Monthly Archives: July 2017

3 things about Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on July 10, 2017 by robchristopher

West Side Story [1961] 1. Never noticed Anthony Teague from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying plays one of the Jets. 2. Gonna be a lot of dead batteries come morning. 3. The blacktop that lies within the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s ANNE OF THE INDIES

Posted on July 6, 2017 by robchristopher

Anne of the Indies [1951] 1. Having grown tired of the wrestling contest, Blackbeard smashes a bottle across the wrestler’s head. 2. “You have a wench?” “I’m a Frenchman.” She smiles. 3. Treasure map as McGuffin.

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3 things about John Boorman’s EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC

Posted on July 5, 2017 by robchristopher

Exorcist II: The Heretic [1977] 1. The clinic: a beautiful set that makes no sense. A series of glass-walled rooms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. 2. From shaman to locust entomologist. 3. She turns, and all at once the street … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s CONTAGION

Posted on July 4, 2017 by robchristopher

Contagion [2011] 1. “We don’t need to weaponize the bird flu. The birds are doing that.” 2. A metal chest of placebos. 3. Birthday lottery. 3 other things.

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3 things about Bong Joon Ho’s OKJA

Posted on July 1, 2017 by robchristopher

Okja [2017] 1. One thing I was not expecting was John Denver. 2. He calls his wife and asks what kind of body wash they have at home. 3. “They’ll eat it if it’s cheap enough.”

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