Author Archives: robchristopher

Don Davis, 1942-2008We’ll miss you, Major Briggs. 

The Damned [1969]  1. A lecture hall is filled with students. At the podium a professor reads off a list of names, including Helen Keller, George Bernard Shaw, Marcel Proust. Cut to an outside courtyard where a massive book burning … Continue reading →

Too much information perhaps, but this morning I threw up for the first time since I was about 12. I’m perfectly OK now. My body just did not like the combo of too much butter and too much jam on … Continue reading →

“Chance favors the unprepared.” –Louis Pasteur

Well, here I go again: I’m about to leave to go see Laura at the Siskel. I’ve already watched it once this year, but I really want to see it on the big screen. So sue me.

So Dark the Night [1946] 1. CU: he raises his head after examining the body, and we see the rippling reflections of the water on his face. 2. He’s shot, but before dying he smashes the window with a poker. … Continue reading →

Whipped up this one last night. Tangy, potent. THE LES BAXTER 2 oz. orange juice1 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice3/4 oz. lemon syrup1 1/2 oz. gold rum3/4 oz. 151 (overproof) rum  Shake with ice, strain into a tiki mug or double old-fashioned … Continue reading →

It’s only June, but …