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3 things about Lloyd Corrigan’s DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON

Daughter of the Dragon [1931]

1. A Japanese actor playing a Chinese detective.
2. Choosing between acid in the face or a knife in the ribs.
3. Tightly bound and stashed in the attic.

3 things about Peter Hyams’ OUTLAND

Outland [1981]

1. Neck-guard.
2. Humping couples laser dancing.
3. Tiers of brightly lit sleeping cubicles.

3 other things.

3 things about David Fincher’s THE KILLER

The Killer [2023]

1. Paint bucket overboard.
2. “Slippery” stair and a hidden knife.
3. Sub-Pop t-shirt.

3 things about Abel Ferrara’s THE ADDICTION

The Addiction [1995]

1. His arm has two holes; one is labeled IN, the other labeled OUT.
2. “I’m almost human. I eat, I sleep. I have a job. I can diet. It took a long time.”
3. Supply closet meeting.

3 things about Jack Haley Jr.’s THE LOVE MACHINE

The Love Machine [1971]

1. Jackie Cooper basically auditioning for Superman.
2. Lunch date at The Colony for 1 o’clock.
3. A red, ribbed sweater with a gold necklace worn over it. A gold “slave bracelet.”

3 things about Frank Perry’s THE SWIMMER

The Swimmer [1968]

1. “Why can’t we travel more?”
“What for? We’ve got everything we want right here.”
2. The man whispers something to Joan.
3. As the afternoon progresses he gets colder and colder.

3 other things.

3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s BERLIN EXPRESS

Berlin Express [1948]

1. Stricken nightclub clown.
2. I’m sorry, you’re an idiot if you think you can best Robert Ryan in a fistfight.
3. He throws down a piece of a paper on the table. Written on it is the address where he can find his wife.

3 things about Stanley Nelson’s MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool [2019]

1. Going cold turkey at the barn.
2. “Quincy Jones sure is a handsome man.”
3. It ended when Coltrane started playing for himself instead of for the band.

3 things about Lewis Gilbert’s MOONRAKER

Moonraker [1979]

1. The woman on the plane escapes?
2. Bollinger galore.
3. “Where did you learn to fight like that? NASA?”
“No, Vassar.”

3 other things.

3 things about John Singleton’s BOYZ N THE HOOD

Boyz n the Hood [1991]

1. When Whitman Mayo pops up.
2. “What you did is no different from what mothers have done from the beginning of time. It’s just too bad more brothers won’t do the same. But don’t think you’re special. You may be cute, but not special.”
3. Through the open window of the bedroom, he watches his son get into the car.