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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL
Brazil [1985] 1. The restaurant staff discreetly move a foldable screen into place to shield patrons from the carnage. 2. “Don’t fight it, son. Confess quickly! If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating.” 3. Kurtzmann … Continue reading
3 things about John Gilling’s PICKUP ALLEY
Pickup Alley [1957] 1. The way Trevor Howard says “honey” is deeply unnerving. 2. Panicky dope fix prep. 3. Taking a blowtorch to the back of the fridge.
3 things about Arthur Penn’s DEAD OF WINTER
Dead of Winter [1987] 1. Great in-joke: signing a headshot of Malcolm McDowell. 2. As the trapdoor rises, so does the body. 3. McKinley’s piano (and chess set).
3 things about Charles Burnett’s THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH
The Annihilation of Fish [1999] 1. Recreating Vertigo at Fort Point. 2. Curried goat. 3. The demon’s corpse is beginning to stink, she points out.
3 things about Leo McCarey’s MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW
Make Way for Tomorrow [1937] 1. They’ve got five hours. 2. A framed photograph in the lobby of the lobby. 3. “When you’re 17 and the world’s beautiful, facing facts is just as slick fun as dancing or going to … Continue reading
3 things about THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE
The Great Mouse Detective [1986] 1. Melissa Manchester as a sexy, singing mouse.2. Dizzying panorama of the clockworks.3. “I had so many ingenious ideas I didn’t know which to choose. So I decided to use them all.”
3 things about Youssef Chahine’s CAIRO STATION
Cairo Station [1958] 1. They slip him into his bridegroom’s outfit: a straitjacket. 2. The cat is Hanuma. 3. Grabbing the knife by the blade.
3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS
Little Murders [1971] 1. As he ascends the subway stairs, he crosses paths with a man bleeding from a head wound. 2. Carol deftly opens the breech. 3. “I married you because I wanted to mold you. I love the … Continue reading
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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.
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