“Noah” at The Edge 12, 18 April 2014
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The silver Toyota Corolla weaved from lane to lane in its own slow time, without signaling, as if the driver was oblivious to the fact that it was the morning rush hour. Its head and tail lights were off. On the rear window was a decal that originally might have read “Write your love in […]
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From the atmospheric opening credits to the “set-up” through to the whiz-bang ending, Gun Crazy was a completely unexpected surprise.
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All the ball fields in Avondale Park are occupied with games and onlookers; their cars line the surrounding streets. There’s a light pollen haze in the air. White blooming dogwood trees invade one’s line of sight in every direction. There goes a bike. Smoke is snaking from Saw’s barbecue joint. Inside the nearby library, Miss […]
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Mamet film where heavily-manicured language lends an unbelievability to the proceedings. The word bombs, however, are awesome: [Heist word bomb example #1] He (on telephone): Everybody needs money. That’s why they call it money. [Heist word bomb example #2] He: Save the bullshit, your guy says he wants to do the job. She: Is that […]
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The story of Frank “Spig” Wead of the U.S. Navy, in which The Duke and Maureen O’Hara smoke a lot of cigarettes.
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