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3 things about Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND

The Other Side of the Wind [2018]

1. “See, I told you it wouldn’t play.”
2. He’s so drunk that his lips miss the edge of his glass.
3. The sports car is paid for. Nothing else is.

3 other things.

3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY

Spirited Away [2001]

1. Radish spirit nipple.
2. A flock of paper birds.
3. “Oh, you’re a big baby.”

3 things about William Friedkin’s SORCERER

Sorcerer [1977]

1. “Do you know whose church this is?”
2. His pocket is just the right size.
3. Charlie Parker on the radio.

The recent Blu-ray looks amazing. 3 other things.

3 things about Samuel Fuller’s FORTY GUNS

Forty Guns [1957]

1. Dumping the corpse out the second floor window.
2. She asks, “What have you heard about me?” He guffaws; she returns the guffaw, pauses, and then says, “Gentlemen, would you excuse us?” The room very slowly empties out until finally they’re alone.
3. Smashing up the Can Can Restaurant.

3 things about SWAN’s NEPTUNE FROST

Neptune Frost [2021]

1. From the knapsack, Neptune removes a pair of high-heeled shoes and puts them on.
2. Spinning bicycle-wheel headpiece.
3. Dawn through the trees.

Deleting Twitter.

Welp … I did it. My @randomcha handle is no more. I’m really, really going to miss it. Or at least what it once was. E**n M**k is on there right now openly fraternizing with filth and treating his employees like garbage, and I have no desire to wallow in the muck with the planet’s richest moron. I hope he burns the place to the ground and loses billions in the process. It certainly feels like we’re watching it implode in real time.

I will say that I’ve genuinely been enjoying my Mastodon experience thus far. Hope to keep connecting with various cool people! Find me on there: @randomcha@mstdn.social.

3 things about Todd Haynes’ SAFE

Safe [1995]

1. “I just eventually found the whole 12-step thing was like just another form of addiction.”
2. He rolls over in the night. Drool-spot on his pillow.
3. Not black, teal.

3 other things.

3 things about John Berry’s HE RAN ALL THE WAY

He Ran All the Way [1951]

1. He stays underwater as long as he can.
2. Pastry-boxing assembly line.
3. Sunday hobby: constructing wooden masted sailboats.

3 things about Eric Appel’s WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story [2022]

1. “I think Madonna’s a bad influence on you. I think she’s an evil, conniving succubus and she’s only using you for her pathetic and selfish needs. No offense.”
2. Guacamole laced with LSD.
3. Arrested for lewd onstage behavior with an accordion.

3 things about Robert Eggers’ THE NORTHMAN

The Northman [2022]

1. He favors the breaststroke.
2. Whip of bells used in religious rituals.
3. “This is the last tear you will shed in weakness. It will be given back when most you need it.”

3 other things.