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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Jane Schoenbrun’s I SAW THE TV GLOW
I Saw the TV Glow [2024] 1. VHS, Home of the Vultures. 2. Abandoned shopping carts arrayed outside the theatre. 3. “It’s just the suburbs.”
3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER MOST FOUL
Murder Most Foul [1964] 1. A ratty coat she swore was mink. 2. Timer-triggered stove. 3. Searching for someone to play the housekeeper. 3 other things.
3 things about Chris Kelley’s OTHER PEOPLE
Other People [2016] 1. Laxative. Breaking down in an empty supermarket. 2. “I’m sorry I was an asshole about your butthole.” 3. She tells him to look into the faces of his sisters.
3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER AT THE GALLOP
Murder at the Gallop [1963] 1. Eating muffins straight from the oven. 2. Cat in the closet. 3. Opening the window, inhaling the fresh air. 3 other things.
3 things about Joel Coen & Ethan Coen’s BARTON FINK
Barton Fink [1991] 1. Wandering down the road while singing “Old Black Joe” at the top of his lungs. 2. Blood spreads from the underside of the body. 3. “The common man will still be here when you get back. … Continue reading
There is no alternative to persevering.
Rebecca Solnit: They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save … Continue reading
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Tagged america, perseverance, rebecca solnit, resilience, resistance, united states, usa
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3 things about Louis Malle’s MY DINNER WITH ANDRE
My Dinner with Andre [1981] 1. References to “my girlfriend Debbie”: writer Deborah Eisenberg. 2. Borrowing Richard Avedon’s place. 3. The man in the fortune cookie factory. 3 other things.
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Tagged 3 things, andre gregory, louis malle, movies, new york, Wallace Shawn
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3 things about Charles Vidor’s LADIES IN RETIREMENT
Ladies in Retirement [1941] 1. Revulsion at Gilbert & Sullivan. 2. An umbrella stand becomes a giant vase for bulrushes. 3. They remark that they just observed Albert playing a game of tag with several gentlemen.
3 things about Hector Babenco’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Kiss of the Spider Woman [1985] 1. Two plates, one with twice as much food on it. 2. He leaves prison wearing a blue scarf; he dies wearing a red scarf. 3. “The nicest thing about feeling happy is that … Continue reading
3 things about Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2
Juror #2 [2024] 1. “American Gothic” Halloween costumes. 2. In the middle of their discussion of the case, he drops his sobriety coin. 3. “Did you take the shortcut down Old Quarry Road?”
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