David Hudson had a little fun at Mubi’s Notebook the other day after noticing that former adult performer and current actor/photographer/musician Sasha Grey (THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, NEÜ SEX, atelecine) had been gushing on Facebook about one of the best movie websites in the world.
I know. Poor choice of verb.
Writer/Director Preston Sturges offered up his list of the ”eleven rules for box-office appeal” in 1941.
- A pretty girl is better than an ugly one.
- A leg is better than an arm.
- A bedroom is better than a living room.
- An arrival is better than a departure.
- A birth is better than a death.
- A chase is better than a chat.
- A dog is better than a landscape.
- A kitten is better than a dog.
- A baby is better than a kitten.
- A kiss is better than a baby.
- A pratfall is better than anything.
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Source: The Cinema of Preston Sturges: A Critical Study
A page in Stanley Kubrick‘s notebook where he played around with different titles for his ’60s black comedy DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB.
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GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING [Belz/2011]: Richter is compelling, the process of making art engaging; practical life of an artist lacks detail. (fol.lowfoc.us Microreview)