Monthly Archives: February 2013

3 things about Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF

Posted on February 16, 2013 by robchristopher

A New Leaf [1971] 1. “Are you a botanist?” “No, just a botanical journal reader.” 2. Her head is in the armhole. 3. He awkwardly tries to warm her up.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST

Posted on February 15, 2013 by robchristopher

North by Northwest [1959] 1. “I’m beginning to think I’m underpaid.” 2. He runs the tiny razor across his philtrum. 3. Leonard’s female intuition. 3 other things.

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They like me in Paris.

Posted on February 15, 2013 by robchristopher

Paris, Ontario, that is.

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A new review

Posted on February 13, 2013 by robchristopher

“A book after my own heart. Not only is it published by the American Library Association, it extols the virtues of using public libraries to explore movies … The book’s almost academic approach to movie viewing lends weight and credibility … Continue reading →

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3 things about Rian Johnson’s LOOPER

Posted on February 11, 2013 by robchristopher

Looper [2012] 1. “Big heads, small potatoes.” 2. Bullet hole in the window, bullet hole in her stomach. 3. She summons him to her bedside using the plastic frog.

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3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s FANNY AND ALEXANDER

Posted on February 10, 2013 by robchristopher

Fanny and Alexander [1982] 1. Farting out the candles. 2. “She married a count, had 12 children, and got as big as a house.” 3. Miniature storks sit atop the two cradles.

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3 things about Mikhail Kalatozov’s I AM CUBA

Posted on February 9, 2013 by robchristopher

I Am Cuba [1964] 1. Crazy, crazy, crazy love. 2. The screen at the drive-in consumed by flames. 3. Cane cutting.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE

Posted on February 3, 2013 by robchristopher

The Prestige [2006] 1. A panel in the tabletop slides open, revealing the flattened cage and squashed bird. 2. Hugh Jackman, doing an American accent, seated across from Andy Serkis, doing a New York accent. 3. As he dies, he … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Flynn’s THE OUTFIT

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robchristopher

The Outfit [1973] 1. Anita O’Day in the background singing “I Concentrate on You” to a handful of patrons. 2. She just wants to go back to Pittsburgh to be with her daddy. 3. “Stay out of it. He’s dead. … Continue reading →

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