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3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s THE PIRATE

Posted on April 7, 2017 by robchristopher

The Pirate [1948] 1. Cigarette kiss. 2. “He’s not a lump or a pumpkin!” 3. Double ear wriggle.

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3 things about Anthony Mann’s THE GLENN MILLER STORY

Posted on December 28, 2016 by robchristopher

The Glenn Miller Story [1954] 1. A film from the 50s with two sympathetic Jewish characters! 2. Multicolored lights at Connie’s Inn. Psychedelic Louis Armstrong. 3. Slow dissolve from her face to the foggy runway.

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3 things about Irving Cumming’s DOWN ARGENTINE WAY

Posted on December 17, 2016 by robchristopher

Down Argentine Way [1940] 1. “I’ll go all right! I wouldn’t stay if you threw a barbecue in my honor!” 2. Charlotte Greenwood’s Pac-Man hands during “Sing to Your Señorita.” 3. Betty Grable’s aggressively stripy jacket.

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3 things about Roy Rowland’s THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T.

Posted on December 4, 2016 by robchristopher

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. [1953] 1. Pointing pink and red gloves. 2. “You talk a lot but I don’t know how much you say.” 3. Flatbed plumber truck with A. ZABLADOWSKI painted across the side. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

Posted on April 17, 2016 by robchristopher

A Prairie Home Companion [2006] 1. “I’ll Show You My Moonshine If You Show Me Your Jugs.” 2. A bust of F. Scott Fitzgerald. 3. “The death of an old man is not a tragedy.”

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3 things about Lewis Seiler’s IF I’M LUCKY

Posted on March 7, 2016 by robchristopher

If I’m Lucky [1946] 1. Harry James in Brazilian garb. 2. “How can a guy so tight be so loose?” 3. Fast motion bus chase = red herring. Not as blah as Doll Face but still pretty blah.

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3 things about Gregory Jacobs’ MAGIC MIKE XXL

Posted on January 24, 2016 by robchristopher

Magic Mike XXL [2015] 1. Sexy Aquafina. 2. “I was an understudy to Donald Duck but by the second year I was Mickey.” 3. A line of ladies waiting for bundles of cash.

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3 things about Lewis Seiler’s DOLL FACE

Posted on December 14, 2015 by robchristopher

Doll Face [1945] 1. Faux hipster number “Hubba Hubba Hubba,” which includes a throwaway lyric about firebombing Tokyo. 2. “He was out there playing mouse and cat!” 3. The anesthetized face of Perry Como. Pretty dire. Even at 80 minutes … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Dunning’s YELLOW SUBMARINE

Posted on November 16, 2015 by robchristopher

Yellow Submarine [1968] 1. Pop-up Santa Claus. 2. Gas pump, pyramid, necktie. 3. “Carnation!”

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3 things about Lloyd Bacon’s 42nd STREET

Posted on November 3, 2015 by robchristopher

42nd Street [1933] 1. She crushes the monocle under her heel, takes out a spare one. 2. “I’ve been for you ever since you walked in on me in my BVDs.” 3. The camera moves through a tunnel of legs.

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