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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s DODES’KA-DEN

Dodes’-ka-den [1970] 1. Is the tic a sneeze? 2. When she refuses to close her eyes, he reaches up and puts out the light. 3. Brightly colored drawings of trains cover every inch of the walls.

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3 things about Roman Polanski’s ROSEMARY’S BABY

Rosemary’s Baby [1968] 1. She kills some time looking at a department store’s Christmas windows. Satanic music on the soundtrack. 2. Her reflection in the toaster: she’s devouring a raw chicken liver. 3. Rosemary and Hutch are having coffee at … Continue reading →

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3 things about Frank Oz’s THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN

The Muppets Take Manhattan [1984] 1. They occupy the entire bank of bus station lockers. 2. “Do you believe in interspecies dating?” 3. Gates McFadden as a secretary (!)

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3 things about Jim Henson’s THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER

The Great Muppet Caper [1981] 1. “You’re jealous! You are! You are, you are, you are, you are, you are!” 2. Charles Grodin is a tenor. 3. Oscar the Grouch’s very brief cameo. This is still my fave of the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [2010] 1. Slavko Vorkapich lives! 2. “Let’s make a deal, Bretton. You won’t tell people lies about me, and I won’t tell people the truth about you.” 3. Shia LaBeouf’s eyebrows are disturbing.

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3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET

Wall Street [1987] 1. “Sleeping with her was like having sex with the Wall Street Journal.” 2. Stapling the fake-brick wallpaper into place. 3. Gekko and Bud have an important meeting at 21, much like J.J. and Falco in Sweet … Continue reading →

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3 things about J. Lee Thompson’s BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Battle for the Planet of the Apes [1973] 1. Ape children wear pajamas. 2. When Claude Akins, as a gorilla, shouts, “No prisoners! No prisoners!” he doesn’t compare favorably to Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia. 3. I don’t quite … Continue reading →

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3 things about Fred M. Wilcox’s FORBIDDEN PLANET

Forbidden Planet [1956] 1. Contains the source of inspiration for Star Trek‘s transporter. 2. The Id Monster looks an awful lot like Gossamer. 3. Many spangled miniskirts.

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3 things about Alex Cox’s SID AND NANCY

Sid and Nancy [1986] 1. “That looks like it hurts,” he says, noticing the scratches on her knuckles. “So does this.” He bashes his head against the wall. She seems impressed. 2. A box of free kittens at Max’s Kansas … Continue reading →

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3 things about Matthew Robbins’ DRAGONSLAYER

Dragonslayer [1981] 1. Ralph Richardson smiles and says, “Don’t be afraid. You can’t hurt me.” Point of the dagger on the bare skin of his chest. 2. She desperately tries to get out of the manacles by scrunching up her … Continue reading →

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