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3 things about Andrzej Zulawski’s POSSESSION
Possession [1981] 1. If Mark is barely around, where did the kid get his chipper English accent? 2. “Because you think you’ve given her supreme pleasure? You, with your Yin-Yang balls dangling from...
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3 things about René Cardona Jr.’s CYCLONE
Cyclone [1978] 1. 20 minutes before landing, the flight attendant serves everyone coffee, including the children. 2. They pass the newborn child around the boat. 3. Arthur Kennedy seems to have been...
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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT
Airport [1970] 1. Multiple actors from Invasion of the Body Snatchers … what does it mean? 2. A thick black pencil in her purse, “just like the airlines use.” 3. “You’ve been bragging about your...
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3 things about Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Franco Prosperi’s MONDO...
Mondo Cane [1962] 1. A bright blue glazed statue of Rudolph Valentino. Bright blue models rubbing their painted bodies against a large canvas, and each other. 2. After the shark is captured a poisonous...
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3 things about Jack Smight’s AIRPORT 1975
Airport 1975 [1974] 1. Overall, Jerry Stiller comes off best. He sleeps through most of the movie. 2. Ominous yet meaningless zoom in on the guitar strings. 3. Myra Loy pouring herself an Olympia beer....
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3 things about John Waters’ FEMALE TROUBLE
Female Trouble [1972] 1. Skid marks. 2. “And don’t forget the influence of that medicine we gave you. Eyeliner taken internally heightens one’s beauty awareness.” 3. Writhing in a tiny playpen with...
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3 things about Richard Donner’s THE OMEN
The Omen [1976] 1. For no good reason, she puts the goldfish bowl on the banister. 2. “And the woman?” “She is an apostate of hell.” 3. Painfully fake head. Junk. On the other hand, there aren’t too...
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3 things about John Boorman’s EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
Exorcist II: The Heretic [1977] 1. The clinic: a beautiful set that makes no sense. A series of glass-walled rooms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. 2. From shaman to locust entomologist. 3. She turns,...
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3 things about Mario Bava’s LISA AND THE DEVIL
Lisa and the Devil [1973] 1. Squashing the ankles so the body fits in the casket. 2. He plates a slice of cake and says, “It’s with chocolate sprinkles.” 3. Luxurious, empty airplane. Tagged: 3 things,...
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3 things about Mark Robson’s EARTHQUAKE
Earthquake [1974] 1. He makes a left turn off of Deep Dell Place, a street referenced in Lost Highway. 2. She grabs a few donuts and gets arrested for looting. 3. A man’s shoe crunches down on her...
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