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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s NIGHT MOVES
Night Moves [2014] 1. A thick bundle of money in a white mesh bag. He looks perplexed. 2. Sitting in the front of their RV watching The Price Is Right. 3. “She quit on accident.”
3 things about John Woo’s PAYCHECK
Paycheck [2003] 1. Oh come ON. Newspaper headline typo: “Nexim announces it’s answer to ARC’s living display.” 2. Shipping container gauntlet. 3. Plastic curtain tumble.
When it’s this hot, here’s what you want to be drinking.
When it’s this hot, here’s what you want to be drinking. GIN RICKEY 2 oz. gin juice of half a lime 1 tablespoon raspberry syrup Pellegrino, or other sparkling mineral water Combine in a Collins glass with plenty of crushed … Continue reading
3 things about John Cassavetes’ SHADOWS
Shadows [1959] 1. Hair on the back of his neck. 2. “I prefer to be coaxed but you don’t coax me, okay?” 3. The three of them, beaten, lying on the ground and on top of garbage cans. Harsh nighttime … Continue reading
3 things about Guy Hamilton’s THE MIRROR CRACK’D
The Mirror Crack’d [1980] 1. “Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you. Your face.” 2. Beneath her costume she’s wearing denim. 3. From a sound sleep she suddenly sits up and cries, “The … Continue reading
3 things about Michael Crichton’s COMA
Coma [1978] 1. He shouts, “You don’t want a lover, you want a wife!” 2. Gratuitous looking-up-the-skirt shot, then she takes off her pantyhose. 3. She piles on a pile of bodies.
3 things about Martin Scorsese’s THE AVIATOR
The Aviator [2004] 1. “Reel 10, Mr. Hughes.” 2. Welding torch, burst of light, green eyes. 3. “Nothing’s clean, but we do our best.”
3 things about Anthony Mann’s THE NAKED SPUR
The Naked Spur [1953] 1. “Maybe we sat down at the same card game once or twice, but that don’t mean dirt to me now!” 2. As played by Robert Ryan, Ben Vandergoat’s laugh is rather like Bobby Peru’s laugh … Continue reading
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3 things about Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s THE CASE AGAINST 8
The Case Against 8 [2014] 1. Ted Olsen leaning against a stack of paper plates. 2. Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?” Olson: “When did it … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS
The Birds [1963] 1. The lovebirds tilt from side to side. 2. Three southern fried chickens. 3. They don’t even close the front door. 3 other things.
