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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Werner Herzog’s FITZCARRALDO
Fitzcarraldo [1982] 1. Champagne for the horses. 2. He unties the captain. “Now we really need some Italian opera. Don’t you agree?” 3. The scenery, stowed in various boats and canoes, floats down the river.
A 3 Things anniversary.
Seven years ago today I wrote my very first 3 Things entry. Several hundred (or thousand?) movies later, the project is still going strong. Will my dreamed-of book every materialize? (Rhetorical question.)
On feedback and criticism.
The feedback that every filmmaker hates and yet needs to hear goes something like this: “Your movie is wonderful! But … what if you rethought the whole project, took a completely different tack and overhauled it?” Whether you (reluctantly) agree … Continue reading
3 things about Philip Kaufman’s THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
The Unbearable Lightness of Being [1988] 1. A tangled embrace on top of the mirror. 2. “There’s only one thing. He doesn’t like my hat.” 3. The dog and the pig rest together peacefully on the ground.
3 things about Billy Wilder’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY
Double Indemnity [1944] 1. “Alright, turn the record over, let’s hear the other side.” 2. Going to the drugstore at 11 o’clock to get something to eat. 3. She shoots him from across the room; he shoots her up close.
“Diary,” an excerpt from PAUSE OF THE CLOCK
This clip stars Dylan Lorenz and yours truly, and features “No One Dreams Anyway,” music by Kill Hannah. “Diary,” an excerpt from PAUSE OF THE CLOCK from Rob Christopher on Vimeo.
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3 things about Steve James’ LIFE ITSELF
Life Itself [2014] 1. Seeing the same theater, onscreen, that I’m sitting in as I watch the movie. 2. “They were a pair of Siamese twins joined at the rear end.” 3. A reprieve, courtesy Leonard Cohen.
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Zounds, more sounds: fresh news about the soundtrack
One of the lead actors in Pause of the Clock, Dylan Lorenz, was college roommates with Allen Morgenstern, an original member of the band Kill Hannah. That’s how I came to hear their first EP, Hummingbirds the Size of Bullets. … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, kill hannah, mat devine, movies, music, Royale, wrongchilde
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3 things about Henry Hathaway’s THE DESERT FOX: THE STORY OF ROMMEL
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel [1951] 1. Only Luther Adler, playing Hitler, attempts a German accent. 2. “My heart, of course, bleeds for you.” 3. A poison that takes three seconds.
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s RHAPSODY IN AUGUST
Rhapsody in August [1991] 1. A Brooklyn t-shirt tucked into high-waisted jeans. 2. The blind man feels his way around the monument. To remember. 3. “Many who wore white were saved on that day!”
