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3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER AHOY

Posted on September 19, 2016 by robchristopher

Murder Ahoy [1964] 1. A waxy envelope with figures written on the back. 2. Curling his beard before bed. 3. Which direction is the hilt pointing?

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3 things about Walt Disney’s THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD

Posted on September 18, 2016 by robchristopher

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad [1949] 1. A flock of paper airplanes. 2. He sticks his nose inside a book on which nothing is printed. 3. Scary tree with firefly eyes.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s STREAMERS

Posted on September 17, 2016 by robchristopher

Streamers [1983] 1. He’s reading Ariel by Sylvia Plath. 2. “I talk bad, I don’t do bad.” 3. Top bunk/bottom bunk footsie.

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Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe join ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO.

Posted on September 13, 2016 by robchristopher

An early summer afternoon in the house in Chicago. I’m ten years old. The sky is very dark. A thunderstorm. I’m sitting on the floor in my room, the cool tiles. The rain comes, at first very hard, then soft. … Continue reading →

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In 3 short weeks …

Posted on September 12, 2016 by robchristopher

Pause of the Clock will have its Chicago premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center! That’s Monday, October 3. Do you have your ticket yet? And have you checked out the Facebook page?  

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION

Posted on September 6, 2016 by robchristopher

Inception [2010] 1. A Francis Bacon painting. 2. “You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.” 3. He politely refuses a towel. 3 other things.

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3 things about Arthur Berthelet’s SHERLOCK HOLMES

Posted on September 2, 2016 by robchristopher

Sherlock Holmes [1916] 1. “An ill-suited watchdog.” Moriarty’s henchman has a bulldog. 2. A dissolve to a slightly tighter shot and then a dissolve back to the wider angle. Would a straight cut have been considered too disorienting at the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Stanley Donen’s ARABESQUE

Posted on August 29, 2016 by robchristopher

Arabesque [1966] 1. A long green eel in a tank. 2. Microdot. 3. “You can ride a horse, Prime Minister?” “You ask this of an Arab?”

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL

Posted on August 27, 2016 by robchristopher

The Exterminating Angel [1962] 1. “Life is amusing … and strange.” 2. He offers her a soupdish filled with fragments of paper. Resembles a communion-plate. 3. As a group of armed police fire upon the crowd, a flock of sheep … Continue reading →

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3 things about Don Siegel’s TELEFON

Posted on August 24, 2016 by robchristopher

Telefon [1977] 1. No one bothers with a Russian accent … except the child actors. 2. Fluffy pink houserobe getting dirty. 3. He kisses her and “Hip Hip Hooray” appears on the computer screen.

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