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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s THE LEOPARD MAN

The Leopard Man [1943]

1. A scratched hand is the only time we see blood.
2. Compensation for his lost leopard: $250.
3. Nocturnal, hooded procession straight out of a Buñuel film.

3 other things.

3 things about Mark Robson’s THE GHOST SHIP

The Ghost Ship [1943]

1. Chain cacophony.
2. Rigging an alarm system using a torn bedsheet.
3. He violently smashes the plaque in half.

3 other things.

3 things about George Archainbaud’s THIRTEEN WOMEN

Thirteen Women [1932]

1. No net.
2. She cavalierly tosses the package out the car window; it hits the ground and explodes.
3. “I spent six years slaving to get money enough to put me through finishing school, to make the world accept me as white. But you and the others wouldn’t let me cross the color line.”

3 things about Curtis Harrington’s WHO SLEW AUNTIE ROO?

Who Slew Auntie Roo? [1972]

1. A stuffed teddy bear joins the circle.
2. Gaily humming “Auld Lang Syne” while tearing bread to pieces.
3. Tears turning to laughter, as only Shelley Winters could do.

3 things about Leslie Buchbinder’s WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea [2023]

1. An elegant wooden box, on the lid of which is EDS VARNISH.
2. “He made two hundred gifts a year and two works of art.”
3. Vaguely resembling a TV set or an office appliance of some sort: “The Evil New War God (S.O.B)”

3 things about Rouben Mamoulian’s DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931]

1. “Forgive me, my dear. You see, I hurt you because I love you. I want you! What I want, I get!”
2. The look on her face when she realizes that he’s back.
3. Broken cane-handle.

3 things about William Peter Blatty’s THE EXORCIST III

The Exorcist III [1990]

1. The way he lifts the sheet, the expression of confirmation.
2. An old woman scrambling around the ceiling.
3. Peeling away of the ear.

3 things about Jane Campion’s IN THE CUT

In the Cut [2003]

1. She cradles the plastic shopping bag.
2. “Come here, sit on my lap. Help me put my earring back on.”
3. Miniature lighthouse on his desk.

3 things about Clare Cooney’s DEPARTING SENIORS

Departing Seniors [2023]

1. “You didn’t even hit me! You’re a pitcher!”
2. Pumpkin spice latte in May. (Gaffe?)
3. She examines the score for the serenade found in his trumpet case.

3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ASAKO I & II

Asako I & II [2018]

1. Haughty acting critique.
2. Earthquake in the dark. Offscreen chandelier crash.
3. Unfazed by the news, he offers to drive her back to Tokyo.