Author Archives: robchristopher

I am speechless. And incredibly proud to be a Chicagoan and an American.

Okay. There are four frozen pizzas at home in the freezer. There are 4 bottles of wine, a six-pack of beer, and a wide assortment of other alcoholic beverages. There’s a bit of popeye. There are other sundry snackables. I … Continue reading →

For Your Consideration [2006] 1. Fred Willard: "Now I know what it’s like to look into the Grand Canyon."2. Catherine O’Hara’s hilarious/horrifying post-plastic surgery face. How’d they do that?3. Interviewer: What’s your favorite place?     Bob Balaban: Chicago     Michael McKean: Under my … Continue reading →

Just got this email from our CEO: "Given that as many as a million people are expected downtown tomorrow evening, and given the havoc they are already wreaking on public transportation schedules, our offices will close at 3:00 pm tomorrow."

Steam [2007] 1. "What am I doing?" Ruby Dee turns around and goes back inside the house.2. As Roy walks away, he fiddles with the flip-top on the ring case, opening and shutting it.3. We never find out what Ally … Continue reading →

I just watched the first half hour of Dream Boy and then had to turn it off. I know exactly where this story is going. Yet another young-teen-lovers semi-soft core flick with the obligatory tragic ending involving incest and religious … Continue reading →

Bedlam [1946] 1. He regains conscious just as the last brick in the wall is put into place. The shot cuts before we hear him scream.2. Karloff: "They are animals." He smiles, genteel. 3. Like a demented cuckoo clock, she removes … Continue reading →

Isle of the Dead [1945] 1. The oddly-shaped bathtub.2. "Some laws are wrong. Some laws are cruel. He who lives only by the law is both wrong and cruel."3. The coffin. A scream.

RIP Studs Terkel Andy always disliked him but I admired him. I got my haircut from his barber a few months ago. He really made a difference.