3 things about John Cassavetes’ FACES

Posted on August 26, 2014 by robchristopher

Faces [1968]

1. The tear, poised to fall, remains in place.
2. “So, what have I got after all those years? A big house, a kooky wife, and a kid who wears sneakers.”
3. Smoker’s cough on the stairs.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

3 things about Barry Shear’s ACROSS 110TH STREET

Posted on August 25, 2014 by robchristopher

Across 110th Street [1972]

1. “Honey, will ya cover your tits? Come on.”
2. A giant painting of himself on his office wall.
3. Dead on her feet.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

3 things about George Stevens’ SWING TIME

Posted on August 24, 2014 by robchristopher

Swing Time [1936]

1. “I’d rather not be wrong than be right!”
2. She makes as if to kiss him and he backs away, alarmed.
3. An empty, star-spangled nightclub.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s JACKIE BROWN

Posted on August 24, 2014 by robchristopher

Jackie Brown [1997]

1. “Demi Moore.”
2. Paperbacks in the bottom of the bag.
3. He opens the door. Spatters of blood on his shirt.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

3 things about Anton Corbijn’s A MOST WANTED MAN

Posted on August 23, 2014 by robchristopher

A Most Wanted Man [2014]

1. He opens the door, steps outside, tosses the ice from his drink onto the ground.
2. A drunken domestic barroom brawl soundtracked by Roy Orbison.
3. “This is a pen. It looks like a pen, it writes like a pen, it listens like a pen.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

3 things about Peter Hyams’ CAPRICORN ONE

Posted on August 21, 2014 by robchristopher

Capricorn One [1977]

1. Scope followed by black coffee.
2. Brenda Vaccaro’s tearful recitation of Fox in Socks.
3. Despite his revulsion, he lifts the dead rattlesnake to his lips and begins to suck its blood.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

3 things about Jonathan Demme’s STOP MAKING SENSE

Posted on August 20, 2014 by robchristopher

Stop Making Sense [1984]

1. The camera loses him, finds him again. He unbuttons the top button on his shirt.
2. While Byrne goes into a seizure, Alex Weir digs into his guitar.
3. Tina does a nasty dance.

I was at last night’s screening at the Music Box. Michael Shannon was also there. He sat down front with a group of friends, including a little girl (his daughter?) A few songs in a small group of people started dancing in front of the screen, and by the time “What a Day That Was” started, Shannon was dancing too. (He’s a huge Talking Heads fan from way back. By way of a mutual friend, he once borrowed my cassette of The Name of This Band is Talking Heads.) The whole theater was electrified; those who weren’t dancing in the aisles were bopping around in their seats. There was thunderous applause after every song, the applause in the film mixing with the live applause from those of us watching the movie.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

3 things about John Frankenheimer’s THE FRENCH CONNECTION II

Posted on August 17, 2014 by robchristopher

The French Connection II [1975]

1. “I’m going to turn your kneecaps into oatmeal.”
2. Arthritic knuckles, sores up and down her arms.
3. The look of utter shock on his face.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

3 things about Joseph Sargent’s THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE

Posted on August 17, 2014 by robchristopher

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three [1974]

1. “How the hell can you run a goddamn railroad without swearing?”
2. He grabs another bundle from the body on the way out.
3. Smoke under the collar.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

PAUSE OF THE CLOCK is coming.

Posted on August 16, 2014 by robchristopher

Thirsty? Patience.

teaser CC experiment.Still001

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment