Doug Pembry
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Writer of all things fictional; semi-confessions of an aspiring liar; a professional with no good works to profess; and fuck your letterboxd too
Every dive carries a risk. From director Dante Lam. 💿 Watch #OperationHadal at home: bit.ly/OperationHadal
Ellroy told me he would never introduce LA Confidential the film again. But now he is back at it. Why? He hates the movie, and his presence there will only make the ticket buyers miserable. Go see him at a bookshop appearance instead. laconservancy.org/tours-events/e…
The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn't forgotten them. Watch the new trailer for #SpiderManBrandNewDay , in theatres July 31. Tickets on sale NOW.
Horror icon #StephenKing revealed on Threads that Focus Features and Blumhouse's, #Obsession, has been on his mind since he watched it. The author praised the movie for being able to blend horror and comedy in a very unique way. He said that Obsession has a solid B+ in his scorebook and that the film has had a lasting effect on him. Read More: bit.ly/4uJxrZ1
THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) is a masterclass in “frame within the frame” cinematography. Director Sidney J. Furie and cinematographer Otto Heller turned doors, windows, lamps, shelves, file cabinets, walls, and foreground objects into visual architecture. The result is not just “cool framing.” It changes how we watch the film. Michael Caine’s Harry Palmer is constantly boxed in, observed, obstructed, and trapped inside layers of bureaucracy and espionage. The compositions make the audience feel like we are spying on the spy. Every frame has tension. Composition is story.
