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A poem I wrote on Thanksgiving Day, 2001

Posted on November 25, 2010 by robchristopher

HOLY CORNER Edinburgh. The quality of light—the four o’clock honeycomb candle wax tissue paper beam saturating every pore in the street, every rivulet of every brick, that four o’clock perpetual sunset each hour. Light falling on jet black hair. Stepping … Continue reading →

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3 things about Woody Allen’s HUSBANDS AND WIVES

Posted on November 22, 2010 by robchristopher

Husbands and Wives [1992] 1. He calls her an infant, commands her to get in the fucking car. 2. A scale on their kitchen counter. The kitchen is red. 3. “I’d hate to be your boyfriend.” She smiles enigmatically, pushes … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Duffell’s THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD

Posted on November 14, 2010 by robchristopher

The House That Dripped Blood [1971] 1. The garb of a mystery writer is apparently a pink collared shirt and a bulky white cardigan. 2. A rather unconvincing wax replica of Peter Cushing’s head. 3. He puts on the cloak … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joel Schumacher’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN

Posted on November 13, 2010 by robchristopher

The Incredible Shrinking Woman [1981] 1. Cheese Tease. 2. Sexpot. 3. Galaxy Glue. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNSET

Posted on November 11, 2010 by robchristopher

Before Sunset [2004] 1. He mostly keeps his left hand under the table. The hand with his wedding ring. 2. “Memories are wonderful things if you don’t have to deal with the past.” 3. Nina Simone is singing. He looks … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s OUR DAILY BREAD

Posted on November 7, 2010 by robchristopher

Our Daily Bread [2005] 1. Shirtless man picking peppers. 2. As the conveyor belt moves along, the saw unzips each pig. The entrails gently pop out like packages. 3. The man smoothly slices the entire cow in half, then answers … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mike Hodges’ THE TERMINAL MAN

Posted on November 5, 2010 by robchristopher

The Terminal Man [1974] 1. He is wearing a white terrycloth robe. He is lying on the waterbed. 2. Red and white rivulets spread across the white-tiled floor. 3. A white linen jacket stained with blood and dirt.

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Rob at Reeling

Posted on November 4, 2010 by robchristopher

The Reeling Film Festival opens tonight here in Chicago. There’s a whole mess of great movies to check out, and you can read some tidbits about some of them right here. I’ll be introducing two of the films: The Adults … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher Morris’ FOUR LIONS

Posted on November 3, 2010 by robchristopher

Four Lions [2010] 1. “Invisible? You mean like the time you baked the cake in the form of the Twin Towers and left it in front of the synagogue on 9/11?” 2. “Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic!” … Continue reading →

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3 things about Tchavdar Georgiev & Amanda Pope’s THE DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART

Posted on November 2, 2010 by robchristopher

The Desert of Forbidden Art [2010] 1. “There was no one around to see, except tarantulas, and scorpions, and archeologists.” 2. A wide purple road. 3. Museum staff sets out giant pans of water in each room because the climate … Continue reading →

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