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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER
Stalker [1979] 1. Train passes by. The drinking glass jitters on the seat of the chair. 2. A tableaux of bits and pieces of a broken civilization, frozen in time, lying just beneath the water’s surface. 3. Next, she concentrates … Continue reading
3 things about Mike Leigh’s HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Happy-Go-Lucky [2008] 1. This movie gets bonus points for a Paul Auster reference. Mr. Vertigo. 2. Her catchphrase: “Isn’t it just.” 3. While walking down the hall, the schoolteacher pauses to practice a few flamenco steps.
3 things about Wim Wenders’ WINGS OF DESIRE
Wings of Desire [1987] 1. At the library, the old man sits in a room surrounded by globes of various sizes. He watches a small model of the solar system, the planets orbiting the sun. 2. They shake hands without … Continue reading
3 things about Guy Hamilton’s GOLDFINGER
Goldfinger [1964] 1. He emerges wearing a waterfowl headpiece. 2. “Auric Goldfinger? Sounds like a French nail varnish.” 3. Soldiers falling, falling, falling.
3 things about Jean Vigo’s L’ATALANTE
L’Atalante [1934] 1. By the scruff of its neck, he hoists the kitten onto his shoulders. And there it stays, even when he begins to dance around. 2. He uses his finger as a stylus and plays the record. 3. … Continue reading
3 things about Alex Proyas’ DARK CITY
Dark City [1998] 1. The dining room table lengthens and grows plates, food platters. 2. Hmm. Spirals like in Saw? 3. Shell Beach is rather narrow.
3 things about Lotte Reiniger’s THE ADVENTURES OF PRICE ACHMED
The Adventures of Prince Achmed [1926] 1. The princess in her canopy is oddly reminiscent of H.R. Giger. 2. Achmed climbs out of the gorge using the snake as a rope. 3. The magician hunches over, transforming into a bat.
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL
Total Recall [1990] 1. He shoots her in the forehead and says, “Consider that a divorce.” 2. The pill. Later lifted for The Matrix. 3. Spots of rust on the reactor.
3 things about Terence Young’s FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
From Russia with Love [1963] 1. A personalized message on the coaster: YOU ARE REQUIRED AT ONCE. 2. Miss Moneypenny fellates the red pencil. 3. Rosa Klebb’s 12-second venom.
3 things about Michael Winterbottom’s THE TRIP
The Trip [2010] 1. “Speaking of hard-boiled eggs, I’m not wearing any pajama bottom.” 2. Rob Bryon quotes Bob Balaban. 3. “Women are my windmills–I tilt at them.”
