A silent auction in time for New Years!

Posted on December 26, 2017 by robchristopher

See this pint glass?

I produced a limited number of them as promotional items, and I’m down to my very last one. And you have the chance to make it yours!

My documentary Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago has entered into a fiscal partnership with IFP Chicago. Why is that exciting? It means the project can tap into the network of one of Chicago’s most passionate champions for independent filmmaking. And it means that you can support the project directly—with a tax deductible donation!

From now through January 1, all donations to Roy’s World via IFP Chicago will count as a bid in a silent auction for the very last Pause of the Clock pint glass. Highest bidder wins!

Your support is greatly appreciated. So don’t delay, donate today!

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3 things about Henry Selick’s THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 20, 2017 by robchristopher

The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993]

1. Cat-alarm.
2. Bathtub creature.
3. The evil clown jack-in-the-box uses the same sound effect as Dirty Gertie in Robert Altman’s 3 Women (!)

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3 things about Peter Godfrey’s CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

Posted on December 19, 2017 by robchristopher

Christmas in Connecticut [1945]

1. We never see the house’s dining room!
2. Mrs. Gerseg works on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
3. Kidneys for breakfast!

3 other things.

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3 things about Gareth Edwards’ ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Posted on December 17, 2017 by robchristopher

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story [2016]

1. “I can run my own diagnostics!”
2. She clips the storage disc to her belt buckle.
3. It appears in the sky like a moon.

3 other things.

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BREAK THE INTERNET

Posted on December 12, 2017 by robchristopher
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3 things about David Swift’s HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Posted on December 10, 2017 by robchristopher

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [1967]

1. “But lemon is my favorite drop!”
2. The frills on the top of her dress bounce up and down as she walks. Kind of waving at you.
3. “This is my favorite floor!”

3 other things.

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3 things about Clarence Brown’s NATIONAL VELVET

Posted on December 9, 2017 by robchristopher

National Velvet [1944]

1. She practices riding using a string while lying in bed.
2. “Everyone should have a chance at a breathtaking piece of folly once in his life.”
3. Bits of shredded hedges on the ground.

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3 things about Joe Dante’s GREMLINS

Posted on December 7, 2017 by robchristopher

Gremlins [1984]

1. Melting fireplace Gremlin.
2. Gambler’s moll Gremlin.
3. Flasher Gremlin.

3 other things.

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3 things about Travis Knight’s KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Posted on December 6, 2017 by robchristopher

Kubo and the Two Strings [2016]

1. Skull studded with swords..
2. Paper, leaves.
3. They all tell him he’s the kind of person they want him to be, and that’s what he becomes.

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3 things about Ben Wheatley’s HIGH-RISE

Posted on December 4, 2017 by robchristopher

High-Rise [2015]

1. The pool becomes at first a place for clothes-washing and then a corpse disposal site.
2. “The walls have ears,” she says, and then nibbles his ear.
3. A plan to colonize the lower floors.

3 other things.

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