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3 things about Abbas Kiarostami’s LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE

Posted on March 26, 2013 by robchristopher

Like Someone in Love [2012] 1. Is the girl teaching the parrot how to talk? Or vice versa? 2. The next day, the glasses of champagne are still sitting on the table. 3. He goes over to the window to … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nick Castle’s THE LAST STARFIGHTER

Posted on March 25, 2013 by robchristopher

The Last Starfighter [1984] 1. Eyebrow malfunction. 2. “What did I do wrong? I’m new at these gland games.” 3. Speckled green blood on his hand.

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD

Posted on March 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Until the End of the World [1991] 1. She wanders around a pachinko parlor in a jet-lagged daze. 2. A handheld computer in a leather case. 3. Brandy and hot chocolate at Tosca’s in San Francisco. Beautifully filmed. One of … Continue reading →

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3 things about EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! THE MOVIE

Posted on March 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Everything Is Terrible! The Movie [2009] 1. Surrounded by candles, Angela Lansbury relaxes in a tub. 2. “Page 34! Page 34!” 3. Fuller, thicker hair.

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A valiant try by director Walter Salles and screenwriter José Rivera, but …

Posted on March 22, 2013 by robchristopher

In their attempt to translate Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road to the screen they get all the notes right, but they miss the book’s melody. This was definitely a tough review to write. Hopefully I was fair; there are … Continue reading →

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3 things about Claire Denis’ WHITE MATERIAL

Posted on March 22, 2013 by robchristopher

White Material [2009] 1. The taut muscles on her arm as she clings to the side of the moving bus. 2. He pushes the junk food-filled wheelbarrow around the courtyard in a frenzy, chased by a cadre of child soldiers. … Continue reading →

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March 20, 2003

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robchristopher

On the evening of March 20, 2003 I was working as a field researcher for a UIC/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health study. My job was to go door to door to the addresses randomly chosen for the study and conduct … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE

Posted on March 18, 2013 by robchristopher

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1968] 1. Snow white dress and cleavage. 2. The janitor is whistling “Goldfinger.” 3. Sunrise in the Alpine Room. 3 other things.

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3 things about David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on March 17, 2013 by robchristopher

Inland Empire [2006] 1. AXXonN. 2. The women both wear the same watch. 3. Blonde star wig. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Stevenson’s DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE

Posted on March 17, 2013 by robchristopher

Darby O’Gill and the Little People [1959] 1. The mountain slams shut behind him. 2. Up pops the empty whiskey glass. 3. Solarized death coach.

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