3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY

Posted on September 13, 2026 by robchristopher

One Wonderful Sunday [1947]

1. Ticket scalpers.
2. Smashed cabaret hostess.
3. He leaves his overcoat in lieu of payment.

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3 things about Benjamin Christensen’s HAXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES

Posted on September 10, 2026 by robchristopher

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages [1922]

1. Wes Anderson-like diorama of a land surrounded by tall mountains and crowned with stars.
2. Unable to cry on command? You’re a witch. Able to cry on command? You’re only faking, thus you’re a witch.
3. Randy monk chasing the maiden through the orchard.

3 other things.

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3 things about Anton Corbijn’s CONTROL

Posted on September 9, 2026 by robchristopher

Control [2007]

1. He tells her his favorite movie is The Sound of Music.
2. “He is quite famous now, though, isn’t he?”
“Not to me. I still wash his underpants.”
3. He clears his head just enough to follow through.

3 other things.

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3 things about Roy Ward Baker’s THE VAULT OF HORROR

Posted on September 8, 2026 by robchristopher

The Vault of Horror [1973]

1. Hi-fi ear test.
2. Disappearing along the cemetery path.
3. Melting face = squashed head.

3 other things.

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3 things about Freddie Francis’ TALES FROM THE CRYPT

Posted on September 6, 2026 by robchristopher

Tales from the Crypt [1972]

1. Suddenly, fire-eyes.
2. A little goblet of blood.
3. Two years later, his wife has remarried.

3 other things.

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s HAPPY END

Posted on September 5, 2026 by robchristopher

Happy End [2017]

1. Everyone mistakes his suicide attempts for senility. Except Eve.
2. Irritated, he asks, “Where is the marmalade?”
3. Injuring her own son so that he’ll stop.

3 other things.

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MY LAST MARTINI is now streaming!

Posted on September 4, 2026 by robchristopher

There are certain secrets that you only reveal to a complete stranger in a bar.

I’m thrilled to share My Last Martini with one and all! And do me a kindness: if at all possible … don’t watch it on your phone! (Or at least use headphones.)

My Last Martini

Written for the Screen & Directed by Rob Christopher

An Orange Chair Production

Based on a story by Barry Gifford (David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and Lost Highway). Starring Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks) and Mickey O’Sullivan (Room Tone, Handle with Care). Produced by John Otterbacher (Tales of Harsh Gruder, Silt, Moving Parts) and Aaron Wertheimer (Skippers, Not If I See You First). Cinematography by Christopher Rejano (Knives and Skin, Signature Move). Edited by Jon Gollner. Original Score by CoastalDives.

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s L’AGE D’OR

Posted on September 3, 2026 by robchristopher

L’Age d’Or [1977]

1. Their makeout session is interrupted by a reverie: an unrelated flashback triggered when he becomes fascinated by a nearby statue’s foot.
2. Kicking a violin down the sidewalk.
3. Christ + de Sade.

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3 things about Paul Bogart’s MARLOWE

Posted on September 1, 2026 by robchristopher

Marlowe [1969]

1. Spiked cigarette.
2. He samples the champagne. “Impertinent. Even baroque.”
3. Rita Moreno’s striptease.

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3 things about Paul Bogart’s MR. RICCO

Posted on August 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Mr. Ricco [1975]

1. Pregnant poodle.
2. Burned-out church beatdown.
3. “I’m really sorry, Joe. Did you know her well?”
“No … I didn’t know her well at all.”

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