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Author Archives: robchristopher
Rob’s Best of 2022
Not necessarily released in 2022, these were nevertheless some of the songs I listened to all year long: a personal time capsule of the past twelve months. Enjoy.
3 things about Joachim Trier’s THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
The Worst Person in the World [2021] 1. A time in which culture was embedded in objects. 2. “If men had periods, that’s all we’d hear about.” 3. Colored panes of glass.
3 things about Richard Lester’s SUPERMAN II
Superman II [1980] 1. Valerie Perrine just sort of disappears. 2. Lady at Niagara Falls: “What a nice man!” 3. The return of Sherriff Pepper from Live and Let Die?
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3 things about Daryl Duke’s THE SILENT PARTNER
The Silent Partner [1978] 1. “Personal letters” in her safety deposit box.2. “If it’s all right with her it’s all right with me.” (Inadvertent nod to The Long Goodbye?) 3. Christopher Plummer’s foot on her face. 3 other things.
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Tagged 3 things, canada, Christmas, christmas movies, christopher plummer, Elliott Gould, movies
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3 things about Todd Haynes’ VELVET GOLDMINE
Velvet Goldmine [1998] 1. Shiny trenchcoat and fedora.2. “We set out to change the world. Ended up just changing ourselves.”“What’s wrong with that?”“Nothing. If you don’t look at the world.”3. Snorting coke off the back of his thigh. 3 other … Continue reading
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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954] 1. Eating with a knife only. 2. Volcania looks an awful lot like the prototype of a Bond villain’s lair. 3. Turtle-guitar.
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Tagged 007, 3 things, Disney, James Bond, James Mason, kirk douglas, movies, sci fi
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3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
‘Round Midnight [1986] 1. Running the cork from the bottle of rum around the rim of the glass of Coke. 2. “If we’re going, let’s go early. You know, Lady Francis, there’s not enough kindness in the world.” 3. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 things, bertrand tavernier, dexter gordon, herbie hancock, jazz, movies, Paris
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3 things about James L. Brooks’ TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
Terms of Endearment [1983] 1. “Did you ask?” “About 600 times.” 2. Running through the quad with an infant strapped to his chest. 3. After she dies, we never see her again.
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