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3 things about Charles Ferguson’s INSIDE JOB

Posted on November 29, 2010 by robchristopher

Inside Job [2010] 1. In some cases, 33:1 leverage. 2. “You’ve got three minutes left. Give it your best shot.” His face: a mixture of arrogant superiority, fury, and redhanded guilt. 3. When an interview subject nods vigorously while being … Continue reading →

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3 things about Samuel Fuller’s UNDERWORLD U.S.A.

Posted on November 28, 2010 by robchristopher

Underworld U.S.A. [1961] 1. He clenches the bedsheet in his fist. Dissolve to his hand slowly working the combination on the safe. 2. “Now. The most vicious increase in vice is the teenage dope addict. And the recruitment of schoolgirls … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s THE MATING SEASON

Posted on November 28, 2010 by robchristopher

The Mating Season [1951] 1. He looks at her with a dreamy expression. “Where did you steal that hair of yours? From a lilac bush?” 2. She screams and leaps backward off the scale. “112! I have never weighed more … Continue reading →

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A poem I wrote on Thanksgiving Day, 2001

Posted on November 25, 2010 by robchristopher

HOLY CORNER Edinburgh. The quality of light—the four o’clock honeycomb candle wax tissue paper beam saturating every pore in the street, every rivulet of every brick, that four o’clock perpetual sunset each hour. Light falling on jet black hair. Stepping … Continue reading →

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3 things about Woody Allen’s HUSBANDS AND WIVES

Posted on November 22, 2010 by robchristopher

Husbands and Wives [1992] 1. He calls her an infant, commands her to get in the fucking car. 2. A scale on their kitchen counter. The kitchen is red. 3. “I’d hate to be your boyfriend.” She smiles enigmatically, pushes … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Duffell’s THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD

Posted on November 14, 2010 by robchristopher

The House That Dripped Blood [1971] 1. The garb of a mystery writer is apparently a pink collared shirt and a bulky white cardigan. 2. A rather unconvincing wax replica of Peter Cushing’s head. 3. He puts on the cloak … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joel Schumacher’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN

Posted on November 13, 2010 by robchristopher

The Incredible Shrinking Woman [1981] 1. Cheese Tease. 2. Sexpot. 3. Galaxy Glue. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNSET

Posted on November 11, 2010 by robchristopher

Before Sunset [2004] 1. He mostly keeps his left hand under the table. The hand with his wedding ring. 2. “Memories are wonderful things if you don’t have to deal with the past.” 3. Nina Simone is singing. He looks … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s OUR DAILY BREAD

Posted on November 7, 2010 by robchristopher

Our Daily Bread [2005] 1. Shirtless man picking peppers. 2. As the conveyor belt moves along, the saw unzips each pig. The entrails gently pop out like packages. 3. The man smoothly slices the entire cow in half, then answers … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mike Hodges’ THE TERMINAL MAN

Posted on November 5, 2010 by robchristopher

The Terminal Man [1974] 1. He is wearing a white terrycloth robe. He is lying on the waterbed. 2. Red and white rivulets spread across the white-tiled floor. 3. A white linen jacket stained with blood and dirt.

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