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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Nicholas Ray’s PARTY GIRL
Party Girl [1958] 1. She observes him as he limps over to her, bends down, and picks up her coat from the floor. 2. After a running a start, she slides across the platform on her thighs. 3. Melted decoration.
3 things about Peter Weir’s THE WAY BACK
The Way Back [2010] 1. Birch bark snow masks. 2. “We’ve all done terrible things to someone. But don’t ever lie to me again. We’ve had enough of lies.” 3. Fields of green leaves as far as the eye can … Continue reading
3 things about Gregory Jacobs’ MAGIC MIKE XXL
Magic Mike XXL [2015] 1. Sexy Aquafina. 2. “I was an understudy to Donald Duck but by the second year I was Mickey.” 3. A line of ladies waiting for bundles of cash.
3 things about John Hough’s ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
Escape to With Mountain [1975] 1. There’s something touching about the fact that despite being hotly pursued by an evil millionaire and his minions, Mr. O’Day takes the time on multiple occasions to make sure the children get a hot … Continue reading
3 things about Henry Hathaway’s CHINA GIRL
China Girl [1942] 1. The hotel is reminiscent of the Bradbury Building. 2. “She’s in Kunming. Your little Chinese pumpkin face.” 3. He finishes reading the line from the poem and then is buried under a mound of debris.
3 things about Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson’s ANOMALISA
Anomalisa [2015] 1. Swearing at the shower. 2. “Sometimes there isn’t a lesson, which is a lesson in and of itself.” 3. Hotel fire safety channel.
3 things about Otto Preminger’s RIVER OF NO RETURN
River of No Return [1954] 1. Her luggage falls into the river. “Let it go!” he commands her. Later, in the same shot, it can be seen slowly drifting downstream. Easily retrievable. 2. Vigorous calf massage. 3. A spot on … Continue reading
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3 things about Otto Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE
Bonjour Tristesse [1958] 1. She stops her father. “Wait. Let’s smell the day.” They both inhale deeply. 2. Hangover cure: vanilla ice cream. 3. In a single, fluid motion she unzips her dress and wraps a bathrobe around her shoulders. … Continue reading
3 things about Otto Preminger’s SAINT JOAN
Saint Joan [1957] 1. “They come from your imagination.” “Of course. That is how the messages of God come to us.” 2. Jean Seberg is very Mia Farrow. 3. Two sticks, a leather thong, a cross.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST
North by Northwest [1959] 1. “Yeah. And in all the right places, too.” 2. Thornhill pays for everything in cash. He must have a giant bankroll. 3. CU scraped hand. 3 other things.
