3 things about Jordan Peele's US

Posted on February 22, 2020 by

Us [2019]

1. Two important coffee tables.
2. Putting on lip gloss.
3. Neck crunch.

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One week until the World Premiere of ROY'S WORLD!

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

That’s right, just seven days until the Glasgow Film Festival hosts the very first screening of Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago! I’ll be there in person along with producer Michael Glover Smith for both shows, February 28 and 29. To whet your appetite even more, here’s a newly released excerpt from the film:

ROY’S WORLD excerpt 2 from Rob Christopher on Vimeo.

This clip features Barry Gifford’s story “Chicago, Illinois, 1953,” stunningly animated by Lilli Carré and narrated by Lili Taylor. (When I started this project I had no idea I’d end up pairing Lilli with Lili, I swear–just a happy accident!)

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3 things about Pedro Costa's VITALINA VARELA

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

Vitalina Varela [2019]

1. Barefoot on the tarmac.
2. The sound of men on the roof.
3. Windowbars frame his face as a sun.

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The 2020 CFA Media Mixer!

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

In Roy’s World, I used a whole lot of images from various collections of the Chicago Film Archives. So when CFA asked me to be one of 2020’s “remixers” I was delighted to accept!

I’m already digging into some materials and thus far my aim is make something really funny. I believe coffee is going to be one of the themes. Guess we’ll see.

The 2020 CFA Media Mixer will take place at Constellation on Wednesday, May 6. More info here.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s ROPE

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

Rope [1948]

1. Namedropping James Mason, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman.
2. Dropping the rope into the kitchen drawer.
3. “Cat and mouse, cat and mouse, who’s the cat and who’s the mouse!”

3 other things.

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3 things about Brian De Palma's SISTERS

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

Sisters [1972]

1. The African Club. A black waiter wearing a tuxedo jacket but no shirt.
2. Smashed cake.
3. A sofa in Quebec.

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3 things about George A. Romero's CREEPSHOW

Posted on February 15, 2020 by

Creepshow [1982]

1. “I can hold my breath for a long, long time!” Leslie Nielsen freeze frame.
2. She takes along her spiked milk for the drive.
3. Violin gesture.

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