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Tag Archives: new york
My book is at MoMa!
Well, okay, in their bookstore anyway: Thanks to Dylan Lorenz for taking this snap!
3 things about George Cukor’s ADAM’S RIB
Adam’s Rib [1949] 1. Rube Goldberg chain reaction turns on the phonograph. 2. Kate warbles the theme song. Literally. Then Spence slaps her on the ass. 3. Marvin Kaplan (!) as the court stenographer.
3 things about Steve McQueen’s SHAME
Shame [2011] 1. She picks at a bit of fluff on his coat, but he stops her. “I like it there,” he explains. 2. The back of his head, in sharp focus, on the left side of the frame. The … Continue reading
3 things about Martin Ritt’s EDGE OF THE CITY
Edge of the City [1957] 1. “You get $1.71 an hour, out of which you pay me a quarter. That’s how you say thank you.” 2. They hop up onto the boxcar to eat their lunch. Chrysler Building in the … Continue reading
3 things about Roman Polanski’s ROSEMARY’S BABY
Rosemary’s Baby [1968] 1. She kills some time looking at a department store’s Christmas windows. Satanic music on the soundtrack. 2. Her reflection in the toaster: she’s devouring a raw chicken liver. 3. Rosemary and Hutch are having coffee at … Continue reading
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3 things about Frank Oz’s THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN
The Muppets Take Manhattan [1984] 1. They occupy the entire bank of bus station lockers. 2. “Do you believe in interspecies dating?” 3. Gates McFadden as a secretary (!)
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3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [2010] 1. Slavko Vorkapich lives! 2. “Let’s make a deal, Bretton. You won’t tell people lies about me, and I won’t tell people the truth about you.” 3. Shia LaBeouf’s eyebrows are disturbing.
3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET
Wall Street [1987] 1. “Sleeping with her was like having sex with the Wall Street Journal.” 2. Stapling the fake-brick wallpaper into place. 3. Gekko and Bud have an important meeting at 21, much like J.J. and Falco in Sweet … Continue reading
3 things about Alex Cox’s SID AND NANCY
Sid and Nancy [1986] 1. “That looks like it hurts,” he says, noticing the scratches on her knuckles. “So does this.” He bashes his head against the wall. She seems impressed. 2. A box of free kittens at Max’s Kansas … Continue reading
3 things about Ted Post’s BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES
Beneath the Planet of the Apes [1970] 1. The soldiers break up the chimpanzees’ peaceful demonstration. Someone shouts, “Gorilla brutality!” 2. Fossilized telephone. 3. The music of the distant future is apparently very atonal.
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