3 things about Joseph Ruben’s DREAMSCAPE

Posted on May 12, 2017 by robchristopher

Dreamscape [1984]

1. An evil man named Bob.
2. He wears New Balance sneakers in both real life and in dreams.
3. “Wait a minute. What if it isn’t as good as the dream?”
“It will be.”
“How do you know?”
“Maybe I’m just psychic.”

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Freedom.

Posted on May 11, 2017 by robchristopher

“Sometimes I did exactly what I wanted to do all day—I lay on the sofa and read a book, or I typed up an old diary—and then the most terrifying sort of despair would descend on me: the very freedom I was enjoying seemed to say that what I did in my day was arbitrary, and that therefore my whole life and how I spent it was arbitrary.”

— Lydia Davis, from “The Letter to the Foundation”

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Diane, here are five cocktails I invented for the new season of TWIN PEAKS.

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robchristopher

This was so much fun! It took about four weeks of tinkering, testing, tasting, and tippling but here they are:

Ghostwood Cocktail
My Mother’s Sister’s Girl
Knotted Cherry Stem
Fish in the Percolator
Jacoby’s Coconut

Head over to Chicagoist for some cool photos and all the recipes.

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3 things about Zoltan Korda’s THE FOUR FEATHERS

Posted on May 1, 2017 by robchristopher

The Four Feathers [1939]

1. Without saying a word the General walks past him, opens the window, and then climbs the stairs.
2. Completely blind, he attempts to lead the charge while still inside his tent.
3. Sitting alone in a large, darkened room.

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3 things about Basil Dearden’s KHARTOUM

Posted on April 30, 2017 by robchristopher

Khartoum [1966]

1. A fondness for B & S.
2. Pistol-in-a-tinderbox device.
3. He reaches into the jar and lifts up the severed head by its hair.

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“David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective” at the Music Box.

Posted on April 30, 2017 by robchristopher

This week’s list at CINE-FILE includes a few words I wrote about David Lynch. Well, several words. There’s no use denying it, I’ve got Twin Peaks fever. I’ve been rewatching the entire series in anticipation of May 21.

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s PRISONERS

Posted on April 29, 2017 by robchristopher

Prisoners [2013]

1. Passed out on the floor. A war movie on TV.
2. “We’re not going to help him, we’re not going to stop him either. Let him do what he thinks he needs to.”
3. Continuous drawings on the walls throughout the house.

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3 things about Mark Rucker’s DIE, MOMMIE, DIE!

Posted on April 26, 2017 by robchristopher

Die, Mommie, Die! [2003]

1. She stirs the poisoned milk with the suppository.
2. “I told you there wouldn’t be much blood. The chlorine dissolves it, you see.”
3. Belting “Spinning Wheel” after the funeral, empty cocktail glasses lined up on top of the piano.

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3 things about Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE LOBSTER

Posted on April 23, 2017 by robchristopher

The Lobster [2015]

1. Camel in the forest.
2. The waiter discreetly places a toaster on the edge of the table.
3. Before proceeding, he stuffs his mouth with paper towels.

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3 things about Maximilian Schell’s MARLENE

Posted on April 21, 2017 by robchristopher

Marlene [1984]

1. Kitsch and rubbish.
2. “It’s the best film because … it’s the best film.”
3. Her constant needling: 90 minutes, 90 minutes, 90 minutes. And the film is actually 90 minutes.

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