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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN
Superman [1978] 1. “He will need that advantage to survive.” 2. Pink. 3. Dirty pantsuit.
3 things about Arthur Penn’s THE MISSOURI BREAKS
The Missouri Breaks [1976] 1. He wades through a traincar of sheep. 2. “I wouldn’t know about that. Not since that dog of mine licked the butter.” 3. Sharing a carrot with his horse.
3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s NIGHT MOVES
Night Moves [2014] 1. A thick bundle of money in a white mesh bag. He looks perplexed. 2. Sitting in the front of their RV watching The Price Is Right. 3. “She quit on accident.”
3 things about John Woo’s PAYCHECK
Paycheck [2003] 1. Oh come ON. Newspaper headline typo: “Nexim announces it’s answer to ARC’s living display.” 2. Shipping container gauntlet. 3. Plastic curtain tumble.
3 things about John Cassavetes’ SHADOWS
Shadows [1959] 1. Hair on the back of his neck. 2. “I prefer to be coaxed but you don’t coax me, okay?” 3. The three of them, beaten, lying on the ground and on top of garbage cans. Harsh nighttime … Continue reading
3 things about Guy Hamilton’s THE MIRROR CRACK’D
The Mirror Crack’d [1980] 1. “Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you. Your face.” 2. Beneath her costume she’s wearing denim. 3. From a sound sleep she suddenly sits up and cries, “The … Continue reading
3 things about Michael Crichton’s COMA
Coma [1978] 1. He shouts, “You don’t want a lover, you want a wife!” 2. Gratuitous looking-up-the-skirt shot, then she takes off her pantyhose. 3. She piles on a pile of bodies.
3 things about Martin Scorsese’s THE AVIATOR
The Aviator [2004] 1. “Reel 10, Mr. Hughes.” 2. Welding torch, burst of light, green eyes. 3. “Nothing’s clean, but we do our best.”
3 things about Anthony Mann’s THE NAKED SPUR
The Naked Spur [1953] 1. “Maybe we sat down at the same card game once or twice, but that don’t mean dirt to me now!” 2. As played by Robert Ryan, Ben Vandergoat’s laugh is rather like Bobby Peru’s laugh … Continue reading
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3 things about Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s THE CASE AGAINST 8
The Case Against 8 [2014] 1. Ted Olsen leaning against a stack of paper plates. 2. Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?” Olson: “When did it … Continue reading
