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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Todd Haynes’ DARK WATERS
Dark Waters [2019] 1. A field of mounds. 2. Christmas card from 1957. 3. “The system is rigged. They want us to believe that it’ll protect us, but that’s a lie. We protect us. We do. Nobody else. Not the … Continue reading
3 things about Jean-Pierre Melville’s UN FLIC
Un Flic [1972] 1. A seemingly deserted block of highrise apartment buildings with a bank on the corner. Wind, rain, seaspray. 2. Jawdroppingly unconvincing miniatures: a toy train pursued by a toy helicopter. 3. Delon and Deneuve are two of … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Aldrich’s THE BIG KNIFE
The Big Knife [1955] 1. “Never underestimate a man just because you don’t like him.” 2. Backscratcher as seduction tool. 3. Fake hearing-aid.
3 things about Noel Marshall’s ROAR
Roar [1981] 1. Davey doesn’t want to leave the house. 2. “Oh God, look what the cat dragged in.” 3. The unexpectedly sensual image of an unconscious ‘Tippi’ Hedren in closeup as liquid honey pours onto her head and coats … Continue reading
3 things about Richard Ayoade’s THE DOUBLE
The Double [2013] 1. “Sukiyaki” on the jukebox. 2. Bent over to spy through a hole in the kitchen’s service door. 3. “Give Rudolf his arm back!”
3 things about Norman Jewison’s MOONSTRUCK
Moonstruck [1987] 1. Vicki Carr. 2. Kiss. “Wait a minute, wait a minute!” Kiss. 3. Sharing oatmeal in the kitchen.
3 things about Saul Bass’ PHASE IV
Phase IV [1974] 1. Triple flesh-tunnels. 2. Combating yellow with adaptation to yellow. 3. Rows of holes, from which dirt is pouring. 3 other things.
3 things about Otto Preminger’s ADVISE AND CONSENT
Advise & Consent [1962] 1. He hands him the newspaper. “How do you feel about this lollapalooza?”2. The shocking moment when Gene Tierney utters the word “bitch.”3. Slowly, over the course of the film, Leffingwell, a man of genuine integrity, … Continue reading
3 things about Lewis Gilbert’s DAMN THE DEFIANT!
Damn the Defiant! [1962] 1. “Get those wretched women off the ship!” 2. Bread with maggots and worms. 3. Passing by, he cuts the rope and causes the body to plunge into the sea.
3 things about Robert Parrish’s THE MOB
The Mob [1951] 1. John Marley as a union racketeer. 2. White wine and beer. 3. Bizarre ending in which our hero passionately kisses another man’s wife while the husband and his own girlfriend watch approvingly.
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