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Tag Archives: movies
3 things about Burt Reynolds’ SHARKY’S MACHINE
Sharky’s Machine [1981] 1. The rare 80s film where the focus is on white characters doing drugs. 2. “How does it feel?” “It feels like you’re a lump of shit.” 3. “Love Theme from Sharky’s Machine“: Sarah Vaughan does Shirley … Continue reading
3 things about Edward Dmytryk’s THE ‘HUMAN’ FACTOR
The ‘Human’ Factor [1975] 1. The rare film where “It picks up when Barry Sullivan shows up” is accurate. 2. Hacking an Air India computer. 3. A terrified shopper takes a machine gun into her own hands. A little girl … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Wise’s STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE
Star Trek: The Motion Picture [1979] 1. Weird helmets worn by the ensigns. 2. The way he says, “I want this.” 3. Throat-light. 3 other things.
3 things about Blake Edwards’ THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN
The Pink Panther Strikes Again [1976] 1. Treadmill in the dark. 2. Mashing his nose back into place. 3. “The Resistance is over.”
3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s HOUR OF THE WOLF
Hour of the Wolf [1968] 1. She insists on showing him her accounting. 2. The man walks along the floor, walks along the wall, walks along the ceiling. 3. His hand methodically gliding down her body.
3 things about Woody Allen’s ANOTHER WOMAN
Another Woman [1988] 1. In several scenes she keeps her overcoat on even though she’s indoors. As if she knows she won’t be settling in.2. The way Gene Hackman munches on a tiny cracker topped with cream cheese.3. “We didn’t … Continue reading
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s HOLLOW MAN
Hollow Man [2000] 1. She delicately cuts out eye-holes. 2. A brutal rape, the repercussions of which are never addressed. 3. Set on fire, electrocuted, brained with a crowbar, engulfed by an explosion—and still able to climb up an elevator … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s THE GINGERBREAD MAN
The Gingerbread Man [1996] 1. Cat in the bed.2. Taped up windows everywhere in preparation for landfall.3. From her purse, she removes the ashtray she swiped at his party and uses it in his car.
3 things about Jules Dassin’s UPTIGHT
Uptight [1968] 1. Carnival: a fake gun and funhouse mirrors. 2. Daisy/Clarence and the “decadent oriental” interior design of his apartment. 3. The story ends with his burial. A truly fascinating film, especially the ways in which it both has … Continue reading
3 things about Alain Resnais’ LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
Last Year at Marienbad [1961] 1. Tall glass display case in the lobby. 2. Offscreen, the balustrade crumbles. 3. “… His gray eyes … his gray form …” 3 other things.
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