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Dublin in parts.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by robchristopher

Today my friend Denis Kehoe has begun sharing his new work, a novel in the form of a diary. The story and its characters are intimately bound up with Dublin and its history. You can start experiencing Traces of the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Hong Sang-soo’s THE DAY HE ARRIVES

Posted on July 11, 2012 by robchristopher

The Day He Arrives [2011] 1. The theory of extremes. You tell a woman that she appears to be one kind of person on the outside, but is actually the opposite on the inside. Irresistible. 2. She asks him for … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE

Posted on July 9, 2012 by robchristopher

Moolaadé [2004] 1. A heap of radios, all turned on, their batteries slowly dying. 2. Outraged, the woman throws down the bundle of sticks she’s been carrying on her head. 3. Plumes of smoke obscure the mosque. Cut to a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD

Posted on July 7, 2012 by robchristopher

Brewster McCloud [1970] 1. Margaret Hamilton in ruby slippers. 2. Behind the steering wheel. His legs crushed. One brown eye, one blue eye. 3. Fatal flaw: never learning how to land.

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3 things about Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Posted on July 2, 2012 by robchristopher

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [2003] 1. “Put the woman down, knave!” 2. “Don’t count your eggs before they’re in the pudding.” 3. He turns to a blank page in the notebook and places the beetle … Continue reading →

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3 things about Akira Kurosawa’s DERSU UZALA

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

Dersu Uzala [1975] 1. The light from the fire stains the tree branches blood red. 2. Dersu shoots the rope in order to win the empty bottle that’s attached to it. 3. He waits as long as he can stand … Continue reading →

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

Posted on July 1, 2012 by robchristopher

That Obscure Object of Desire [1977] 1. “I have a friend who loves women very much, but he claims they’re sacks of excrement.” 2. He kisses her hair through the bars of the window, burying his face. 3. The woman … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE

Posted on June 30, 2012 by robchristopher

Magic Mike [2012] 1. “So, how pregnant did you make that girl’s mouth?” 2. Does the loan officer recognize him? 3. She discovers him lying on his side on the carpet. The tiny pig snacks on the puddle in front … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s A DANGEROUS METHOD

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robchristopher

A Dangerous Method [2011] 1. “Angels always speak German. It’s traditional.” 2. Her jaw. 3. Extensive use of split-focus. Reminiscent of looking at two different things under a microscope simultaneously. Clinical.

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3 things about Clarence Brown’s POSSESSED

Posted on June 17, 2012 by robchristopher

Possessed [1931] 1. She watches the train as it slowly rolls into the station. Each train car features a compartment, brightly lit, illustrating the kind of glamorous life she craves: various servants and porters performing tasks for the passengers, members … Continue reading →

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