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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Peter Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1969] 1. “Stay alive, at least for tonight!” 2. A figure 8 written in lipstick on his inner thigh. 3. Joanna Lumley only has one line. 3 other things.
3 things about George Roy Hill’s THE STING
The Sting [1973] 1. Paint-drips on the underside of the stairs. 2. “No, but you’re welcome to have a free beer on your way out.” 3. After a brief victory cry, they immediately begin packing up the big store.
3 things about Alfred E. Green’s BABY FACE
Baby Face [1933] 1. Frizzy hair, sweaty face, a tray of glasses, “St. Louis Blues” in the kitchen. 2. He follows her into the bedroom. She turns around and says, “You haul your freight out of here.” 3. She sits … Continue reading
3 things about Woody Allen’s SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Sweet and Lowdown [1999] 1. A dapper Oriental gentleman wearing glasses and a mustache sits down next to him and sips from a flask. 2. Chili stains on the edges of his mouth. 3. “My father died.” “Again? How many … Continue reading
3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. An empty bed strewn with red flowers and candles. 2. The soldier beats on the window until it breaks, and the prisoners finally quiet down. 3. As if gathering a specimen he cuts off … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Woodburn’s CORN’S-A-POPPIN’
Corn’s-A-Poppin [1956] 1. A hog-caller named Lilian Gravelguard. 2. He awkwardly lifts her veil to kiss her on the side of her face, twice. 3. Grilled cheese on the moon. Somewhere in the twilight zone between Ma & Pa Kettle … Continue reading
3 things about Ron Howard’s FROST/NIXON
Frost/Nixon [2008] 1. A pause before he shakes his hand. 2. Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd. 3. “You know, I would’ve said ‘sons of bitches,’ but Manolo here is a lover of dogs, and he hates me to defame animals.”
3 things about Woody Allen’s SMALL TIME CROOKS
Small Time Crooks [2000] 1. Rooftop, laundry on a clothesline, sunset. 2. “Make conversation. But don’t say anything, don’t speak.” 3. A bearskin that lights up.
3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
Only Lovers Left Alive [2014] 1. She opens her mouth in pleasure, revealing her teeth. 2. “How I wish I had met him before I wrote Hamlet. He would have provided the most perfect role model imaginable.” 3. Face dissolving … Continue reading
