Author Archives: robchristopher

Away We Go [2009] 1. “Are we fuck-ups? … We have a cardboard window. I think we might be fuck-ups.” 2. A jet airplane reflected in a bank of windows. It crosses the screen from right to left. 3. She … Continue reading →

2 kids from Indiana are making their own horror movie. For $500. Definitely reminds me of my own teenaged moviemaking years. I wrote and directed a sci-fi flick called Desperation in junior high. Teens always seem to flock to horror … Continue reading →

The Girlfriend Experience [2009] 1. She’s browsing through a rack of dresses near the back. She sees him outside the boutique, with another girl, and turns away. Whether to hide herself, or from jealousy, or because she’s hurt, who can … Continue reading →

Naqoyqatsi [2002] 1. Falling into the pattern.2. The woman never quite gets around to eating the hamburger.3. Skydivers pouring out of the airplane like cereal from a box.

Koyaanisqatsi [1983] 1. White people lying on beach towels on sand adjacent to an enormous power planet. Heat waves radiating upwards.2. A man at a video arcade plays Qbert while holding a baby in one arm.3.  Staccato horns and cloudscapes.

About Schmidt [2002] 1. He’s lying in the bathtub, a writing tray near his chest, his right arm draped over the side of the tub. It’s a visual quote of "The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David. I have no … Continue reading →

WALL-E [2008] 1. Bone density drawing.2. Fred Willard as CEO.3. Glowing rocks. WALL-E emerges from the hole.

Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer [2007] 1. Annie Ross, the way her mouth movies, one corner slightly lower than the other, sluggish. But still with that lovely inflection in her voice.2. Anita jiving with Roy.3. Dick Cavett reels … Continue reading →

Chow Down in Chi-Town, my dining guide for the ALA Annual Conference, is now online. No author pic, sadly.