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3 things about Richard Donner’s SCROOGED

Scrooged [1988] 1. Miles Davis. 2. Goosey and blubbery. 3. “I know it’s been … fifteen years, but—”

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3 things about John Brahm’s HANGOVER SQUARE

Hangover Square [1945] 1. Madly pounding away at a burning piano. 2. “I can make a few steps go an awful long way.” 3. The mask on her corpse nearly slips off. But no one notices.

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3 things about Samuel Fuller’s PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET

Pickup on South Street [1953] 1. “I have to go on making a living so I can die.” 2. Surreptitious microfilm at the New York Public Library. 3. The dumb waiter shaft. The black cat in the garbage room of … Continue reading

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3 things about Mike Mills’ C’MON C’MON

C’mon C’mon [2021] 1. A nine-year-old kid who loves Mozart’s Requiem. 2. Be funny comma when you can period. 3.  “We don’t like raisins.”

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3 things about William Wyler’s DETECTIVE STORY

Detective Story [1951] 1. On his farm he grows lettuce, cabbage, and kale. 2. She stays behind in the records room, powdering her nose. 3. Lee Grant’s pungent Bronx accent.

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3 things about Kon Satoshi’s PAPRIKA

Paprika [2006] 1. A secret apartment littered with old toys. 2. Cocktail bar music. 3. He pulls his hand through her body, zipping away her face.

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3 things about Wendy Toye & David Eady & George More O’Ferrall’s THREE CASES OF MURDER

Three Cases of Murder [1955] 1. Moving into the painting. Closer to the house. The door swings open. 2. Without asking, he plucks a carnation from the bouquet for his buttonhole. 3. “Brilliant, but insufferable.”

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

My Neighbor Totoro [1988] 1. Soft and furry bus benches. 2. A message scratched into the cornhusk. 3. Disquieting family tub scene.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s FOLLOWING

Following [1998] 1. “Say something to me.” He does, and then she slaps him. 2. Marilyn Monroe picture tacked on the wall near his writing desk. 3. Earring in a plastic evidence envelope.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s 3 WOMEN

3 Women [1977] 1. “She’ll show you just how easy it really is.” 2. “We don’t like the twins.” 3. “Ever since you moved in here you’ve been causing me grief. Nobody wants to hang around you. You don’t drink, … Continue reading

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