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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about John Sturges’ MAROONED
Marooned [1969] 1. “We’ve been in this business for ten years, and I’ve learned the best thing is for us girls to keep our feelings to ourselves and let the men get on with their work.” 2. They enter a … Continue reading
It’s like writing.
As many have pointed out, editing is a lot like writing. I’d go even further and say that it’s also a lot like rewriting, which I guess should be self-evident but is easy to lose sight of when you’re not … Continue reading
3 things about Ralph Fiennes’ CORIOLANUS
Coriolanus [2011] 1. Fidelus TV. 2. “Go, get you home, you fragments.” 3. Dusty black suit.
3 things about Ang Lee’s THE ICE STORM
The Ice Storm [1997] 1. Jim Croce skipping. “Is that my record? You have messed with my shit, Charles.” 2. She tests the stiffness of the whip. 3. In the final moment, what is Paul thinking? That they’re getting a … Continue reading
Happy Negroni Week!
Okay, perhaps it’s just a Campari-created celebration, but it’s for a good cause. I couldn’t resist posting my recipe. Truth be told, I’ve enjoyed many Negronis many different ways. (Does that make me promiscuous?) But this is how I like … Continue reading
3 things about Spike Jonze’s BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
Being John Malkovich [1999] 1. “And 50 other lines to get in a girl’s pants.” 2. Lounge singer Malkovich. 3. He lies alone in bed. The fitted sheet has pulled away, exposing the mattress. Still brilliant after all these years.
3 things about Terence Davies’ THE DEEP BLUE SEA
The Deep Blue Sea [2011] 1. “If it gets too cold, you could always rub two boy scouts together.” 2. The camera follows the smoke as it dissolves in the air. 3. Near the light switch the wallpaper is worn … Continue reading
Perspective from a distance.
At the risk of sounding incredibly pretentious, when I conceived Pause of the Clock I thought of it a chronology-scrambling way to explore the porous boundaries between “reality” and fiction. 18 years later, as I’m editing the film, I find … Continue reading
3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME
Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Are you feeling tired?” “I’m tired of that question.” 2. A Magritte print in his bedroom. 3. He silently sheds a tear and then lies still.
3 things about Peter Bogdanovich’s PAPER MOON
Paper Moon [1973] 1. “Now finish your Coney island.” 2. She stands up on the radiator in the corridor and cracks open the transom window. 3. The frame split horizontally by the horizon, the road zigzagging towards it.
