3 things about Peter Mackie Burns’s RIALTO

Posted on March 7, 2020 by robchristopher

Rialto [2019]

1. “I’ll shame you.”
2. Redundancy.
3. He goes over to him, examines him closely, then leaves the room without saying a word.

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3 things about Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE

Posted on March 6, 2020 by robchristopher

The Lure [2015]

1. Donna Summer.
2. A glass with a toothbrush in it.
3. Covered in sea foam.

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3 things about Matthew Rankin’s THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robchristopher

The Twentieth Century [2019]

1. Ski lift as subway.
2. “Canada is just one failed orgasm after another.”
3. The fleshpots of Winnipeg.

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3 things about Zach Braff’s GOING IN STYLE

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robchristopher

Going in Style [2017]

1. Michael Caine’s American accent.
2. Colombian drug mule.
3. Fake tattoo.

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3 things about Frank Perry’s “DOC”

Posted on February 24, 2020 by robchristopher

“Doc” [1971]

1. Born into the line.
2. Crude BBQ brush.
3. “I guess he reminded me of too many things.”

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3 things about Jordan Peele’s US

Posted on February 22, 2020 by robchristopher

Us [2019]

1. Two important coffee tables.
2. Putting on lip gloss.
3. Neck crunch.

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One week until the World Premiere of ROY’S WORLD!

Posted on February 21, 2020 by robchristopher

That’s right, just seven days until the Glasgow Film Festival hosts the very first screening of Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago! I’ll be there in person along with producer Michael Glover Smith for both shows, February 28 and 29. To whet your appetite even more, here’s a newly released excerpt from the film:

ROY’S WORLD excerpt 2 from Rob Christopher on Vimeo.

This clip features Barry Gifford’s story “Chicago, Illinois, 1953,” stunningly animated by Lilli Carré and narrated by Lili Taylor. (When I started this project I had no idea I’d end up pairing Lilli with Lili, I swear–just a happy accident!)

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3 things about Pedro Costa’s VITALINA VARELA

Posted on February 20, 2020 by robchristopher

Vitalina Varela [2019]

1. Barefoot on the tarmac.
2. The sound of men on the roof.
3. Windowbars frame his face as a sun.

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The 2020 CFA Media Mixer!

Posted on February 19, 2020 by robchristopher

In Roy’s World, I used a whole lot of images from various collections of the Chicago Film Archives. So when CFA asked me to be one of 2020’s “remixers” I was delighted to accept!

I’m already digging into some materials and thus far my aim is make something really funny. I believe coffee is going to be one of the themes. Guess we’ll see.

The 2020 CFA Media Mixer will take place at Constellation on Wednesday, May 6. More info here.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s ROPE

Posted on February 19, 2020 by robchristopher

Rope [1948]

1. Namedropping James Mason, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman.
2. Dropping the rope into the kitchen drawer.
3. “Cat and mouse, cat and mouse, who’s the cat and who’s the mouse!”

3 other things.

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