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3 things about Bas Devos’s HERE

Here [2023]

1. Each moss is like a micro-forest.
2. Something green glowing in his hand.
3. Realizing that she doesn’t know his name, and smiling.

3 things about John Frankenheimer’s SEVEN DAYS IN MAY

Seven Days in May [1964]

1. “I’ll make you two promises: a very good steak, medium rare, and the truth, which is very rare.”
2. The senator refers to Jiggs’s collection of military medals, ribbons, and badges as fruit salad.
3. A few laps in the pool followed by a cigarette.

3 other things.

3 things about Jocelyn Moorhouse’s PROOF

Proof [1991]

1. He innocently holds up a packet of condoms.
2. “‘Celia has exceptional breasts.’ Would you like me to add that?”
3. The pupil does not dilate.

3 things about Jûzô Itami’s TAMPOPO

Tampopo [1985]

1. Passing the yolk back and forth.
2. The pork slices must be 3mm thick.
3. Spaghetti etiquette.

3 things about Gints Zilbalodis’s FLOW

Flow [2024]

1. Collecting a pile of fishes.
2. The bird ascends into space.
3. A basket of shiny objects.

3 things about James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

A Complete Unknown [2024]

1. A live jam session on public TV.
2. “Sweetheart, you’re in the shot.”
3. Grossman and Dylan sharing a bed at the Viking Motel.

3 things about Brady Bryson’s SIDEWAYS FOR ATTENTION

Sideways for Attention [2024]

1. Facedown and motionless on her bed.
2. He declines. It’s “that Turkish shit.”
3. Carrie and Taxi Driver simultaneously.

DC and Spokane, here we come!

Join me at the World Premiere of My Last Martini on Sunday, February 16 at the DC Independent Film Forum! Tix now available.

Then on Sunday, March 9 we screen with the beautiful indie feature Battersea at the Spokane International Film Festival. Tix now available.

I’ll be there in person at both screenings. Hope to see some of you soon. You can follow news about the film on our Letterboxd page.

3 things about Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker’s TOP SECRET!

Top Secret! [1984]

1. “Nick, I’ve tried everything: the embassy, the German government, the consulate. I even talked to the U.N. ambassador. It’s no use, I just can’t bring my wife to orgasm.”
2. A caravan of vehicles going around in circles.
3. Boots on the desk.

3 things about Jean Cocteau’s ORPHEUS

Orpheus [1950]

1. Gloves on, gloves off.
2. Blowing across the wall.
3. “To write, without being a writer.”