Author Archives: robchristopher

3 things about Daniel Petrie’s FORT APACHE, THE BRONX

Posted on July 3, 2025 by robchristopher

Fort Apache, The Bronx [1981] 1. Razor blade in her mouth. 2. A five-minute warning prior to tear gassing. 3. Walking her corpse up and down the hallway.

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3 things about Billy Wilder’s KISS ME, STUPID

Posted on June 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Kiss Me, Stupid [1964] 1. The one waiter who won’t laugh. 2. Phallic Chianti. 3. “That miserable liar, he was telling me the truth!”

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3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s QUO VADIS

Posted on June 25, 2025 by robchristopher

Quo Vadis [1951] 1. “When I play and sing, I have visions of things I never dreamed existed. The world is mine. And mine to end.” 2. Escape to the sewers. 3. Peter’s sprouting cane.

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3 things about THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER

Posted on June 24, 2025 by robchristopher

The Rescuers Down Under [1990] 1. Inadequate runway. 2. Transport by snake. 3. Eggsitting.

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

Posted on June 23, 2025 by robchristopher

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [1962] 1. A perfectly ordinary lambchop. 2. “You mean all this time we could have been friends?” 3. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she breaks down sobbing. Then Blanche starts buzzing again and … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lisa Rovner’s SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS

Posted on June 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Sisters with Transistors [2020] 1. Suzanne Ciani was the first female composer to score a Hollywood film (The Incredible Shrinking Woman, 1981). 2. To play the theremin you must be a butterfly. 3. Hand-spliced tape loops.

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3 things about Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY

Posted on June 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story [2024] 1. Half an inch either way, things would have turned out differently. 2. William Hurt urging him not to sell out and reject the part. 3. Teaching his son to ride a bicycle.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s THE UNDERNEATH

Posted on June 21, 2025 by robchristopher

The Underneath [1995] 1. “I feel like I’m in an ad for fine wine.” 2. Napkin message. 3. Askew hospital room windows. 3 other things.

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3 things about Stephen Kijak’s ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED

Posted on June 20, 2025 by robchristopher

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed [2023] 1. Linda Evans reveals that for a time, people refused invitations to have dinner at her house. 2. Well endowed. 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “I became so incensed and personally frustrated at the rejection … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lucie Faulknor and Dawn Logsdon’s FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Posted on June 19, 2025 by robchristopher

Free for All: The Public Library [2025] 1. Andrew Carnegie would agree to build a library only after the community demonstrated that it was committed to taxing itself. 2. Books by mule. 3. Arrested for refusing to hand over patrons’ … Continue reading →

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