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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Raoul Walsh’s HIGH SIERRA
High Sierra [1941] 1. A dead body in a bed, no sentiment about it. 2. When we see her again Velma has a new hairstyle. 3. A bus to Las Vegas.
3 things about Rusty Cundieff’s TALES FROM THE HOOD
Tales from the Hood [1995] 1. Melting into a mural. 2. Suddenly his arm folds backwards at the elbow. 3. Tongue through the teeth.
3 things about Rupert Jones’ KALEIDOSCOPE
Kaleidoscope [2016] 1. Extreme closeup: a wad of chewed gum stuck onto its foil wrapper. 2. A stream of blood runs down his father’s head. “I don’t blame you,” he says. 3. Just below his knee, a blue plaster. Nicely … Continue reading
Vitality.
“The cinema can reflect, can even stimulate the vitality of a nation, but it cannot create that vitality.” — Lindsay Anderson, from Never Apologise: The Collected Writings
3 things about Nicholas Ray’s THE LUSTY MEN
The Lusty Men [1952] 1. Two nickles in an old tobacco tin. 2. “I’ve got one piece of advice for you. When you sit down to a big dinner, loosen your belt. It’s more fun.” 3. He briefly looks in … Continue reading
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3 things about Herk Harvey’s CARNIVAL OF SOULS
Carnival of Souls [1962] 1. Who were Mary’s friends? 2. “Thank you for the coffee. It was unsanitary, but delicious.” 3. Fast motion ballroom dancing.
3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA
Journey Through French Cinema [2016] 1. Undiagnosed tuberculosis during childhood. 2. Melville used the entire studio for shooting, including the hallways, stairways, the entrance, and the streets outside. 3. Sautet: “I didn’t make a film about the highway code!”
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3 things about Shahrbanoo Sadat’s WOLF AND SHEEP
Wolf and Sheep [2016] 1. Playing in the river. Balloon pants. 2. Dung patties baking on the wall. 3. Chunks of meat portioned out into metal bowls. A beautiful, brave film.
3 things about Christopher Guest’s MASCOTS
Mascots [2016] 1. The Varicose Vein Network’s hit show Do the Back of My Legs Look Like Waffles? 2. “I love entering a crevasse.” 3. A coin for the paper towel dispenser.
3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s CRONOS
Cronos [1993] 1. Wide-shouldered pinstripe jacket. 2. He holds up the padlock. Cleanly cut. 3. A purely white being.
