3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY

Posted on May 16, 2016 by robchristopher

Gravity [2013]

1. Parachute like a jellyfish.
2. A tiny flame floats away.
3. She taps the gauge and the needle descends.

3 other things.

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A genuine tiki paradise … no more?

Posted on May 10, 2016 by robchristopher

When I first visited 3 Dots and a Dash in 2013 I wrote:

“The tiki establishment that Chicago has been waiting for, as well as the one that will convince tiki skeptics to take the style seriously.”

I’ve been a diehard regular ever since. But when the bar’s founder and mastermind, Paul McGee, left a few years ago, I wondered how things would shake out. Well. Over the weekend I swung by to check out the new menu. And unfortunately …

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3 things about Stanley Kramer’s SHIP OF FOOLS

Posted on May 8, 2016 by robchristopher

Ship of Fools [1965]

1. “Tell me. Wouldn’t it unnerve you to have an affair with me?”
2. He smacks her on the ass with his ping pong paddle and immediately apologizes.
3. Out of nowhere, she begins to do the Charleston.

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3 things about Sam Mendes’ SKYFALL

Posted on May 7, 2016 by robchristopher

Skyfall [2012]

1. Blood vessels, branches, plasma, skull.
2. Glowing, floating dragon gateway.
3. “Called a radio.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s REBECCA

Posted on May 5, 2016 by robchristopher

Rebecca [1940]

1. Fondling the fabric she says, “Look. You can see my hand through it.”
2. A dead flower arrangement in the corner.
3. She’s suddenly not there.

3 other things.

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3 things about Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini’s GIRL MOST LIKELY

Posted on May 3, 2016 by robchristopher

Girl Most Likely [2012]

1. Sneering Lincoln sculpture.
2. “I feel like I want to expand my social circle and get like acrylic nails or something.”
3. Whit Stillman as Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s VERA CRUZ

Posted on April 29, 2016 by robchristopher

Vera Cruz [1954]

1. “If I have the time, I will.”
2. Before turning around to face the sea captain, she quickly throws the map into the fireplace. But it misses the flames.
3. A multitude of white-shirted peasants gradually rise to their feet, encircling the group.

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3 things about Orson Welles’ THE STRANGER

Posted on April 25, 2016 by robchristopher

The Stranger [1946]

1. “They look like other people and act like other people, when it’s to their benefit.”
2. He holds the burning paper in his hand for a moment, as a confirmation, then inserts it into the stove.
3. Stabbed by an angel.

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s TWILIGHT’S LAST GLEAMING

Posted on April 23, 2016 by robchristopher

Twilight’s Last Gleaming [1977]

1. “With that rhetoric, he could be elected governor in ten states.”
2. Joseph Cotten’s cloudy eyes.
3. They walk in an irregular twirling pattern to frustrate the snipers.

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3 things about Woody Allen’s MATCH POINT

Posted on April 22, 2016 by robchristopher

Match Point [2005]

1. “Say your phone number. Just say your phone number.”
2. Is that a photograph of Patricia Highsmith behind her bed?
3. Slo-mo ring toss.

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