3 things about George McCowan’s FROGS

Posted on October 17, 2015 by robchristopher

Frogs [1972]

1. “We are the ugly rich.”
2. Hopping across the birthday cake, which is decorated like an American flag.
3. Stuck in the muck and massacred by snapping turtles.

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10 weeks of new stories.

Posted on October 17, 2015 by robchristopher

I’m really proud of this. I just edited a series for Chicagoist called “Fridays with Roy,” ten weeks of new stories by Barry Gifford. And when I say new, I mean most of them were written over the summer.  The first story went up yesterday, and it’s a great yarn involving the Uptown Theater. Check back every Friday for another installment!

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3 things about Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Posted on October 13, 2015 by robchristopher

Young Frankenstein [1974]

1. He tiptoes over to the door and says, quietly, “Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here.”
2. He looks up at God and shakes his head.
3. Igor’s horn interjection.

3 other things.

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3 things about Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam’s MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL

Posted on October 12, 2015 by robchristopher

Monty Python and the Holy Grail [1975]

1. Ass-trumpets.
2. Muck gathering.
3. “Blue. No–“

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3 things about Roy Ward Baker’s THE VAULT OF HORROR

Posted on October 11, 2015 by robchristopher

The Vault of Horror [1973]

1. Neck tap.
2. A jar labeled “ODDS AND ENDS.”
3. Tan corduroy suit with a loud, wide red tie.

3 other things.

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3 things about Hanno Höfer & Razvan Marculescu & Cristian Mungiu & Constantin Popescu & Ioana Uricaru’s TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE

Posted on October 10, 2015 by robchristopher

Tales from the Golden Age [2009]

1. “I’m not going to jail. My uncle is a Party Secretary. One call and I’m out.”
2. Herding the pig into the kitchen.
3. He sits down on the bed and looks at her. She pulls down her dress and then covers her legs with the bedsheet.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s 3 WOMEN

Posted on October 9, 2015 by robchristopher

3 Women [1977]

1. 40 cent beer, 10 cent tip.
2. She carefully arranges herself on the chaise lounge, drapes the towel over her arm.
3. Looking through her mail, a stack of advertisements: “Yuck. Ugly underwear. Ohh. Neiman Marcus. A contest.”

3 other things.

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3 things about John G. Avildsen’s THE FORMULA

Posted on October 6, 2015 by robchristopher

The Formula [1980]

1. “The war is over, and from now on it’s one big happy corporation. There are no secrets, no enemies, just customers.”
2. You live for the moments when George S. Scott loses his temper and nearly goes ballistic, but doesn’t. “You’re not in the oil business, you’re in the oil shortage business!”
3. He opens up a small chest, digs out a punchcard and inserts it into a slot. His phone dials a number.

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3 things about Irvin Kershner’s EYES OF LAURA MARS

Posted on October 4, 2015 by robchristopher

Eyes of Laura Mars [1978]

1. Furs and flames.
2. Rene Auberjonois in a dress and heels and floppy hat.
3. He stabs his reflection in the mirror, shattering his right eye.

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3 things about John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT

Posted on October 3, 2015 by robchristopher

Opening Night [1977]

1. Swiveling on the barstool, ready for a handshake.
2. “Look in the mirror. Am I beginning to look like Humphrey Bogart to you?”
3. Fractured sunglasses.

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