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3 things about Roman Polanski’s THE GHOST WRITER

Posted on July 22, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE

Posted on July 15, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about William Friedkin’s SORCERER

Posted on July 14, 2012 by robchristopher

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.

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Dublin in parts.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Hong Sang-soo’s THE DAY HE ARRIVES

Posted on July 11, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE

Posted on July 9, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD

Posted on July 7, 2012 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Posted on July 2, 2012 by robchristopher

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 →

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s DERSU UZALA

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

Dersu Uzala [1975] 1. The light from the fire stains the tree branches blood red. 2. Dersu shoots the rope in order to win the empty bottle that’s attached to it. 3. He waits as long as he can stand … Continue reading →

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

That Obscure Object of Desire [1977] 1. “I have a friend who loves women very much, but he claims they’re sacks of excrement.” 2. He kisses her hair through the bars of the window, burying his face. 3. The woman … Continue reading →

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