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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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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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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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Posted on October 21, 2007 by robchristopher

Cooley High [1975] 1. Preach barges into the bathroom and a girl starts beating him up with a toilet brush.2. Mama comes home after a double shift and falls asleep sitting at the kitchen table.3. Nonstop Motown on the soundtrack. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Albert Brooks’ LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

Posted on October 20, 2007 by robchristopher

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World [2005] 1. “Oh my God, I am so stoned. Wow, look at that dirt. I’ve never seen dirt that’s so brown.” 2. Chalkboard scene. Hilarious example of improv gone bad. 3. Where’s the … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 19, 2007 by robchristopher

Uh oh. Drunk posting. TOP 5 MOST PLAYED TRACKS IN iTunes: 1. Stoney Street: Amon Tobin 2. All Mine: Portishead 3. Ultra Privileged: Arto Lindsay 4. Get Confused: Fischerspooner 5. When I Wake: The Changes (Weird. Atypical of me, and … Continue reading →

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