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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger’s THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp [1943] 1. “While men have been fighting, women have been thinking.” 2. “We’re having the Bishop for lunch.” “Let’s hope he’s tender.” 3. A pile of burning leaves in a park on an … Continue reading
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3 Things
The Mack [1973] 1. She begs him to be her pimp. He says he’ll think about it. 2. Killer accordion. 3. Sweaty bassist at the Player’s Ball.
3 Things
La Moustache [2005] 1. The shoelace breaks. Just like it did before. 2. It’s raining so hard that he literally cannot see through the window. The house where he grew up no longer exists. 3. The man shows him pictures … Continue reading
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The Young One [1960] 1. The old man has died and his corpse is still lying in the bed. It has one boot on and one boot off. On a table by the bed is a bottle of whiskey and … Continue reading
3 things about David Byrne’s TRUE STORIES
True Stories [1986] 1. The movie was designed for the 1.37:1 aspect ratio. Not widescreen. Very unusual for a 1986 theatrical release. Perhaps Byrne designed it that way so that it wouldn’t lose much when shown on video? 2. “Linda! Larry! There’s … Continue reading
3 Things
The Grapes of Wrath [1940] 1. She reads the postcard one last time and then gently tips it into the flames. 2. The immaculately creased white trousers worn by the camp superintendent. 3. Three shadows in the dirt.
3 Things
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man [2006] 1. On tour: Roy Orbision, The Walker Brothers, Lulu. 2. Newspaper headline: “Scott hides away in a gloom-world” 3. Someone compares Walker to Francis Bacon. Later, in a recording studio, a percussionist plays a giant … Continue reading
3 things about René Clément’s JOY HOUSE
Les félins [1964] 1. Jane chops up some herbs, takes a roast leg of mutton out of the oven. 2. “He wants proof that you suffered.” He presses RECORD on the tape machine. 3. Lalo Schifrin’s score. Plucked strings, harpsichord. … Continue reading
3 Things
The Men Who Stare at Goats [2009] 1. “What’s with the air quotes? Are you implying that I’m only capable of ironically strangling you?” 2. “The silence of the goats.” 3. He demonstrates the Predator. Pretty good! I think it … Continue reading
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [2006] 1. He throws down the bag and the hen squawks. 2. “Let’s go back to New York, at least there are no Jews there.” 3. He comes … Continue reading
