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3 things about Ken Hughes’ THE INTERNECINE PROJECT

The Internecine Project [1974]

1. He hates women but loves cats.
2. Glowing blue neon sign in the parking lot: BEACH CLUB.
3. Poison pages.

3 things about Don Siegel’s THE VERDICT

The Verdict [1946]

1. “There’s always a clue. If you can find it.”
2. A love note left in the pocket of the corpse.
3. He tries to move in for a kiss, then gracefully withdraws.

3 things about Don Siegel’s THE BLACK WINDMILL

The Black Windmill [1974]

1. Blood dripping between the slats of the floor.
2. Fuzzy white necktie.
3. Quick naked Polaroid.

3 things about Akiva Schaffer’s THE NAKED GUN

The Naked Gun [2025]

1. Deceptive office coat rack.
2. “I picked up your knife for you.”
3. Bonding with the kids over a beer.

An autumn of martinis

My Last Martini will be all over the place the next few months (and beyond?) I am so excited!

September 5 + 14, 2025: Lake County Film Festival, Grayslake, IL

September 10 – 14, 2025: Soo Film Festival, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

September 26 – 28, 2025: Maumee Film Festival, OH

September 26 – 28, 2025: Tallahassee Film Festival, FL

October 16 – 19, 2025: San Jose International Short Film Festival, CA

Hope to see some of you at one of these screenings soon. You can follow news about the film on our Letterboxd page.

3 things about Wayne Wang & Paul Auster’s SMOKE

Smoke [1995]

1. “You never know what’s gonna happen next. And the moment you think you do, that’s the moment you don’t know a goddamn thing.”
2. Daniel Auster has a cameo as a shoplifter. In real life he was later charged in the overdose death of his 10-month-old daughter and soon thereafter died of an overdose himself.
3. Tearing apart the chicken with his bare hands.

3 things about Jack Hazan’s A BIGGER SPLASH

A Bigger Splash [1973]

1. Sitting on a leather sofa. One blue sock, one red sock.
2. After studying the painting of himself he takes a few sips from a drinking fountain. A Warhol picture is visible in the foreground.
3. Wooden cutouts of tulips.

3 things about Harvey Hart’s BEVERLY HILLS MADAM

Beverly Hills Madam [1986]

1. Without trying on the dress first, she purchases it, instructing the saleswoman to “accessorize it for me” and deliver it that afternoon.
2. John Ingle as a professor.
3. Left adrift on Sunset Blvd. surrounded by WRONG WAY and DO NOT ENTER signs.

3 things about John Bailey’s CHINA MOON

China Moon [1994]

1. He makes a circular incision around the bullethole with an X-Acto knife.
2. Drinking beer on the rocks.
3. Charles Dance’s shaky Yankee accent.

3 things about John Bailey’s THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe [1991]

1. “I always wanted to be somebody. But now I realize I should have been more specific.”
2. A cardboard disc which reads THIS BUTTON HAS BEEN RECYCLED.
3. Zipping all the zippers.