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3 things about Jeannot Szwarc’s SUPERGIRL

Posted on September 20, 2012 by robchristopher

Supergirl [1984] 1. “Squirt?” 2. Selena’s fortress has Frank Lloyd Wright windows. 3. Steel pole circle cage.

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3 things about Julie Taymor’s ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Posted on September 3, 2012 by robchristopher

Across the Universe [2007] 1. “Do, do, do, do, do!” 2. Yes, she actually does come in through the bathroom window. Groan. 3. He sullenly leaves the room, cradling his bowl of fruit. Every generation gets the Bee Gees’ Sgt. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joe Dante and Jon Davison’s THE MOVIE ORGY

Posted on August 12, 2012 by robchristopher

The Movie Orgy [1968] 1. Andy Devine sings “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” accompanied by a mouse named Squeaky, playing a drum, and a cat named Midnight, playing an organ. The original keyboard cat. 2. Abbreviated Teenagers From Outer Space–they land, … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Miller’s EXECUTIVE ACTION

Posted on August 10, 2012 by robchristopher

Executive Action [1973] 1. This movie’s believability begins and ends with the casting of Dick Miller as a sharpshooter assassin. 2. “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” refashioned as a dirge. 3. Stacks of book boxes all helpfully stenciled “BOOKS.”

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3 things about Michael Winner’s THE NIGHTCOMERS

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robchristopher

The Nightcomers [1971] 1. A toad smoking a cigarette. 2. Directorial choice: zooms are emphatic. 3. The corpse is completely rigid.

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3 things about Bryan Forbes’ THE STEPFORD WIVES

Posted on May 6, 2012 by robchristopher

The Stepford Wives [1975] 1. Watermelon, 5 cents a pound. 2. Paula Prentiss in a blue overall shorts. So wrong they’re right. 3. He sidles into the kitchen, watches her. She turns around and notices him. He says, “I like … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alan J. Pakula’s ROLLOVER

Posted on April 21, 2012 by robchristopher

Rollover [1981] 1. Huge brown drapes. 2. Ominous mustard. 3. A 4-digit password.

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3 things about Claudio Fragasso’s TROLL 2

Posted on April 14, 2012 by robchristopher

Troll 2 [1990] 1. Her favorite song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” (Public domain.) 2. As she takes the chainsaw to his trunk, he laughs in ecstasy. 3. The byproduct of their passion is popcorn. A lot of it.

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3 things about DAREDEVIL

Posted on April 2, 2012 by robchristopher

Daredevil [2003] 1. Raindrop sonar. 2. She preps for the big fight by slicing open lots of sandbags in her apartment. I hope she pays the maid generously. 3. A fly pinned to the wall with a hypodermic needle. Andy … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alan Rudolph’s WELCOME TO L.A.

Posted on March 10, 2012 by robchristopher

Welcome to L.A. [1976] 1. An unexplained obsession with venison. 2. “I don’t mind waiting. It’s how you wait that counts, I think.” 3. She tweaks his bowtie and then says, “Your tie is crooked.” “Don’t do that,” he says … Continue reading →

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