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3 things about John Cameron Mitchell’s SHORTBUS

Posted on January 6, 2014 by robchristopher

Shortbus [2006]

1. Splatter painting.
2. “Why don’t you come in and have a look. After all, voyeurism is participation.”
3. She bludgeons the pink egg using a mannequin leg clad in a fishnet stocking.

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3 things about John Frankenheimer’s BLACK SUNDAY

Posted on January 5, 2014 by robchristopher

Black Sunday [1977]

1. Mascara in the shower.
2. Sign: Steelers
Kick Dalass
3. The old faulty cigarette lighter routine.

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3 things about Michael Curtiz’ CASABLANCA

Posted on January 4, 2014 by robchristopher

Casablanca [1942]

1. “Where were you last night?”
“That’s so long ago I can’t remember.”
“Will I see you tonight?”
“You know I never make plans that far in advance.”
2. A tear begins to slide down her cheek; she jerks her head back and turns toward the window.
3. He tosses the bottle of Vichy water into the wastebasket.

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR

Posted on January 2, 2014 by robchristopher

Gladiator [2000]

1. “At my signal, unleash hell.”
2. Dual-sword decapitation.
3. Homage to Holst.

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3 things about Wolfgang Petersen’s TROY

Posted on January 1, 2014 by robchristopher

Troy [2004]

1. “That man was born to end lives.”
2. He crawls away to his brother, wraps his arms around his legs. The Greeks are shocked at his cowardice.
3. Straw man target practice.

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A selected inventory of 2013.

Posted on January 1, 2014 by robchristopher

By the numbers …

210: movies I watched in 2013 (113 of which were for the first time)
38: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza
21: visits to Three Dots and a Dash
32: mystery green statistic

Happy New Year!