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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s RANDOM HARVEST
Random Harvest [1942] 1. Alone and terrified in the midst of an overjoyed, boisterous crowd. 2. Pained look on the Reverend’s face at the offkey organist’s singing. 3. A creaking gate, a treebranch that sags.
3 things about Mark Obenhaus & Laura Poitras’s COVER-UP
Cover-Up [2025] 1. “His notes are indecipherable.” 2. Rumsfeld quibbles over the difference between “abuse” and “torture.” 3. An anonymous source in Gaza.
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3 things about Preston Sturges’ HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO
Hail the Conquering Hero [1944] 1. Burning the mortgage at the pulpit. 2. “I never felt better in my life, except I never felt worse.” 3. Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith. 3 other things.
3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
A House of Dynamite [2025] 1. Surrender or suicide. 2. A brief moment alone at the window before he is hustled out of the room. 3. “Bad knees.”
3 things about David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Lawrence of Arabia [1962] 1. “Here you may drink. One cup.” 2. The tiniest black dot on the horizon. 3. He gaily skips through the entryway to catch up with the soldiers. Discussion of a new squash court. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about the Hughes Brothers’ DEAD PRESIDENTS
Dead Presidents [1995] 1. He buries the memento. 2. OD during Soul Train. 3. Radioing for the bus schedule.
3 things about Fritz Lang’s HANGMEN ALSO DIE!
Hangmen Also Die! [1943] 1. He notices her reflection in a puddle. 2. Nazi with a pimple. 3. Implicated by his gold cigarette lighter.
3 things about Alain Resnais’ HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Hiroshima Mon Amour [1959] 1. His hand twitching in sleep. 2. Actual radiation burns, and then later on the film set we see a makeup artist applying ersatz radiation burns. 3.”You were bored in a way that makes a man … Continue reading
3 things about David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
The Bridge on the River Kwai [1957] 1. Sitting alone on the edge of his bed, crying in shame. 2. “I haven’t the foggiest.” 3. He emerges from “the oven” with purple bruises covering his chest. 3 other things.
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3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s STREET OF LOVE AND HOPE
Street of Love and Hope (aka A Town of Love and Hope) [1959] 1. He refuses to accept the change and quickly stuffs it into the pigeon cage. 2. Only one mattress. 3. He looks at her for a moment … Continue reading
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