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3 things about AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS

Posted on November 11, 2013 by robchristopher

Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams [1990] 1. She gently drapes him with her shawl. At first she pats him soothingly. Then she holds him down. 2. “I couldn’t get the ear right, so I cut it off and threw it away.” 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nicholas Meyer’s STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY

Posted on November 10, 2013 by robchristopher

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [1991] 1. “There is an old Vulcan proverb: Only Nixon could go to China.” 2. Iman smoking a cigarillo. 3. Rivets on his eyepatch.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s JOHNNY GUITAR

Posted on November 9, 2013 by robchristopher

Johnny Guitar [1954] 1. She moves in closer, looks straight at her and says, “I’m going to kill you.” 2. The magic of Trucolor. Flaming red shirt, flaming red lipstick. A red kerchief against a canary yellow shirt. 3. Emma … Continue reading →

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3 things about Sophie Fiennes’ THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY

Posted on November 7, 2013 by robchristopher

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology [2012] 1. “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” was censored from The Sound of Music when it was shown in Communist Yugoslavia. 2. Fidel Castro concluded that the shark in Jaws represented capitalism. 3. Theory of satire: ridiculing … Continue reading →

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3 things about David O. Russell’s FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

Posted on November 6, 2013 by robchristopher

Flirting with Disaster [1996] 1. Blind U-turn. 2. Showercap and bra. 3. Reagan acid blotter.

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3 things about Sidney Salkow’s TWICE-TOLD TALES

Posted on November 3, 2013 by robchristopher

Twice-Told Tales [1963] 1. Skeleton bride collapses to the floor. 2. “Look at that lizard, Giovanni. Look at it. Watch that beautiful creature die.” 3. A crack appears in the ceiling. Blood.

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3 things about Roger Corman’s TALES OF TERROR

Posted on October 29, 2013 by robchristopher

Tales of Terror [1962] 1. Morella: H.R. Gigeresque. 2. “Why don’t you watch where I’m going?!” 3. Gooey Vincent.

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s RAN

Posted on October 28, 2013 by robchristopher

Ran [1985] 1. “The hen pecks the cock and makes him crow.” 2. Two thin cuts on his bulging artery. 3.  “Prepare yourself to die, Lord Jiro. I will follow you.”

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3 things about Frank Oz’s DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Posted on October 26, 2013 by robchristopher

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [1988] 1. “You won’t feel Mr. Piggy then, will you? Tell me if you feel this. Tickle, tickle, tickle.” 2. She wears a hairpiece in the shape of a knot. 3. Facing the sea, backs to the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Faythe Levine & Sam Macon’s SIGN PAINTERS

Posted on October 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Sign Painters [2013] 1. “One thing I tell people, don’t ever use pink without talking with the customer first. Some people really do not like that.” 2. Gnarled, paint-spattered hands picking out a tune on an old upright piano. 3. … Continue reading →

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