Author Archives: robchristopher

Next to Gus Van Sant in the dungeon, there will be a very special place reserved in hell for the filmmakers of this blasphemy. Please Naomi, please, please, please let this be untrue. I hope that working with David Lynch … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, doing a lot of soul searching. I’ve decided that this November I’m going to vote for McCain. April Fool’s! As if!

The Woman in the Window [1944] 1. When Heidt is searching her apartment he opens up the bottle of perfume on her dressing table, rubs a bit on the lapel of his jacket and then sniffs.2. The dainty after-dinner cups … Continue reading →

The idiots! When I gave my notice this morning I was told that they intend to leave my position vacant. That would make two day-to-day nuts-and-bolts office positions open. Apparently the “business” manager thinks that this office can just run … Continue reading →

I GOT THE JOB! Starting on April 28 I’ll be working at the American Library Association. Even better: that means about 10 days off between jobs, which I will use to just relax and decompress. I am soooo looking forward … Continue reading →

Check out my interview with Barry Gifford.  In the course of our conversation we talked about Wild at Heart, working with David Lynch, his love for the writing of Nelson Algren, and the mysterious enduring popularity of the Cubs.

Death of a President [2006] 1. A man on stage, shaking the president’s hand, wearing a garish American flag tie. Outside, among the demonstrators, an American flag is burned.2. An angry clump of protestors; the Newberry can be glimpsed several … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, I had never seen Basic Instinct [1992] until now.   1. “That magna cum laude pussy is frying your brain!” Pretty much every conversation in this movie escalates into a shouting match. Or begins as a shouting … Continue reading →