reno lounge jazz combo covering “All Blues” by Miles Davis. 3. Gently tugging down the cuff of his overcoat.
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