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Monthly Archives: February 2015
5 days left. Double your pleasure through midnight Sunday.
There are 5 days left in the Kickstarter campaign. The good news is that, right now, the project is 66% funded. 66%! But Kickstarter is all or nothing: if I don’t get to 100% by early Thursday morning, I don’t … Continue reading
3 things about Hossein Amini’s THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
The Two Faces of January [2014] 1. “I didn’t do it for him.” “You shouldn’t have done it for either of us.” 2. He grabs him by the crotch of his pants and dangles him overboard. 3. “I’m sorry I … Continue reading
The Reel Librarian reels over my reels.
Okay, so, after you’ve finished groaning over that headline go check out the Reel Librarian. A big supporter of my book and now a big supporter of my film! It’s a good time to take a snapshot of where the … Continue reading
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Tagged filmmaking, Kickstarter, librarians, libraries, movies, pause of the clock
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Mystery is a thing to nurture and cherish, not to explain away.
In this post at The Jeremy Show, Mr. Jeremy Wells talks with me about the film and some of the stuff that was going on in my life when I made it: going to church, going broke, wearing pastel t-shirts. … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lynch, interviews, movies, pause of the clock, tiki
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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s ROPE
Rope [1948] 1. The two halves of the broken champagne glass in his hands. Streaks of blood on the glass. 2. Flash of green light. Flash of red light. 3. “You’re going to die, Brandon!”
3 things about Andrew Davis’ A PERFECT MURDER
A Perfect Murder [1998] 1. Espresso foreplay. 2. Meat thermometer. 3. His escape plan is to take a train to Montreal?! And he needs to use a travel agency to buy his ticket?! Love the meat thermometer. But I’ll stick … Continue reading
Why can’t we live together? 16mm vs. DCP
I was thrilled and honored to be interviewed about my film by Julian Antos, a projectionist and fellow member of CINE-FILE. You can read all about the the various film stocks we used, what condition the elements were in after … Continue reading
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Tagged 16mm, dcp, filmmaking, interviews, movies, Northwest Chicago Film Society, NWCFS, pause of the clock
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I got a guitar, and a piece of cellophane wrap.
Here’s a new clip from the film, a musical interlude featuring Scot P. Livingston (vocal, guitar), Tchavdar Georgiev (drums), and yours truly (piano). “POTC Blues,” an excerpt from PAUSE OF THE CLOCK from Rob Christopher on Vimeo. This was our … Continue reading
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Tagged movies, music, music videos, musicals, pause of the clock
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What do Jeffrey Brown and Andrew Bujalski have in common?
Jeffrey Brown is the author and illustrator of several best-selling books, including Darth Vader and Son and (one of my personal favorites) Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir. He combines a goofy sense of humor with a drawing style that’s sincere … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Bujalski, Kickstarter, movies, pause of the clock, star wars, sundance
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