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3 things about Michael Ritchie’s SMILE

Posted on November 17, 2008 by robchristopher

Smile [1975] 1. “Another night of sarcasm and self-pity.” She opens the freezer. Cut to a stack of TV dinners.2. The girl sings the end of a song. Big, big, flashy braces. She finishes with an off-key coda on her … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jim Henson’s THE MUPPET MOVIE

Posted on November 17, 2008 by robchristopher

The Muppet Movie [1979] 1. Mel Brooks licks the knob. 2. Kermit sniffs the bottlecap. 3. “Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear.”

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3 things about Woody Allen’s HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

Posted on November 11, 2008 by robchristopher

Hannah and Her Sisters [1986] 1. The bunch of pilings bobbing up and down in the water. 2. “How should I know about the Nazis? I don’t know how the can opener works.” 3. A deserted, barren Soho. Empty streets. … Continue reading →

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3 things about François Truffaut’s THE WILD CHILD

Posted on November 10, 2008 by robchristopher

The Wild Child [1970] 1. He tries putting on his pants for the first time, both legs in one trouser leg until he figures it out. 2. He smears the mushrooms across his mouth. 3. His hand inside the dog’s … Continue reading →

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3 things about Fred Barney Taylor’s THE POLYMATH, OR THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF SAMUEL R. DELANEY, GENTLEMAN

Posted on November 1, 2008 by robchristopher

The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delaney, Gentleman [2007] 1. He acts as tour guide and leads us through an archetypal porn theater. 2. 100 sexual partners a week. 3. The movie spends about, oh, 90 … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 26, 2008 by robchristopher

The Last Waltz [1978] 1. Joni Mitchell in silhouette, singing backup. 2. Dylan shrugs and smiles at the end of his first song. 3. Emmylou Harris is off to the side during her song, in her own little sanctified space.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO

Posted on October 24, 2008 by robchristopher

Vertigo [1958] 1. Scottie drives a DeSoto. On his coffeetable he has a copy of People magazine. 2. In the final scene, Scottie keeps mixing tenses and pronouns … he talks about “her” and “you,” about Judy and Madeleine–“It’s too … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alex Rivera’s SLEEP DEALER

Posted on October 22, 2008 by robchristopher

Sleep Dealer [2008] 1. “Your DNA is your passport.” 2. The e-poster boasting of LIVE NODE GIRLS. 3. They sit at the edge of the river in its concrete riverbed. Just like L.A.

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3 things about Jia Zhang-ke’s 24 CITY

Posted on October 19, 2008 by robchristopher

24 City [2008] 1. “Factory 111 built Factory 420.” The concept of a factory so huge, it has to be built by another factory. 2. The building collapses and the dust cloud slowly spreads across the landscape, eventually engulfing the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s THE GODFATHER: PART III

Posted on October 14, 2008 by robchristopher

The Godfather: Part III [1990] 1. “All bastards are liars. Shakespeare wrote poems about it.” 2. Martin Scorsese’s mother has a cameo as a little old lady from the old neighborhood. This movie came out the same year as Goodfellas. 3. … Continue reading →

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