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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Lawrence Kasdan’s BODY HEAT
Body Heat [1981] 1. Wind chime racket signifies lust. 2. Always two glasses of iced tea. 3. Special order high school yearbook.
3 things about AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams [1990] 1. The rippling of the flag in the wind sounds like a crackling fire. 2. Bright red wagon wheels leaning against a barn. 3. He drops the mutant rose to the ground and indifferently crushes it … Continue reading
3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s SOLARIS
Solaris [2002] 1. “It brings out the red in my eyes.” 2. In bed, naked, lying on his stomach, eating noodles from a bowl. 3. Reaching towards the boy’s hand. 3 other things.
3 things about Michael Dudok de Wit’s THE RED TURTLE
The Red Turtle [2016] 1. A millipede traverses his foot. 2. They lie on a flattened section of grass and clean fish. 3. He swims to the the crest of a huge wave which is suspended in the air.
3 things about John Cassavetes’ THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1978 version)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie [1978] 1. Gambling debts: first “not just a piece of paper,” then “just paper.” 2. At the restaurant, an off color limerick. 3. What is the white goo in Mr. Sophistication’s hair? Greasepaint? 3 … Continue reading
3 things about Joel & Ethan Coen’s BLOOD SIMPLE.
Blood Simple. [1983] 1. “If the pay’s right, and it’s legal, I’ll do it.” “It’s not strictly legal.” “If the pay’s right, I’ll do it.” 2. Fish gradually changing color. 3. Ticking alarm clock in her bed.
3 things about Tom Ford’s NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Nocturnal Animals [2016] 1. It’s a Renaissance painting and then she turns over and answers the phone; it’s her mother calling. 2. “‘Who? Who?’ Are you an owl?” 3. A second drink grows watery. She realizes.
3 things about Barry Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT
Moonlight [2016] 1. He picks up the crack pipe and examines it curiously. 2. The breeze. 3. Grandma rules.
3 things about Michael Curtiz’ CASABLANCA
Casablanca [1942] 1. “Only one answer can take care of all our questions.” 2. A trio of coupe glasses on top of the piano. 3. Their footprints reveal puddles on the tarmac. 3 other things.
3 things about Raoul Peck’s I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
I Am Not Your Negro [2016] 1. Apology montage. 2. Gary Cooper, Doris Day, lynchings. 3. “The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.”