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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Alain Resnais’ HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Hiroshima Mon Amour [1959] 1. Every morning at 4 o’clock, someone passes by her window, coughing. 2. Casablanca. An empty nightclub. A deserted bandstand. The only light seems to come from behind the bar. 3.”I will remember this affair as … Continue reading
3 things about Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert & Gordon Quinn’s VIETNAM LONG TIME COMING
Vietnam Long Time Coming [1998] 1. He greets and plays with a little girl at the airport. Later he says, “Killed a girl like that. She came out of the village, holding grenades. I killed that girl. Fucked up things … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Foreign Correspondent [1940] 1. He takes an unenthusiastic sip of milk and says, “Doesn’t taste the way it did when I was a baby. That’s got poison in it.” 2. To deal with his nervous tension, he toys with a … Continue reading
3 things about Armando Iannucci’s IN THE LOOP
In the Loop [2009] 1. “Malcolm. Judy’s lubricated horse cock aside for a second, are you saying I’m now no longer allowed to make media appearances?” 2. “Twelve thousand troops. But that’s not enough. That’s the amount that are going … Continue reading
3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW
Apocalypse Now [1979] 1. The inside of the trailer could be anywhere in America. 2. “I don’t see any method at all, sir.” 3. Neck slice.
3 things about Fritz Lang’s MINISTRY OF FEAR
Ministry of Fear [1943] 1. Cake crumbs on the seat, on the leg of his pants, on the floor of the train. 2. Seance: a circle. Astrological symbols on the floor like the numbers on a clockface. Dan Duryea’s fallen … Continue reading
3 things about George Clooney’s THE MONUMENTS MEN
The Monuments Men [2014] 1. Historical inaccuracy: when she sings “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” she uses the revised lyrics to the song. Lyrics that didn’t appear until the 1950’s. 2. “If it was not for you, I might … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Wise’s THE DESERT RATS
The Desert Rats [1953] 1. In The Desert Fox, James Mason doesn’t use a German accent. Here he does. And though it sounds right somehow it’s less effective. 2. “I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the … Continue reading
3 things about Henry Hathaway’s THE DESERT FOX: THE STORY OF ROMMEL
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel [1951] 1. Only Luther Adler, playing Hitler, attempts a German accent. 2. “My heart, of course, bleeds for you.” 3. A poison that takes three seconds.
3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s RHAPSODY IN AUGUST
Rhapsody in August [1991] 1. A Brooklyn t-shirt tucked into high-waisted jeans. 2. The blind man feels his way around the monument. To remember. 3. “Many who wore white were saved on that day!”
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