Author Archives: robchristopher

That realization that you misplaced something in 1997 and haven’t noticed it until now.

Posted on July 6, 2013 by robchristopher

To put it mildly, since I started making Pause of the Clock in 1994, a lot has happened. I graduated from college, moved to London for six weeks, moved back to Chicago and then to L.A., quit filmmaking entirely, moved … Continue reading →

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And the sound rolls on.

Posted on July 5, 2013 by robchristopher

I’ve digitized sixteen of the original location sound rolls. About halfway done. Here’s a snippet, one of the live musical numbers we recorded: We never really named this jam, so I’m just calling it “POTC Blues.” Scot Livingston: vocals, guitar; … Continue reading →

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3 things about Philip Kaufman’s THE RIGHT STUFF

Posted on July 5, 2013 by robchristopher

The Right Stuff [1983] 1. “Gagarin’s on the right.” 2. Hovering ping pong balls. 3. Fireflies in space.

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PAUSE OF THE CLOCK unpaused

Posted on July 4, 2013 by robchristopher

A new “old” project. Over the next long while (months? years?) I’ll be blogging about PAUSE OF THE CLOCK, a film I started making in college (c. 1994-1996). We shot the whole thing on 16mm. But, for various reasons, I … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lewis Milestone’s OCEAN’S 11

Posted on July 4, 2013 by robchristopher

Ocean’s 11 [1960] 1. Surprising: not a single martini is consumed during the course of the movie. 2. Turtleneck/coveralls combo rocked by Sammy Davis, Jr. 3. Santos plays with the $10,000 money band. One by one, the crew turns around … Continue reading →

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Richard Linklater and the VHS Generation

Posted on July 1, 2013 by robchristopher

Originally posted on White City Cinema:
“He sort of won the race, didn’t he? Through sheer persistence, consistency and focus. And longevity. He’s a poet who just kept going. When people would say of Before Sunrise that it reminded them…

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3 things about Jonathan Mostow’s SURROGATES

Posted on July 1, 2013 by robchristopher

Surrogates [2009] 1. Peeling back the robot’s face to prepare for a skin lift. 2. Zapper that looks like a bong. 3. Simultaneous crash. People emerge from their houses wearing bathrobes.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SOYLENT GREEN

Posted on June 29, 2013 by robchristopher

Soylent Green [1973] 1. He looks at the piece of beef and begins to cry. 2. Soylent buns. 3. Conveyor belts dump the bodies into a circular reservoir.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s BAMBI

Posted on June 26, 2013 by robchristopher

Bambi [1942] 1. After the rain, an orange colored sky. 2. “H’llo.” 3. He triggers a landslide which covers the pack of dogs.

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3 things about Gavin Lambert’s ANOTHER SKY

Posted on June 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Another Sky [1954] 1. She always shakes hands with the children. 2. The dancing feet of the rich whites, wearing expensive shoes, next to the bare feet of the Arabs. 3. After putting her sandals back on, the two men … Continue reading →

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