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3 things about Henry Hathaway’s CHINA GIRL

Posted on January 22, 2016 by robchristopher

China Girl [1942] 1. The hotel is reminiscent of the Bradbury Building. 2. “She’s in Kunming. Your little Chinese pumpkin face.” 3. He finishes reading the line from the poem and then is buried under a mound of debris.

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3 things about Francine Parker’s FTA

Posted on December 19, 2015 by robchristopher

FTA [1972] 1. Jane wears her Klute haircut. 2. The only film in the history of motion pictures to feature a song called “I’m Tired of Bastards Fuckin’ Over Me.” 3. Disturbingly cheerful narration at atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima.

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3 things about Christian Petzold’s PHOENIX

Posted on August 22, 2015 by robchristopher

Phoenix [2014] 1. He reaches from behind her and feels the pockets of her coat. 2. Without looking up at her he answers, “A slip, I guess.” 3. Soft focus, cut to black. Perfect ending.

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3 things about Mike Nichols’ CATCH-22

Posted on August 12, 2015 by robchristopher

Catch-22 [1970] 1. The portrait behind his desk: FDR changes to Stalin. 2. Chocolate-covered cotton. 3. “You can’t let crazy people decide whether you’re crazy or not, can you?”

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3 things about Alain Resnais’ HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

Posted on July 25, 2015 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert & Gordon Quinn’s VIETNAM LONG TIME COMING

Posted on May 26, 2015 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Posted on May 14, 2015 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Armando Iannucci’s IN THE LOOP

Posted on April 20, 2015 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW

Posted on April 4, 2015 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Fritz Lang’s MINISTRY OF FEAR

Posted on March 31, 2015 by robchristopher

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 →

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