Monthly Archives: January 2011

3 things about Frank Perry’s LADYBUG LADYBUG

Posted on January 9, 2011 by robchristopher

Ladybug Ladybug [1963] 1. The little girl goes to her room and closes the door. Afraid. She works her jaw open and shut like a fish trying to breathe. 2. William Daniels’ crisp cadence. 3. He throws himself to the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Zach Snyder’s WATCHMEN

Posted on January 8, 2011 by robchristopher

Watchmen [2009] 1. Sole moment of comedy: “You’re getting in the way of my vengeance!” 2. A rather unconvincing Nixon. 3. The only movie with more gratuitous 9/11 references than 25th Hour.

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Cine-File Selects: COLD TURKEY

Posted on January 4, 2011 by robchristopher

January 31 at 7pm … hope you can make it!

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Posted on January 2, 2011 by robchristopher

Fantastic Mr. Fox [2009] 1. 2 Years Later (12 Fox-Years). 2. “If what I think is happening, is happening, it better not be.” 3. A gentle waterfall in the sewer.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION

Posted on January 1, 2011 by robchristopher

Inception [2010] 1. “It was worth a shot.” 2. Hunched over the table, eating from a bowl of brown rice. 3. The vault looks a lot like a holodeck. 3 other things.

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Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch

Posted on January 1, 2011 by robchristopher

Adapted from the original Don the Beachcomber recipe as published by Jeff Berry. COLONEL BEACH’S PLANTATION PUNCH 18 oz. fresh lime juice 36 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice 3 bottles of Reed’s Spicy Ginger beer (36 oz.) 32 oz. Meyers’s Jamaican … Continue reading →

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