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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
It’s a Wonderful Life [1946] 1. George was born in 1907, making him four years older than his brother Harry. 2. At the dinner table scene, George’s father uses the phrase “crawl to Potter.” A few months later, at the … Continue reading
3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s REMEMBER THE NIGHT
Remember the Night [1940] 1. While everyone is opening their presents, his mom sits there smiling, gathering the ribbons and paper from the opened packages so they can be reused. 2. Perfect transition: John has just told Lee that she … Continue reading
3 things about Walt Disney’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Sleeping Beauty [1959] 1. The square-topped trees is the background during the forest scenes. 2. Maleficent’s glowing eyes in the fireplace. 3. Rabbit-boots.
3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s EASY LIVING
Easy Living [1937] 1. She’s sitting on the upper, open deck of the bus, minding her own business. An expensive fur coat falls on her head. She pulls it off and says, “Hey, what’s the big idea?” An Indian gentleman … Continue reading
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3 things about Otto Preminger’s WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
Where the Sidewalk Ends [1950] 1. One-way train ticket from NYC to Pittsburgh: just over $17. 2. “What I think isn’t worth a row of nickels.” And from Martha: “What’s the matter? I’m trying to help you out. You don’t know … Continue reading
3 things about John Frankenheimer’s THE ICEMAN COMETH
The Iceman Cometh [1973] 1. “That’s a great gag, the pursuit of happiness.” 2. There’s a picture of Theodore Roosevelt on the wall of the saloon. 3. Robert Ryan sits in a chair, silently staring out of the filthy window. … Continue reading
3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s QUEEN BEE
Queen Bee [1955] 1. “You’re like some fancy kind of disease.” 2. She wears a sleeveless evening dress with elbow-length gloves. She fastens the bracelet on top of the gloves. 3. With her finger she writes “YOU WILL” in the steam on … Continue reading
3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’AVVENTURA
L’Avventura [1960] 1. “She’s like what Oscar Wilde wrote. Give her the luxuries and she can do without the little necessities.” 2. Lying on the bed, on her back, leg in the air, she puts on her stockings while singing … Continue reading
3 things about Marc Forster’s QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Quantum of Solace [2008] 1. Dead girl on the bed coated in oil. Brilliant variation on Goldfinger. 2. The axe chops through the top of his shoe, lengthwise. 3. The little “Q” pins the bad guys wear on their lapels. … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s SHORT CUTS
Short Cuts [1993] 1. There are four occasions in the movie where someone says either "What’s that supposed to mean?" or "What does that mean?"2. Andie MacDowell carries a tin of Altoids in her purse.3. Jack Lemmon’s final scene. He … Continue reading
