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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s SHAME
Shame [1968] 1. He fails to shoot the chicken. He succeeds in shooting the man. 2. “Don’t play tennis for a few weeks.” 3. A sea of soldiers. Genuinely stunning. The last time I felt this way after a film … Continue reading
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s BLACK BOOK
Black Book [2006] 1. A sensitive whistler. 2. He pulls down her panties and says, “You’re a perfectionist, aren’t you?” 3. Screwing down the lid of the casket using her locket.
3 things about Errol Morris’s STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Standard Operating Procedure [2008] 1. He outlines the subtle differences between “Criminal Act” and “S.O.P.” 2. If she could take it back, she wouldn’t have joined the army. 3. Upset that the “No Photographs Allowed” sign was violated. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Elem Klimov’s COME AND SEE
Come and See [1985] 1. A single backwards glance at the back of the barn. 2. Scrubbing out the cauldron with pine branches. 3. Sign on a corpse: I INSULTED A GERMAN OFFICER THIS MORNING.
3 things about Errol Morris’s THE FOG OF WAR
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara [2003] 1. On the roof of a trolley, a crowd of people wearing masks and cheering the end of the Great War. 2. Telegram to his fiancée: … Continue reading
3 things about Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS
Da 5 Bloods [2020] 1. Rusted-through bottom. 2. Hedy. 3. “You’re gonna fly.”
3 things about Terrence Malick’s A HIDDEN LIFE
A Hidden Life [2019] 1. She tries to comfort her. Mud-caked fingers on her head. 2. “Sign this, you’ll be free.” “I am free now.” “Then why am I here?” 3. A room entirely in black with a wet floor.
3 things about John Badham’s WARGAMES
WarGames [1983] 1. “A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.” 2. A kiss on the ferry. 3. He ruffles David’s hair, smiles at the group, awkwardly walks away. And then immediately gets fired offscreen?
3 things about Kirsten Johnson’s CAMERAPERSON
Cameraperson [2016] 1. He needs oxygen. There is no oxygen. 2. Cut from the receptacle of ashes to her mother, still living. 3. She asks about the woman’s sense of personal style.
3 things about Joseph Losey’s THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR
The Boy with Green Hair [1948] 1. Passed around from household to household. 2. Cro-Magnon emo: a tear on his cheek, half shaved head, tufts of his shorn green hair. 3. “Remember us as having died with millions of other … Continue reading
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