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Tag Archives: new york
3 things about Steve McQueen’s SHAME
Shame [2011] 1. “We’re not bad people. We just come from a bad place.” 2. A long jog. 3. The waiter has trouble describing the pinot noir. 3 other things.
3 things about Tamara Jenkins’ PRIVATE LIFE
Private Life [2019] 1. He stands up and it’s sticking to his butt. 2. “Scrambled is good, but however you guys do them is fine with me.” 3. Deflating the mattress.
3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s PERMANENT VACATION
Permanent Vacation [1980] 1. “You know, sometimes I think I should just live fast and die young. And go in a three-piece white suit like Charlie Parker.” 2. He takes off his shoes and really cut loose. 3. Doppler Effect.
3 things about Lynne Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
You Were Never Really Here [2017] 1. Tendrils of her hair. 2. Blood and spilled milk on the kitchen floor near the bowl of cat food. 3. Holding hands.
3 things about Laurie Anderson’s HEART OF A DOG
Heart of a Dog [2015] 1. Painting with static electricity. 2. Mother meditation. 3. To feel sad without being sad. 3 other things.
3 things about Brian G. Hutton’s THE FIRST DEADLY SIN
The First Deadly Sin [1980] 1. The doorman’s doggy do bag handler tool. 2. Inside the precinct house, a WET PAINT sign tacked on the doorframe. 3. Plastic sheeting crackling in the wind. Quintessential New York City movie: it’s an … Continue reading
3 things about Jules Dassin’s THE NAKED CITY
The Naked City [1948] 1. She fetches a cup of cold tea from the kitchen. 2. J.P. McGillicuddy. 3. We hear traffic noise drifting into the room. Foreshadowing the moment when he makes a dash for the open window.
3 things about Robert Redford’s QUIZ SHOW
Quiz Show [1994] 1. Standing on the sidewalk watching some strange family’s TV set through the window. 2. Paul Scofield: what an accent! 3. “Cheating on a quiz show, it’s like plagiarizing a comic strip.”
3 things about Joseph Sargent’s THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three [1974] 1. “What’s the matter with everybody? How many hijacked trains we got?” 2. Tony Roberts: “We’re tryin’ to run a city, not a goddamn democracy!” 3. Looking at his mig shot: “Giuseppe … Continue reading
