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3 things about Mikhail Kalatozov’s I AM CUBA

Posted on February 9, 2013 by robchristopher

I Am Cuba [1964] 1. Crazy, crazy, crazy love. 2. The screen at the drive-in consumed by flames. 3. Cane cutting.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE

Posted on February 3, 2013 by robchristopher

The Prestige [2006] 1. A panel in the tabletop slides open, revealing the flattened cage and squashed bird. 2. Hugh Jackman, doing an American accent, seated across from Andy Serkis, doing a New York accent. 3. As he dies, he … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Flynn’s THE OUTFIT

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robchristopher

The Outfit [1973] 1. Anita O’Day in the background singing “I Concentrate on You” to a handful of patrons. 2. She just wants to go back to Pittsburgh to be with her daddy. 3. “Stay out of it. He’s dead. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s ZERO DARK THIRTY

Posted on January 26, 2013 by robchristopher

Zero Dark Thirty [2012] 1. “He’s never leaving here, is he?” 2. Tony Robbins. 3. He hands the child a glowing lightstick. She looks at it in wonder.

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s KAGEMUSHA

Posted on January 23, 2013 by robchristopher

Kagemusha [1980] 1. He has three attendants and two pages. 2. Fan song interlude. 3. He is banished from his own mansion. They pelt him with mud.

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3 things about Marc Forster’s QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Posted on January 21, 2013 by robchristopher

Quantum of Solace [2008] 1. “If you could avoid killing every possible lead, it would be deeply appreciated.” 2. He snaps the handle off the door of the men’s room. 3. Basically, the shoddiest hotel in the world. 3 other … Continue reading →

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Awaiting Auction

Posted on January 20, 2013 by robchristopher

I was visiting an urban refuse center, a massive garbage/salvage operation with extensive grounds. It had a vertical sorting facility at its center, a multistory building, and as part of a small group I was being given a tour of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Gary Nelson’s FREAKY FRIDAY

Posted on January 20, 2013 by robchristopher

Freaky Friday [1976] 1. “He’s gonna cook? Isn’t that sort of a sissy thing to do?” 2. Victor Borge! 3. Two halves of a police car. Bonus: in the midst of the chaos, she sits down on the kitchen floor … Continue reading →

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3 things about Brian De Palma’s THE FURY

Posted on January 20, 2013 by robchristopher

The Fury [1978] 1. “Harry, I told you we should have moved to Melrose Park. This wouldn’t be happening if we lived in Melrose Park.” 2. Water Tower Place rendez-vous. 3. John Cassavetes blows up. His head tumbles through the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s KANSAS CITY

Posted on January 19, 2013 by robchristopher

Kansas City [1996] 1. “You got robbed by Amos and Andy. Can you believe that shit?” 2. As the jazz battle concludes, Hawkins and Young shake hands. 3. “You know what I didn’t do today? I didn’t vote.”

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