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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Les Blank’s BURDEN OF DREAMS
Burden of Dreams [1982] 1. Three boats, two of which are stuck on sandbars during the longest dry spell in recorded history. 2. “The trees here are in misery. The birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They … Continue reading
3 things about John Hough’s THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
The Legend of Hell House [1973] 1. “What’s to tell. The house tried to kill me. It almost succeeded.” 2. Soggy cat corpse. 3. A statue near the foot of the staircase. Metallic breasts draped in cobwebs.
October 2 haiku.
Roddy McDowall says This house tried to kill me once Almost succeeded
3 things about Robert Aldrich’s AUTUMN LEAVES
Autumn Leaves [1956] 1. “Am I a neurotic need?” 2. She takes off her apron and unconsciously wraps it around the plate she was drying. She then carries the bundle around the room. 3. Chicken salad, no bread.
3 things about Robert Wise’s THE DESERT RATS
The Desert Rats [1953] 1. In The Desert Fox, James Mason doesn’t use a German accent. Here he does. And though it sounds right somehow it’s less effective. 2. “I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the … Continue reading
The big three.
The “substance” of the film, i.e. the stuff of which it’s made: at moments it feels almost contemporary, at other moments it’s archaic. But the film itself never “talks” about this. Central relationship: R and D live together, “work” together, … Continue reading
3 things about Hong Khaou’s LILTING
Lilting [2014] 1. Crying. Snotty beard. 2. He plucks a hair from Kai’s nipple, puts it in his mouth. 3. She sits alone at the table, listening to him move around upstairs. She passes a hand across her forehead.
3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s QUEEN BEE
Queen Bee [1955] 1. Telephone cord as lasso. Or noose. 2. “I don’t like the light. Put it out.” He snarls, “I know what you like and don’t like!” 3. Cold cream all over the mirror. Shades of Diane Ladd … Continue reading
3 things about Terry Gilliam’s THE ZERO THEOREM
The Zero Theorem [2013] 1. He matches the drapes. 2. A vault of vials. 3. The head of Christ is a surveillance camera.
3 things about Vincent Sherman’s HARRIET CRAIG
Harriet Craig [1950] 1. While talking on the phone, she presents her feet to Clare so that she can put her shoes on for her. 2. “Yes, I know you now. I don’t like you.” 3. A severe hairstyle, the … Continue reading
