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3 things about Phil Karlson’s THE YOUNG DOCTORS

The Young Doctors [1961] 1. So much smoking in the hospital. 2. Ben Gazzara does a Brando impression (?) 3. Typing very slowly.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s UNSANE

Unsane [2018] 1. “This is going to go the way you want it to.” 2. Double exposure (front of head + back of head) becomes triple exposure. Her POV: the room sideways. 3. The detective discovers the notebook in the … Continue reading

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3 things about Jules Dassin’s NIGHT AND THE CITY

Night and the City [1950] 1. “But the wrong things. Always the wrong things.” 2. Bear hug. 3. He closes the office doors and breathes a sign of contentment. A job well done.

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3 things about Zach Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE

Justice League [2017] 1. “Millions of dollars of structural damage, nice to see you haven’t lost your touch.” 2. The Lasso of Truth is comedy gold. 3. Devoured by his own fear.

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3 things about Stanley Donen’s SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [1954] 1. Sorrel as a wedding bouquet. 2. Board dance-off. 3. Everyone claims the child; everyone has to get married.

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3 things about Phil Karlson’s 99 RIVER STREET

99 River Street [1953] 1. That’s one way to light a cigarette. 2. A visible flap of scarf. 3. She exits the powder room, gets a load of her husband dancing with a strange woman, and without a word leaves … Continue reading

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3 things about Dee Rees’s MUDBOUND

Mudbound [2017] 1. He lowers a ladder into the grave. 2. A bar of chocolate. 3. Eyes, tongue, or balls.

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“The Best Part of the Story”

The Los Angeles Times has just published a nice overview of Barry Gifford’s career alongside a brand new Roy story. Great stuff!

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s SCANNERS

Scanners [1981] 1. A neatly folded brown blanket on the bed. 2. Melting telephone. 3. An ad in LIFE. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s SABOTAGE

Sabotage [1936] 1. Forget about a bomb, the kid is walking the streets of London with a nitrate print! 2. Low shot: she slowly walks out the of the room and sits down on a chair in the hallway, her … Continue reading

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