Daily Archives: March 7, 2009

Strange Interlude

Posted on March 7, 2009 by robchristopher

I just saw it. Only one more performance left! Tomorrow (Sunday). See it! You’ll never get another chance. Some of it: A character played entirely by a Cabbage Patch Kid One of the play’s nine acts consists almost entirely of … Continue reading →

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aphorism

Posted on March 7, 2009 by robchristopher

Usually a film tells a story better when it doesn’t tell the whole story. Which is why any film that’s bloated with backstory is already on a course to fail.

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3 things about Richard Brooks’ THE PROFESSIONALS

Posted on March 7, 2009 by robchristopher

The Professionals [1966] 1. He crawls under the water tank to place the dynamite. Dark, dripping beams of wood. 2. The train barrels down the track, in reverse, belching a plume of black smoke. Mexicans on horseback in pursuit. 3. … Continue reading →

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