Monthly Archives: October 2007

3 things about Alejandro González Iñárritu’s BABEL

Posted on October 15, 2007 by robchristopher

Babel [2006] 1. Cate Blanchett was giving me a kind of Judy Davis vibe. Like Davis, her American accent was impeccable. 2. Halfway through I felt like the deck was stacked too heavily against all the characters, but by the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Rusty Gorman’s HOME OF THE GIANTS

Posted on October 14, 2007 by robchristopher

Home of the Giants [2007] 1. If you had told me that one day I’d like a high school basketball crime thriller starring Haley Joel Osment, I’d have asked you what meds you were on. But I did really like … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 14, 2007 by robchristopher

One Hundred Nails [2007] 1. Yummy-looking onion and rosemary pizza throughout.2. Italian women seem to like hunky men with long curly hair.3. It’s a pleasant journey but doesn’t really end up anywhere. But I still enjoyed it.

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Posted on October 12, 2007 by robchristopher

The Man from London [2007] 1. Tarr’s technique is still dazzling, but without any characters that are recognizably human it verges on being just a hollow exercise.2. Tilda Swinton, dubbed into Hungarian, emoting deeply: all for naught.3. Best sequence: the … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 11, 2007 by robchristopher

I hung out with Zach last night (he’s visiting from NYC) and I took him up on his offer to “go somewhere far away” in his rental car. We drove all the way out to Riverside (next to Berwyn I … Continue reading →

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3 things about Brett Morgan’s CHICAGO 10

Posted on October 11, 2007 by robchristopher

Chicago 10 [2007] 1. Filmmaker Brett Morgan, incredibly immodest during the Q & A: “I don’t think there’s ever really been a film like this before.” Uh huh, sure thing Mr. Morgan. 2. That was Roy Scheider’s voice? Really? 3. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 9, 2007 by robchristopher

Heartbeat Detector [2007] 1. Weird title. The actual title in French is “The Human Question” (based on an novel of the same name). I don’t care for that title either.2. A line of corporate execs all lined up together at … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 9, 2007 by robchristopher

You, the Living [2007]  1. Looking out the window of house, realizing the scenery is moving, realizing the house is actually a train. It just looks like a house.2. Everyone pausing from their work to look up at the sky. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 9, 2007 by robchristopher

A Walk Into the Sea [2007]  1. We will probably never finish compiling a list of all known Warhol associates. They just keep coming out of the woodwork.2. Paul Morrissey being his usual egotistical, know-it-all self. He seems to contradict … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 9, 2007 by robchristopher

 I’ve seen 9 movies since Friday. I’m in a sort of exhausted dream-like state that’s very close to happiness.

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