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3 things about Jack Smight’s AIRPORT 1975

Posted on July 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport 1975 [1974] 1. Take a shot every time Charlton Heston calls her “honey.” 2. Her manuscript and tape recorder take the place of her jewels in the bomb-proof carrying case. 3. The only reason he’s on the plane is … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Posted on July 17, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport [1970] 1. “I’m going to move this mother by midnight!” 2. A plate of tiny sandwiches. 3. She moves through the throng, tearfully apologizing. Everyone ignores her. 3 other things. 

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3 things about Paul Morrissey’s BLOOD FOR DRACULA

Posted on July 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Blood for Dracula [1974] 1. “The blood of these whores is killing me!” 2. Vegetarian diet. 3. Joe Dallesandro’s eccentric thrusts.

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3 things about Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s THE DRIVER’S SEAT (IDENTIKIT)

Posted on July 4, 2024 by robchristopher

The Driver’s Seat (Identikit) [1974] 1. “I want to go back home to feel all my loneliness again.” 2. A hatred of stain-resistant fabrics. 3. Warhol in a cream-colored suit and tie, carrying a walking stick. 3 other things.

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3 things about William Friedkin’s JADE

Posted on April 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Jade [1995] 1. James Horner-fied Stravinsky. 2. Reconstructed Hi8 (?) tape. 3. He reads the instructions for the pillow.

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3 things about Michael Gordon’s PORTRAIT IN BLACK

Posted on February 24, 2024 by robchristopher

Portrait in Black [1960] 1. Lots and lots of hand-kissing. 2. Beaded rainwater on the hood of the car. 3. “I’ve got to make her understand!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Dan Curtis’s EXPRESS TO TERROR, aka SUPERTRAIN

Posted on January 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Supertrain [1979] 1. Pointless elevator. 2. Donna Summer soundalike. 3. His idea of helping a man who’s hanging from the outside of the train: ordering the engineer to “redline” it. Just as bad as I’d expected. Possibly worse.

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3 things about Jack Haley Jr.’s THE LOVE MACHINE

Posted on November 18, 2023 by robchristopher

The Love Machine [1971] 1. Jackie Cooper basically auditioning for Superman. 2. Lunch date at The Colony for 1 o’clock. 3. A red, ribbed sweater with a gold necklace worn over it. A gold “slave bracelet.”

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3 things about John Waters’ PINK FLAMINGOS

Posted on September 12, 2023 by robchristopher

Pink Flamingos [19] 1. “Oh my God Almighty! Someone has sent me a bowel movement!” 2. Not one chicken, but two chickens. 3. He carts her away in a wheelbarrow.

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3 things about Steve Barron’s ELECTRIC DREAMS

Posted on August 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Electric Dreams [1984] 1. Champagne + circuit board = sentience. 2. A version of San Francisco devoid of gay people. 3. Melodic beeper.

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