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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Christopher Nolan’s BATMAN BEGINS
Batman Begins [2005] 1. The Chicago Board of Trade = Wayne Tower. 2. “Keep them happy until I arrive. Tell them that joke you know.” 3. Gordon’s monologue on escalation–an in-joke about the rule of sequels? Then he shows Batman … Continue reading
3 things about Norman Jewison’s THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
The Thomas Crown Affair [1968] 1. He adjusts the ribbons on the wreath before placing in on the grave. After a moment of silence, he walks over to the garbage can and retrieves the bags of money. 2. Hal Ashy … Continue reading
3 things about Roman Polanski’s THE GHOST WRITER
The Ghost Writer [2010] 1. She no longer wears her wedding ring–it beeps when she goes through security. 2. He looks at himself in the mirror and says, “Bad idea.” Then he returns to the other room, takes off his … Continue reading
3 things about THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE
The Spiral Staircase [1945] 1. From among the dresses, an eye. 2. “There was another murder, wasn’t there? I know. You didn’t even have to tell me. I always know everything.” 3. Why did Dr. Parry send the constable to … Continue reading
3 things about William Friedkin’s SORCERER
Sorcerer [1977] 1. The bribe sits on the table. The official slides it closer to him using a flyswatter. 2. Howling wind and rain with a Tangerine Dream overlay. 3. The truck meanders through a Jean Dubuffet landscape.
Dublin in parts.
Today my friend Denis Kehoe has begun sharing his new work, a novel in the form of a diary. The story and its characters are intimately bound up with Dublin and its history. You can start experiencing Traces of the … Continue reading
3 things about Hong Sang-soo’s THE DAY HE ARRIVES
The Day He Arrives [2011] 1. The theory of extremes. You tell a woman that she appears to be one kind of person on the outside, but is actually the opposite on the inside. Irresistible. 2. She asks him for … Continue reading
3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE
Moolaadé [2004] 1. A heap of radios, all turned on, their batteries slowly dying. 2. Outraged, the woman throws down the bundle of sticks she’s been carrying on her head. 3. Plumes of smoke obscure the mosque. Cut to a … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD
Brewster McCloud [1970] 1. Margaret Hamilton in ruby slippers. 2. Behind the steering wheel. His legs crushed. One brown eye, one blue eye. 3. Fatal flaw: never learning how to land.
3 things about Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [2003] 1. “Put the woman down, knave!” 2. “Don’t count your eggs before they’re in the pudding.” 3. He turns to a blank page in the notebook and places the beetle … Continue reading
