Author Archives: robchristopher

Here I am in Denver. On my computer, in my hotel room. Very nice digs. This is the first time I’ve taken my laptop on a trip, and certainly the first time I’ve ever blogged from a hotel room. Today it … Continue reading →

Some of the sweetest words ever spoken: "Former President George W. Bush." What. A. Day.

Che: Part Two, Guerrilla [2008]  1. The volunteer tells him he’s only 16. Che smiles and says, "At 16, a man knows what he wants." In Part One, Che had nearly rejected a volunteer who was that age, telling him … Continue reading →

Che: Part One, The Argentine [2008] 1. Extreme closeup of Che’s cigar; a Cuban label.2. Stretching before us: wall after wall with a hole in the center of each one. Looking through the series of holes from room to room. To … Continue reading →

Latcho Drom [1993] 1. The girl spinning round and round. Her bare feet stomping the hardened dirt.2. An old woman holds a matchbox with Vaclav Havel’s picture on it.3. Barbed wire in the snow intercut with footprints in the snow.

Experiment in Terror [1962] 1. He pushes aside the rack of empty clothes hangers, kicking up clouds of dust.2. The "twist" version of the main theme which is playing over the radio at the swimming pool.3. Ross Martin’s tongue, teeth … Continue reading →

Last night’s PBS series on the history of American comedy was fun. Not amazing, but really entertaining. And I learned something: Dr Seuss invented the word NERD. Why did I not know that? EDIT: Or did he?

Ricardo Montalban, Actor, Dies at 88

I graduated from college at the age of 21. I’m now 33. Ladies and gentlemen, today I made the final payment on my student loans.