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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s HIGH FLYING BIRD

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

High Flying Bird [2019] 1. A long holiday weekend without a holiday. 2. Sauna conversation. 3. “I had a real come-to-Jesus moment on this.”

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3 things about George Cukor’s PAT AND MIKE

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

Pat and Mike [1952] 1. Changing into a skirt in the back seat of an open convertible. 2. Alfalfa as a busboy. 3. “I can’t handle this in my head. It rocks me.”

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3 things about Robert Rossen’s BODY AND SOUL

Posted on January 15, 2008 by

Body and Soul [1947] 1. The bandage lying across John Garfield’s face as he lies on the training table. 2. The cut from Garfield waking up in bed to him waking up on the training table before the fight. 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Rusty Gorman’s HOME OF THE GIANTS

Posted on October 14, 2007 by

Home of the Giants [2007] 1. If you had told me that one day I’d like a high school basketball crime thriller starring Haley Joel Osment, I’d have asked you what meds you were on. But I did really like … Continue reading →

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