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3 things about D.W. Young’s THE BOOKSELLERS

The Booksellers [2019]

1. A collection of purses.

2. She wraps her arms around the set of Balzac. “These are mine!”

3. Fran Lebowitz on seeing books in the garbage: “It’s like seeing a human head.”

3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s MAGNOLIA

Magnolia [1999]

1. Stripy knitted bed jacket.

2. “Yes, and I’m listening. Avidly, fella.”

3. His utter lack of posture on the sofa.

3 other things.

3 things about Bo Hu’s AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL

An Elephant Sitting Still [2018]

1. “Surely he did not.”

2. On opposite escalators.

3. Why do they swap coats?

3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW

Rear Window [1954]

1. “Of course, they can do the same thing to me. Watch me like a bug under a glass if they want to.”

2. Engle Hand Laundry.

3. A Montrachet wine.

3 other things.

3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s NIGHTFALL

Nightfall [1956]

1. Sock stretchers.

2. Fleeing in a ball gown.

3. An imprint in the snow where the satchel used to be.

3 things about Robert Wise’s THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN

The Andromeda Strain [1971]

1. A sliver of paper between the clapper and the bell.

2. Mass human casualties, a variety of dying animals, and a naked lady in a G-rated movie.

3. Green lasers.

3 other things.

3 things about John Sturges’ THE SATAN BUG

The Satan Bug [1965]

1. Opening: we transition from veins in a human body to an aerial view of a desert road.

2. Eager beavers trapped in a bootleg kerosene lair.

3. Lonely flask on the edge of the seat.

Excellent Jerry Goldsmith score!

3 things about Mattie Do’s THE LONG WALK

The Long Walk [2019]

1. Regardless of specific events, the outcome is always a smashed pane of glass.

2. They need a tractor. The NGO instead installs solar panels.

3. Foil-and=plastic packets of dehydrated noodles.

Something special.

3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL

Total Recall [1990]

1. Copious cereal spillage.

2. “Get your ass on Mars.”

3. Bugeyes.

3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s ROBOCOP

RoboCop [1987]

1. Leeza Gibbons! Along with three Twin Peaks cast members.

2. Baby food jars.

3. Video real estate agent.