3 things about John Huston’s THE MACKINTOSH MAN

Posted on December 28, 2013 by robchristopher

The Mackintosh Man [1973]

1. Dubious Australian accent.
2. The only telephone in town is a telephone booth.
3. Slamming into a stack of firewood.

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3 things about Larry Peerce’s TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Posted on December 27, 2013 by robchristopher

Two-Minute Warning [1976]

1. A sign on the fence: NO HORNS ALLOWED.
2. As the halftime band plays “The Girl from Impanema,” the killer rips into a Baby Ruth with his teeth.
3. A guy taking refuge in a phone booth punches an interloper.

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3 things about Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

Posted on December 24, 2013 by robchristopher

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [2013]

1. “Kill her! Kill the She-Elf!”
2. Barrel-spinning.
3. Stephen Fry’s teeth.

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My ten favorite movies of the year, one of which is from 1967.

Posted on December 23, 2013 by robchristopher

AMOUR
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
BLUE JASMINE
COMPUTER CHESS
DOUBLE PLAY: JAMES BENNING AND RICHARD LINKLATER
GRAVITY
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY
PORTRAIT OF JASON
12 YEARS A SLAVE

Additional annotation over at Chicagoist.

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3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s REMEMBER THE NIGHT

Posted on December 23, 2013 by robchristopher

Remember the Night [1940]

1. “Objection sustained. The jury will disregard counsel’s tempting allusion to Christmas shopping. Clearly we’d all rather be Christmas shopping.”
2. She smooths out the flannel nightgown and then leans over the bed. Her eyes glisten.
3.  “What would you like in the morning, flannel cakes or fried mush?”
“I think we’d travel better on the mush.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Peter Godfrey’s CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

Posted on December 22, 2013 by robchristopher

Christmas in Connecticut [1945]

1. “Don’t worry. McGoo got you into this, McGoo will get you out.”
2. Turnip fluff diet.
3. She uses a metal plate as a gong.

This movie is so contrived it goes beyond being contrived into a whole new realm of kismet.

3 other things.

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3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

Posted on December 22, 2013 by robchristopher

Meet Me in St. Louis [1944]

1. Wet bloomers and galoshes.
2. “Anna, I think Katie’s getting a little old. Her mental processes baffle me.”
3. He turns on the light in his room, looks out the window. Does he see her next door? Before undressing he pulls down the shade.

3 other things.

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3 things about Douglas Sirk’s WRITTEN ON THE WIND

Posted on December 21, 2013 by robchristopher

Written on the Wind [1956]

1. “You can say these kinds of things when you’re 6,000 miles above the poker table.”
2. He dumps the sheaf of telegrams into the drawer with the gun.
3. Wearing a business suit, she sits behind the desk and fondles a miniature golden oil derrick. She gazes into the future.

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3 things about James Cameron’s ALIENS

Posted on December 15, 2013 by robchristopher

Aliens [1986]

1. Stardust all over the bridge.
2. Reebok product placement.
3. Waiting for an elevator.

3 other things.

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3 things about W.S. Van Dyke’s THE THIN MAN

Posted on December 14, 2013 by robchristopher

The Thin Man [1934]

1. A wedding planned for the eve of New Year’s Eve.
2. “Well I do believe the little woman cares.”
“I don’t care. It’s just I’m … used to you, that’s all.”
3. The frying pan juggler.

3 other things.

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