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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Andrew Fleming’s THE CRAFT
The Craft [1996] 1. “What’s going on? Are you girls getting high?” 2. A jukebox that plays nothing but Connie Francis records. 3. Python bannister.
3 things about Michael Caplan’s ALGREN
Algren [2014] 1. “The true voice of the people belongs to the inarticulate.” 2. “Walking into his apartment was like walking into a scrapbook.” 3. Playing at the beach. An enormous belly, spindly legs. Featuring nearly 200 amazing photographs by … Continue reading
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About that trailer.
For about a month now, off and on, I’ve been working on putting together a trailer for the movie. And I can tell you that in many ways it’s been tougher than editing the film itself. I can see why … Continue reading
3 things about Stephen Cone’s THIS AFTERNOON
This Afternoon [2014] 1. Outside, on the back steps, the hum of an air conditioning unit. 2. An empty hallway, twice. 3. She walks over and sits down near him. “Do you mean that?” He’s not in the frame. A … Continue reading
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3 things about George Miller’s MAD MAX
Mad Max [1979] 1. “I’m a fuel-injected suicide machine!” 2. They buy a dog from a man in a deerstalker cap. 3. Double leg braces.
3 things about Dan Curtis’ DEAD OF NIGHT
Dead of Night [1977] 1. The car was a deep forest green. 2. A shirt, conveniently ruffled. 3. The voice on the phone morphs from the father’s to Bobby’s. This had its moments; but I prefer Trilogy of Terror because … Continue reading
3 things about Fruit Chan’s THE MIDNIGHT AFTER
The Midnight After [2014] 1. He holds up the headphones, a look of disbelief on his face. Then his head explodes. 2. The Morse code spells out the song’s lyrics. “I can’t tell you, so let me sing it.” 3. … Continue reading
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3 things about György Pálfi’s FREE FALL
Free Fall [2014] 1. Plastic wrap intercourse. 2. He brings the needle up to his eyes and then … 3. The little boy curled up on the floor, next to the beast. Pálfi is some kind of 21st-century Buñuel. This … Continue reading
3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s LAW OF DESIRE
Law of Desire [1987] 1. “It’s not your fault you don’t love me, and it’s not my fault I love you.” 2. On the altar to the Virgin Mary, a picture of Elizabeth Taylor. 3. The typewriter smashes through the window, … Continue reading
3 things about Daniel Haller’s THE DUNWICH HORROR
The Dunwich Horror [1970] 1. Unconvincing mustache. 2. A test tube filled with gravel. 3. He spreads her legs and props up the Necronomicon between them.
