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3 things about Paul Schrader’s AMERICAN GIGOLO

Posted on April 13, 2019 by robchristopher

American Gigolo [1980] 1. “I know what I see.” 2. Laying out his wardrobe, creating outfits. 3. The ultimate humbling: driving a Pinto. Interesting that both David Thomson and Bret Easton Ellis write about it in their new books.

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3 things about Fritz Lang’s SCARLET STREET

Posted on April 10, 2019 by robchristopher

Scarlet Street [1945] 1. He carefully, adroitly slices the liver. 2. “I’ve been out to dinner with him three times this week and now he’s talking about breakfast.” 3. A chair for a nightstand. 3 other things. Possibly my favorite … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kimberly Reed’s DARK MONEY

Posted on April 9, 2019 by robchristopher

Dark Money [2018] 1. The office is located in its own little house. 2. Why lobby a politician when you can instead buy them outright at the very beginning? 3. A 3-3 vote on everything.

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3 things about Christian Petzold’s TRANSIT

Posted on April 8, 2019 by robchristopher

Transit [2018] 1. The whole film is a bartender’s story! 2. Omnipresent heavily-armed guards outside the American Consulate. 3. Suddenly, she’s just not there. Tightly coiled, frightening, uniquely relevant.

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s IN HARM’S WAY

Posted on April 7, 2019 by robchristopher

In Harm’s Way [1965] 1. They both toss their pineapple garnishes off the veranda. 2. Bullet through the cheek. 3. “I’m so scared my bones are clicking, like dice on a Reno crap table.”

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3 things about Clyde Bruckman’s MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE

Posted on April 5, 2019 by robchristopher

Man on the Flying Trapeze [1935] 1. Eating toast like it’s corn on the cob. 2. “It must be hard to lose a mother-in-law.” “Very hard, very hard. Almost impossible.” 3. Filing system. 3 other things.

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3 things about Lynne Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

Posted on April 4, 2019 by robchristopher

You Were Never Really Here [2017] 1.  Tendrils of her hair. 2. Blood and spilled milk on the kitchen floor near the bowl of cat food. 3. Holding hands.

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A cocktail with Barry.

Posted on April 3, 2019 by robchristopher

I had the privilege last weekend of showing a fine cut of the film to Barry Gifford. Full speed ahead!

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3 things about Errol Morris’s GATES OF HEAVEN

Posted on March 28, 2019 by robchristopher

Gates of Heaven [1978] 1. As humans, we don’t really know one another; but we know our pets. 2. Memorial marker: “I Knew Love. — I Had A Dog.” 3. Outdoor electric guitar. 100 watts per channel.

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3 things about Rusty Cundieff & Darin Scott’s TALES FROM THE HOOD 2

Posted on March 27, 2019 by robchristopher

Tales from the Hood 2 [2018] 1. His name is Portifoy Simms … a nod to Ossie Davis in the pilot episode of Night Gallery? 2. Cards Against Humanity does not translate well to film. 3. A fleet of Klan … Continue reading →

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