Monthly Archives: May 2013

3 things about François Ozon’s IN THE HOUSE

Posted on May 14, 2013 by robchristopher

In the House [2012] 1. After they invite him to their basketball game, he displays just the right amount of hesitation. 2. She doesn’t understand the poem. Germain is delighted by Claude’s ingenuity. 3. On a grid, a moving tableaux … Continue reading →

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Facebook it.

Posted on May 13, 2013 by robchristopher

Well, why not?

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3 things about Michael Radford’s NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

Posted on May 13, 2013 by robchristopher

Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984] 1. The tobacco promptly falls out of his cigarette. 2. O’Brien looks at Winston wearily and says, “They got me a long time ago.” 3. He moves the knight; a few moments later, he puts it back … Continue reading →

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3 things about Olivier Assayas’ CARLOS (PART ONE)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by robchristopher

Carlos [2010] 1. He is given a handgun, and five bullets. 2. After showering, he admires himself in a full-length mirror and walks over to the window. On the TV is a news story about him. 3. They hurriedly corral … Continue reading →

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Update: Celebrate Pride Month with Queue Tips at the Chicago Public Library

Posted on May 9, 2013 by robchristopher

Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie Date: Wed. June 19, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Sulzer Regional 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue 60625 Program: Pride Month About this event: Author and Queer Film Society member Rob Christopher presents an overview … Continue reading →

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Already

Posted on May 6, 2013 by robchristopher

ALREADY Bugs Bunny wakes up to drink a cup of water; Not only is he himself underwater, but when he actually draws water from the cooler, he ends up drinking the water that already surrounds him.

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I’m afraid of 1984.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by robchristopher

I bought my copy of 1984 by George Orwell on February 25, 1989; I wrote the date right there on the flyleaf. I had read it for the first time a month or two earlier, I think, when I checked … Continue reading →

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s GREEN LANTERN

Posted on May 5, 2013 by robchristopher

Green Lantern [2011] 1. For no logical reason: gift-wrapping while driving. 2. He looks like a cross between the Elephant Man and “Weird Al” Yankovic in the “Fat” video. 3. Roughly five minutes of training was all he needed.

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3 things about John Schlesinger’s FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Posted on May 4, 2013 by robchristopher

Far From the Madding Crowd [1967] 1. Surf washing over the stack of dead sheep at the bottom of the cliff. 2. Tree trunks, velvet green moss. A thick layer of orangebrown leaves underfoot. 3. Alone in the dead room, … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Pan Cosmatos’ THE CASSANDRA CROSSING

Posted on May 3, 2013 by robchristopher

The Cassandra Crossing [1976] 1. The only movie in existence where Martin Sheen, performing a headstand while wearing only briefs, and Ava Gardner do yoga together. 2. Sweet little girl blowing plague bubbles. 3. A steel beam is driven straight … Continue reading →

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