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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE
The Spiral Staircase [1945] 1. From among the dresses, an eye. 2. “There was another murder, wasn’t there? I know. You didn’t even have to tell me. I always know everything.” 3. Why did Dr. Parry send the constable to … Continue reading
3 things about William Friedkin’s SORCERER
Sorcerer [1977] 1. The bribe sits on the table. The official slides it closer to him using a flyswatter. 2. Howling wind and rain with a Tangerine Dream overlay. 3. The truck meanders through a Jean Dubuffet landscape.
3 things about Hong Sang-soo’s THE DAY HE ARRIVES
The Day He Arrives [2011] 1. The theory of extremes. You tell a woman that she appears to be one kind of person on the outside, but is actually the opposite on the inside. Irresistible. 2. She asks him for … Continue reading
3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE
Moolaadé [2004] 1. A heap of radios, all turned on, their batteries slowly dying. 2. Outraged, the woman throws down the bundle of sticks she’s been carrying on her head. 3. Plumes of smoke obscure the mosque. Cut to a … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD
Brewster McCloud [1970] 1. Margaret Hamilton in ruby slippers. 2. Behind the steering wheel. His legs crushed. One brown eye, one blue eye. 3. Fatal flaw: never learning how to land.
3 things about Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [2003] 1. “Put the woman down, knave!” 2. “Don’t count your eggs before they’re in the pudding.” 3. He turns to a blank page in the notebook and places the beetle … Continue reading
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s DERSU UZALA
Dersu Uzala [1975] 1. The light from the fire stains the tree branches blood red. 2. Dersu shoots the rope in order to win the empty bottle that’s attached to it. 3. He waits as long as he can stand … Continue reading
3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE
That Obscure Object of Desire [1977] 1. “I have a friend who loves women very much, but he claims they’re sacks of excrement.” 2. He kisses her hair through the bars of the window, burying his face. 3. The woman … Continue reading
3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE
Magic Mike [2012] 1. “So, how pregnant did you make that girl’s mouth?” 2. Does the loan officer recognize him? 3. She discovers him lying on his side on the carpet. The tiny pig snacks on the puddle in front … Continue reading
3 things about David Cronenberg’s A DANGEROUS METHOD
A Dangerous Method [2011] 1. “Angels always speak German. It’s traditional.” 2. Her jaw. 3. Extensive use of split-focus. Reminiscent of looking at two different things under a microscope simultaneously. Clinical.
