3 things about Tim Whelan’s Q PLANES

Posted on March 29, 2020 by robchristopher

Q Planes [1939]

1. Nonsensical compacts.
2. Cooking stew as a catalyst for deep thinking.
3. A closet entirely filled with identical umbrellas and bowler hats.

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3 things about Marielle Heller’s CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by robchristopher

Can You Ever Forgive Me? [2018]

1. “Do you have a letter of authentication for the letter of authentication?”
2. Ossified cat turds under the bed.
3. Baking sheets of paper.

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3 things about Sidney Lumet's FAIL-SAFE

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robchristopher

Fail-Safe [1964]

1. He slaps her and then says, “I’m not your kind.”
2. Tight shot of the back of Henry Fonda’s neck.
3. Matador. The roar of the engines, the roar of the crowd.

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3 things about Anthony Mann's (and Laurence Harvey's) A DANDY IN ASPIC

Posted on March 24, 2020 by robchristopher

A Dandy in Aspic [1968]

1. Is Nevil just a boytoy? Is he gay? No clues.
2. Slate gray sky, wet wooden pier.
3. Berlin’s mascot: Kinky Bear.

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3 things about Sally Potter's ORLANDO

Posted on March 23, 2020 by robchristopher

Orlando [1992]

1. Hoop-skirt maneuvering.
2. “You suffer in advance.”
3. As she washes her face, the air around her is alive with particles of gold dust.

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3 things about Robert Altman's FOOL FOR LOVE

Posted on March 22, 2020 by robchristopher

Fool for Love [1985]

1. Unsuccessful attempt to repair the bed.
2. The gunshot triggers the jukebox to start playing.
3. He opens the door to the smoldering trailer and steps inside. Shortly thereafter it fully bursts into flames.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s PACIFIC RIM

Posted on March 18, 2020 by robchristopher

Pacific Rim [2013]

1. Chasing rabbits.
2. “You like the name? I took it from my favorite historical character and my second-favorite Szechuan restaurant in Brooklyn.”
3. A stockpile of crisply folded dress shirts.

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3 things about Gregory La Cava’s MY MAN GODFREY

Posted on March 14, 2020 by robchristopher

My Man Godfrey [1936]

1. “I know what you mean, if you know what I mean.”
2. Exiting through the side window.
3. A swank nightclub called The Dump.

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3 things about John Pirozzi’s DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN: CAMBODIA’S LOST ROCK AND ROLL

Posted on March 12, 2020 by robchristopher

Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll [2014]

1. When two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled.
2. One week later he was dead.
3. Emulating The Shadows.

An excellent portrait of creativity’s resilience. Really nourishing. And of course it’s filled with amazing music. It’s so interesting to compare this with Swimming to Cambodia.

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3 things about Andrea Berloff’s THE KITCHEN

Posted on March 11, 2020 by robchristopher

The Kitchen [2019]

1. Kicked down the stairs.
2. From behind the closed door, the sound of a gunshot.
3. An empty deli.

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