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3 things about Henrik Ruben Genz’s TERRIBLY HAPPY

Posted on October 10, 2008 by robchristopher

Terribly Happy [2008] 1. She enters his office and lights a cigarette. He opens a window. 2. “It’s all mud, cows and rubber boots.” 3. A grey morning. The policeman’s impassive face, wearing sunglasses, as seen through the car window … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 10, 2008 by robchristopher

Must Read After My Death [2007] 1. Allis gives the baby a sip of her cocktail and then takes a drink herself.2. "Dr. Lynn says that when a man gets married he wants a Woman with a capital W … I … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 10, 2008 by robchristopher

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell [2008] 1. Ernie Brooks: "His gifts were increasing as his strengths were leaving."2. Allan Ginsberg describes how Arthur wanted to make bubblegum music, but Buddhist bubblegum.3. Lo-fi images of waves changing colors, blurring, reversing themselves, churning. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 8, 2008 by robchristopher

Yes: this is what hope looks like. Registering voters in the ‘hood. Indianapolis.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s WENDY AND LUCY

Posted on October 8, 2008 by robchristopher

Wendy and Lucy [2008] 1. The grocery store employee who catches her shoplifting is wearing a crucifix. 2. She digs between the cushions in the front seat for coins before turning in her car to the auto shop. 3. There … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 8, 2008 by robchristopher

Wesley Willis’s Joyrides [2008] 1. "I sing about bestiality and real life."2. Wesley goes to Taco John’s franchise HQ to tell them about a song he wrote that they could use in a commercial. A woman in the office keeps … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 6, 2008 by robchristopher

Synedoche, New York [2008] 1. "Can I say something awful?" Oh yes, please do."2. He’s watching TV and a chemo drug commercial comes on. Typical healthy people frolicking in a park, enjoying their lives. Suddenly he himself appears in the commercial, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Daniel O’Connor & Neil Ortenberg’s OBSCENE

Posted on October 6, 2008 by robchristopher

Obscene [2007] 1. The clip of Lenny Bruce reciting a passage from Tropic of Cancer. 2. I Am Curious (Yellow) made $10 million when it was released. John Waters describes it as “some limp cocks and ugly girls.” 3. Barney Rosset … Continue reading →

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3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s THE GODFATHER

Posted on October 6, 2008 by robchristopher

The Godfather [1972] 1. Kay gets out of a red and yellow taxi, wearing a full-length red coat and a red hat. They unlock the gate. 2. The phrase “make him an offer he can’t refuse” is used three times … Continue reading →

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3 things about Guy Hamilton’s LIVE AND LET DIE

Posted on October 4, 2008 by robchristopher

Live and Let Die [1973] 1. “Take Mr. Bond to the farm, Whisper.” 2. “Sheer magnetism, darling.” He unzips her dress using his magnetic watch. 3. The snake slithering through the white shag bathrug.

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