3 things about Michael Winner’s THE SENTINEL

Posted on October 28, 2016 by robchristopher

The Sentinel [1977]

1. “He looked like an adequate lover.”
2. Eli Wallach’s extraordinarily wide blue paisley necktie.
3. It appears that Jeff Goldblum’s voice was entirely redubbed by another actor.

Another loser from Winner.

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3 things about Raoul Walsh’s HIGH SIERRA

Posted on October 25, 2016 by robchristopher

High Sierra [1941]

1. A dead body in a bed, no sentiment about it.
2. When we see her again Velma has a new hairstyle.
3. A bus to Las Vegas.

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3 things about Rusty Cundieff’s TALES FROM THE HOOD

Posted on October 24, 2016 by robchristopher

Tales from the Hood [1995]

1. Melting into a mural.
2. Suddenly his arm folds backwards at the elbow.
3. Tongue through the teeth.

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3 things about Rupert Jones’ KALEIDOSCOPE

Posted on October 23, 2016 by robchristopher

Kaleidoscope [2016]

1. Extreme closeup: a wad of chewed gum stuck onto its foil wrapper.
2. A stream of blood runs down his father’s head. “I don’t blame you,” he says.
3. Just below his knee, a blue plaster.

Nicely crafted. Shades of Polanski’s Repulsion and Altman’s Images. Toby Jones can do no wrong.

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Vitality.

Posted on October 22, 2016 by robchristopher

“The cinema can reflect, can even stimulate the vitality of a nation, but it cannot create that vitality.”
— Lindsay Anderson, from Never Apologise: The Collected Writings

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s THE LUSTY MEN

Posted on October 18, 2016 by robchristopher

The Lusty Men [1952]

1. Two nickles in an old tobacco tin.
2. “I’ve got one piece of advice for you. When you sit down to a big dinner, loosen your belt. It’s more fun.”
3. He briefly looks in to confirm he’s dead, and then the two stroll away happily ever after.

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3 things about Herk Harvey’s CARNIVAL OF SOULS

Posted on October 17, 2016 by robchristopher

Carnival of Souls [1962]

1. Who were Mary’s friends?
2. “Thank you for the coffee. It was unsanitary, but delicious.”
3. Fast motion ballroom dancing.

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3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA

Posted on October 16, 2016 by robchristopher

Journey Through French Cinema [2016]

1. Undiagnosed tuberculosis during childhood.
2. Melville used the entire studio for shooting, including the hallways, stairways, the entrance, and the streets outside.
3. Sautet: “I didn’t make a film about the highway code!”

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3 things about Shahrbanoo Sadat’s WOLF AND SHEEP

Posted on October 15, 2016 by robchristopher

Wolf and Sheep [2016]

1. Playing in the river. Balloon pants.
2. Dung patties baking on the wall.
3. Chunks of meat portioned out into metal bowls.

A beautiful, brave film.

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3 things about Christopher Guest’s MASCOTS

Posted on October 14, 2016 by robchristopher

Mascots [2016]

1. The Varicose Vein Network’s hit show Do the Back of My Legs Look Like Waffles?
2. “I love entering a crevasse.”
3. A coin for the paper towel dispenser.

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