3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s LOGAN LUCKY

Posted on March 26, 2018 by robchristopher

Logan Lucky [2017]

1. “I am in-car-ce-re-ted.”
2. She explains churn rates to her daddy.
3. Quoting from the theme song to Alice.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s CALIFORNIA SPLIT

Posted on March 25, 2018 by robchristopher

California Split [1974]

1. The couple making out on a bench at the racetrack.
2. Lyndon B. Johnson at the poker table.
3. “It doesn’t mean a fucking thing, does it?”

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3 things about Phil Karlson’s THE YOUNG DOCTORS

Posted on March 24, 2018 by robchristopher

The Young Doctors [1961]

1. So much smoking in the hospital.
2. Ben Gazzara does a Brando impression (?)
3. Typing very slowly.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s UNSANE

Posted on March 23, 2018 by robchristopher

Unsane [2018]

1. “This is going to go the way you want it to.”
2. Double exposure (front of head + back of head) becomes triple exposure. Her POV: the room sideways.
3. The detective discovers the notebook in the drawer, flips through it, exchanges a glance with the facility director, nods to her colleagues.

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3 things about Jules Dassin’s NIGHT AND THE CITY

Posted on March 21, 2018 by robchristopher

Night and the City [1950]

1. “But the wrong things. Always the wrong things.”
2. Bear hug.
3. He closes the office doors and breathes a sign of contentment. A job well done.

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3 things about Zach Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE

Posted on March 20, 2018 by robchristopher

Justice League [2017]

1. “Millions of dollars of structural damage, nice to see you haven’t lost your touch.”
2. The Lasso of Truth is comedy gold.
3. Devoured by his own fear.

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3 things about Stanley Donen’s SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

Posted on March 19, 2018 by robchristopher

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [1954]

1. Sorrel as a wedding bouquet.
2. Board dance-off.
3. Everyone claims the child; everyone has to get married.

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3 things about Phil Karlson’s 99 RIVER STREET

Posted on March 18, 2018 by robchristopher

99 River Street [1953]

1. That’s one way to light a cigarette.
2. A visible flap of scarf.
3. She exits the powder room, gets a load of her husband dancing with a strange woman, and without a word leaves the bar.

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3 things about Dee Rees’s MUDBOUND

Posted on March 17, 2018 by robchristopher

Mudbound [2017]

1. He lowers a ladder into the grave.
2. A bar of chocolate.
3. Eyes, tongue, or balls.

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“The Best Part of the Story”

Posted on March 17, 2018 by robchristopher

The Los Angeles Times has just published a nice overview of Barry Gifford’s career alongside a brand new Roy story. Great stuff!

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