3 things about Leos Carax’s HOLY MOTORS

Posted on May 11, 2019 by robchristopher

Holy Motors [2012]

1. Gravestones as social media prompts.
2. When there’s no more beholder.
3. Brakelight dialogue.

3 other things.

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ROY’S WORLD receives an Illinois Arts Council Agency grant!

Posted on May 10, 2019 by robchristopher

I am honored to announce that I’ve been awarded a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. This follows an earlier City of Chicago DCASE grant. Thank you, Illinois! This funding is absolutely crucial as the film enters the final stages of post-production.

I’m going to announce some really cool news about Roy’s World on my blog next Monday, so keep your eyes fastened right here!

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3 things about Terrence Malick’s DAYS OF HEAVEN

Posted on May 9, 2019 by robchristopher

Days of Heaven [1978]

1. Making paper flowers.
2. Shoveling the insects by the basketful into the bonfire.
3. “Do you want me to pull it out?”

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3 things about Don Siegel’s THE LINEUP

Posted on May 8, 2019 by robchristopher

The Lineup [1958]

1. Dipso.
2. Another film appearance of the Brocklebank Apartments—and the same year as Vertigo!
3. “You’re dead.”

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3 things about Khalik Allah’s BLACK MOTHER

Posted on May 6, 2019 by robchristopher

Black Mother [2018]

1. Jamaica has more churches per square mile than any other country.
2. Kool-Aid hypothesis.
3. Fire in the water.

The adjective “visceral” was coined in order to describe the experience of watching this film.

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3 things about the Coen Bros.’ MILLER’S CROSSING

Posted on May 4, 2019 by robchristopher

Miller’s Crossing [1990]

1. Wisps of smoke rising from the floor.
2. “It’s not so easy, is it Verna?”
3. Sam Raimi cameo.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s FAMILY PLOT

Posted on May 3, 2019 by robchristopher

Family Plot [1976]

1. Street sign for Bates Avenue.
2. High heel wedge on his face.
3. William Devane’s toothy grimace.

Underrated! Barbara Harris is a national treasure.

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3 things about Andrei Tarkovsky’s NOSTALGIA

Posted on April 27, 2019 by robchristopher

Nostalgia [1983]

1. Petting the dog as he drifts off to sleep.
2. The debris is a landscape in miniature.
3. Sheltering the candle with his coat.

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3 things about Michel Gondry & Leos Carax & Joon-ho Bong’s TOKYO!

Posted on April 23, 2019 by robchristopher

Tokyo! [2008]

1. He opens the bathroom door and the chair is sitting in the bathtub.
2. Flowers and money.
3. Neat stacks of pizza boxes.

So-so.

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3 things about Claire Denis’ HIGH LIFE

Posted on April 22, 2019 by robchristopher

High Life [2018]

1. Learning to walk, learning to stand.
2. A series of dissolves shows him turning into earth.
3. Horizontal golden band.

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