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Author Archives: robchristopher
Cocktail: Astrud’s Mood
I haven’t posted any of my cocktail recipes in awhile, so what the heck–here’s one I’ve been working on. It’s inspired by a drink I had earlier this week at Wood called the Rough Rider. I’m in the midst of … Continue reading
3 things about Elia Kazan’s AMERICA, AMERICA
America, America [1963] 1. He recognizes him by his shoes. They were once his. 2. She shows him how to shake hands. He asks if this is how men and women greet each other in America. 3. Another pair of … Continue reading
3 things about Busby Berkeley’s THE GANG’S ALL HERE
The Gang’s All Here [1943] 1. Bananas thrusting. Human pistils. Too abstract for the censors to catch. 2. “I’m a teetotaler–I never touch alcohol.” “You don’t touch it, you drink it!” 3. A magenta circle of water-jets. 3 other things.
3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s DARK HABITS
Dark Habits [1983] 1. “Come on, give me some acid for Sister Manure.” 2. Black and white tiled foyer with visible scuff marks on the floor. An overhead shot like in Topaz. 3. She lies down on her bed of nails, exhausted. … Continue reading
3 things about Woody Allen’s EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU
Everyone Says I Love You [1996] 1. “It’s always better to be the leaver than the leavee. Because the leaver leaves, and the leavee … is left.” 2. Broom hockey in the foyer–very Wes Anderson. 3. Goldie Hawn with Groucho … Continue reading
3 things about Woody Allen’s MIGHTY APHRODITE
Mighty Aphrodite [1995] 1. Groucho Weinrib. 2. “I’m sorry it was so choppy.” “It’s okay, I don’t mind throwing up into the wind.” 3. The finale at F.A.O. Schwartz weirdly reminds me of the finale of Eyes Wide Shut.
3 things about Alex Ross Perry’s THE COLOR WHEEL
The Color Wheel [2011] 1. 90% of the people in this movie have bedhead. 2. She spits into the other girl’s purse, dumps it in the sink, exits the bathroom, and looks at the cat sitting on the floor and … Continue reading
3 things about Paul Feig’s BRIDESMAIDS
Bridesmaids [2011] 1. As part of her drunk test, she does a dance routine in the middle of the road for him. 2. “Why are you smiling?” “I’ve never seen you look ugly before, and … it’s kind of making me … Continue reading
3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
The Dark Knight Rises [2012] 1. Will Marion Cotillard ever play a sympathetic character again? (Rhetorical question.) 2. Everyone on Wall Street dresses like they’re in Wall Street. (Sorry–Gotham Stock Exchange.) 3. She lovingly caresses his face mask vents.
