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Missing from the Log

On July 27, 2020August 4, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of Dekalog, where’s our 21st century Dekalog??

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One Pairing for Each Eye

On July 21, 2020August 2, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Two examples, each anchored around Eyes Without a Face, of how the ordering of a double feature can change how the viewer sees the second movie.

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Howdy, Pardners

On July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, here’s a cross-century scene comparison between westerns of a different color, anchored by a similar leading presence:

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The Future of Broadway

On July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Look what waltzed across the ticker this morning:

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When It Comes to Character-as-Theme Titles, Robert’s the Altman

On July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Pair McCabe & Mrs. Miller with 3 Women for a Robert Altman double-feature of titles that center characters who would otherwise be considered mere supporting players.

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Hunk and Junk Rhyme for a Reason

On July 6, 2020July 9, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A thought inspired by a recent debate between myself and a friend regarding the unspecified reason(s) Liza Minnelli’s character in Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York is attracted to Robert De Niro’s brutish saxophonist:

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CapTooMany

On June 30, 2020July 2, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Write All Nite’s coverage of Tom Hardy’s career continues with:

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Why Resistible?

On June 24, 2020June 29, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Fellow geese, let’s gander at how the powers-that-be have shlock-cast Rose Byrne — one of our most spastically-gifted comedic actors working today — since her triumvirate breakout in Insidious, Bridesmaids, and Neighbors.

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Wretched Evan Hansen

On June 17, 2020June 25, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See1 Comment

A double feature where the connections between the pieces of art are too numerous and incidental to justify elucidating, but still amusing for the seven of us who’ve seen both:

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High Society

On June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Though satires predominately revel in tomfoolery, the genre can reveal core truths regarding what’s being satirized that often require the hysterical (both meanings) amplification of their bombasticity to detect.

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