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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Michael Haneke’s FUNNY GAMES
Funny Games [2007] 1. The pillowcase pulled taut over Georgie’s head. 2. The shiny, chrome-like barrel of the hunting rifle. 3. Naomi Watts shaking the leaves of lettuce as she takes them out of the water, talking on her cell … Continue reading
3 things about Donald Cammell & Nicolas Roeg’s PERFORMANCE
Performance [1970] 1. Chazz runs his index finger down the side of the Rolls Royce a moment before pouring acid on it. 2. Sparkly, extreme close up of a nipple. 3. The two enormous, cabinet-sized speakers.
3 things about Shirley Clarke’s THE CONNECTION
The Connection [1962] 1. Jackie McLean: “This cat is corroded!” 2. The series of closeups of the peeling white paint on the bathroom door. 3. Sam is in the midst of a rambling monologue. The camera titlts upward, following a … Continue reading
3 Things
Mean Streets [1973] 1. “Would you give me back my fuckin’ eggplant, please?” 2. All the women in the movie at the bar order a 7&7. 3. Harvey Keitel tears off two chunks of bread from the bag of bread … Continue reading
3 things about Paul Auster’s THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST
The Inner Life of Martin Frost [2007] 1. Irene Jacob tastes the aspargus and makes a series of “yummy” sounds. 2. Sophie Auster definitely has her dad’s eyes. 3. The allusion to Cocteau’s Orpheus at the end: he is not … Continue reading
3 things about Dennis Hopper’s EASY RIDER
Easy Rider [1969] 1. Peter Fonda explaining the meaning of the word dude to Jack Nicholson: “Dude means nice guy. Dude means a regular sort of person.” 2. The slow dolly backwards from the torn plaid sleeping bag. 3. The … Continue reading
3 Things about Agnès Varda’s THE GLEANERS AND I
The Gleaners and I [2000] 1. The basket of heart-shaped potatoes, slowly rotting. Potatoes that are perfectly edible but too big are simply dumped at the side of the road by the farmers. 2. The man eating parsley, explaining that … Continue reading
3 things about Byron Haskin’s THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
The War of the Worlds [1953] 1. She wakes up slowly in his arms, smiling. Then she starts screaming her head off. 2. “Your attention please. Four minutes until bomb time.” 3. Sylvia and Clayton embracing each other tightly, white … Continue reading
3 things about Bruce Bilson’s THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS
The North Avenue Irregulars [1979] 1. More than ever, Patsy Kelly reminds me of my grandma. She had that same way of applying too much face powder, making her look like a ghost with bright red lipstick. 2. Marv’s comb-over. … Continue reading
3 things about David Swift’s HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [1967] 1. Smitty’s lime green belted dress. 2. Ovington’s office is decorated in a kind of nautical blue/stuffed fish theme. When Ponty takes it over, it gets redecorated in red “Chinese Provincial.” … Continue reading
