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3 things about Jerry Jameson’s AIRPORT ’77

Airport ’77 [1977] 1. Her sentimental drink of choice: champagne on the rocks. 2. “I’m lonely. I need someone to love me this week. Can you love me this week?” 3. Shag carpet waterfall.

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3 things about Jack Smight’s AIRPORT 1975

Airport 1975 [1974] 1. “Is that a double?” she asks the stewardess. “Good. Keep ’em coming.” 2. Shag carpet mural on the wall in the lounge. 3. Charlton Heston grits his teeth and says, “Climb, baby, climb!”

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Airport [1970] 1. She resists his advances. He whines, “If you get me up to full throttle and then throw me in reverse, you could damage my engine.” 2. Maureen Stapleton booking it down the empty concourse. In heels. 3. … Continue reading

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3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s INGLOUROUS BASTERDS

Inglourious Basterds [2009] 1. Three glasses. 2. “Not me. I prefer smoking, drinking, and ordering at restaurants. But I see your point.” 3. Ghost projected on smoke.

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3 things about ANDY WARHOL’S BAD

Andy Warhol’s Bad [1977] 1. “You’ve got to kill a dog, and you’ve got to do it viciously. I mean, nothing painless or ouchless.” 2. “I don’t like toilet talk in my kitchen,” she says sternly, unscrewing the mayonnaise jar. … Continue reading

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3 things about Werner Herzog’s MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done [2009] 1. Puritan Oatmeal. 2. The handler gently retrieves the eyeglasses from the ostrich’s throat. 3. He releases the flamingos. The SWAT team moves in. Terrible. Some arresting moments, and a 100% committed … Continue reading

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3 things about Anthony Mann’s GOD’S LITTLE ACRE

God’s Little Acre [1958] 1. Shovelfuls of dirt soar skyward from a deep hole in the ground. 2. The faster he pumps the cool water into the tub the more excited she gets. 3. Michael Landon plays a backwater albino. … Continue reading

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3 things about Tobe Hooper’s LIFEFORCE

Lifeforce [1985] 1. Frank Finlay has the Christopher Lee role. 2. “Every blue spark is a human soul.” 3. A flattened pile of twitching corpses on the stairs of the cathedral.

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3 things about Gregor Jordan’s THE INFORMERS

The Informers [2008] 1. Looping, looping, looping. How much of this movie was dubbed because of bad location sound? 2. Mickey Rourke’s unconvincing mustache. 3. Is the final shot supposed to be some kind of weird, inappropriate homage to Whatever … Continue reading

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3 things about Martin Scorsese’s CAPE FEAR

Cape Fear [1991] 1. Missing piano wire. 2. Robert Mitchum drawls, “Well, pardon me all over the place.” 3. The giant rock smacks the mud where his head had been only a few seconds before. Seeing it again for the … Continue reading

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