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Tag Archives: new york
3 things about William Greaves’s SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One [1968] 1. Showing the location permits to the cop. 2. He could be just offscreen, directing the whole thing. 3. His favorite is 69th.
3 things about Nicole Holofcener’s WALKING AND TALKING
Walking and Talking [1996] 1. “Are we going to listen to this vagina music all the way there?” 2. She shows up at her office and almost immediately sits down in the client’s chair. 3. Dwarf bowling.
3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s BELLS ARE RINGING
Bells Are Ringing [1960] 1. Threadbare carpet. 2. No tenth symphony. 3. Her do-do-do-do-dos.
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3 things about Claudia Weill’s GIRLFRIENDS
Girlfriends [1978] 1. “What’s a wrench?” 2. Rather than unpack the boxes, she balances various things on top of them. 3. Fuzzy duck.
3 things about Peter Yates’ THE HOT ROCK
The Hot Rock [1972] 1. Dortmunder’s good/bad monolog. Brilliant. 2. Essentially, his locksmith business is booming because NYC is falling apart. 3. Red herring reaction shots of the bank guards noticing Dortmunder.
3 things about Ted Post’s BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES
Beneath the Planet of the Apes [1970] 1. She’s a vet. 2. Using a subway rail as a battering ram. 3. The crystal controls are very Fortress of Solitude. 3 other things.
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3 things about Otto Preminger’s SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
Such Good Friends [1971] 1. Truly tasteless joke about slavery. 2. “Tell me what we’re doing is wrong so I can enjoy it.” 3. Corset.
3 things about Frank Perry’s DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE
Diary of a Mad Housewife [1970] 1. A clock on top of the fridge in George’s apartment. 2. He wears gray slacks and brown socks at their first rendezvous. (Only in the 1970s!) 3. His apartment is on the fifth … Continue reading
3 things about Bill Gunn’s PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Personal Problems [1980] 1. “It’s not that I’m unhappy, I’m just not happy.” 2. Intake interviews that mirror one another, at the beginning of the film and at the hospital. 3. Sax on the riverbank.
3 things about Frank Simon’s THE QUEEN
The Queen [1968] 1. At the draft board. “Did you tell them you were a homosexual?” “No, they told me I was a homosexual!” 2. Stunning a capella “Honey Bun.” 3. The managers of Town Hall anxious for them to … Continue reading
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