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Posted on October 29, 2007 by robchristopher

Can I tell how you all how excited I am? The following items finally shipped to me today: –“Twin Peaks” Definitive Gold Box Set–“Twin Peaks: Season 2” soundtrack—O Lucky Man! 2-disc Special Edition DVD If luck be a lady, I’ll … Continue reading →

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3 things about Gene Graham’s THE GODFATHER OF DISCO

Posted on October 28, 2007 by robchristopher

The Godfather of Disco [2007] 1. Much overlap with the book I read on vacation, The Secret History of Disco. I’m glad I had read it before seeing this. 2. Tony Humphries looked/acted weird. 3. Ample Grace Jones photos but, … Continue reading →

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Film: Technology/Craft vs. Art/Originality

Posted on October 26, 2007 by robchristopher

In a great piece I found a few days ago Steven Soderbergh writes, “I think editing on a micro-level has never been better, and editing on a macro-level has never been worse.” In other words, the flow of cuts from … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 25, 2007 by robchristopher

Anyone want to hang out at my apartment tomorrow? I need someone to be there in order to sign for a UPS package. ($#@%^&!! UPS)

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3 Things

Posted on October 24, 2007 by robchristopher

Fresh Bait [1995]  1. The great thing Tavernier does in this movie is take a familiar, hackeyed plot and deglamorize it. Not in a Bressonian way, just in a matter-of-fact kind of way. And seeing it in this fresh light makes … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 23, 2007 by robchristopher

 Gee, all I ever post about anymore is film. I’ve neglected to write about how happy, happy, HAPPY I am now that it’s finally autumn.

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3 Things

Posted on October 23, 2007 by robchristopher

Shadow of the Thin Man [1941] 1. I want “Whitey” Barrows’ apartment from this movie. Andy is welcome to live across the hall. 2. When Stella Adler and William Powell are together, she always steals the scene. No small feat. … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 22, 2007 by robchristopher

Yours truly (that’s me) will be presenting the Medusa sequence from Clash of the Titans … hope to see some of you there! AN EVENING OF THE MACABREA collection of horrific shorts and clips on Halloween Eve Tuesday, October 30 … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 22, 2007 by robchristopher

Song of the Thin Man [1947] 1. “Give me my pipe, slippers and a beautiful woman … and you can keep the pipe and slippers.” 2. Earliest use (that I’ve seen) of the tracking shot that Spike Lee made famous: … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 22, 2007 by robchristopher

Save the Green Planet! [2003]  1. First film I’ve ever seen where someone gets stabbed with a paper drink umbrella.2. A man is shot in the leg, electrocuted, shot in the back two times–and then comes back to life.3. Death … Continue reading →

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