3 things about Elaine May’s ISHTAR

Posted on April 26, 2013 by robchristopher

Ishtar [1987]

1. A loud Hawaiian shirt & tie combo.
2. “Are those breasts?” he asks unnecessarily.
3. They have a private conversation underneath the camel.

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3 things about Mike Leigh’s ANOTHER YEAR

Posted on April 25, 2013 by robchristopher

Another Year [2010]

1. While holding her baby, he asks, “Is the father a good man?”
“He is.”
“Nappy changer?”
“-ish.”
2. He accidentally smacks her on the head with his bag, apologizes, flees the car. She jerkily drives away.
3. Their conversation slowly fades out. She takes a pull from her glass of wine and is silent.

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3 things about Ken Russell’s ALTERED STATES

Posted on April 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Altered States [1980]

1. “She’s still crazy about him, he’s still crazy.”
2. Curious stained glass windows in the bathroom. They resemble his hallucinations.
3. Dissolving plasma lady.

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Pause of the Clock

Posted on April 23, 2013 by robchristopher

PAUSE OF THE CLOCK
Federico García Lorca

I sat down
in a space of time.
It was a backwater
of silence,
a white silence,
a formidable ring
wherein the stars collided
with the twelve floating
black numerals.

(translation by Stanley Read.)

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3 things about Charles Vidor’s GILDA

Posted on April 21, 2013 by robchristopher

Gilda [1946]

1. “I’m decent.” She adjusts a strap on her dress.
2. “Statistics show that there are more women in the world than anything else … except insects.”
3. The stooge hustles her through the crowd, then Johnny grabs her by the arm. After she mocks him he slaps her and walks away.

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3 things about Douglas Sirk’s MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

Posted on April 20, 2013 by robchristopher

Magnificent Obsession [1954]

1. “Easy? Where does that get you?”
2. From Bob to Rob to Bob.
3. “Please lie still. You must. Don’t get excited. Not today.”
“May I get excited tomorrow?”

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3 things about Julia Loktev’s THE LONELIEST PLANET

Posted on April 19, 2013 by robchristopher

The Loneliest Planet [2011]

1. Orange hair, green wall.
2. The moment you realize they’ve been walking alongside a glacier.
3. He’s alone in the tent. The light from the campfire outside glows through the fabric. He tries on the sunglasses.

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3 things about Godfrey Reggio’s NAQOYQATSI

Posted on April 15, 2013 by robchristopher

Naqoyqatsi [2002]

1. Smile, laugh, nod in agreement.
2. The whole table dives into the platter of pizza.
3. A lonely cello, the last remnant of human warmth.

3 other things.

Trivia: this was the last film I ever saw at the Biograph Theater in Chicago.

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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

Posted on April 15, 2013 by robchristopher

Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977]

1. “It looked like an ice cream cone.”
“What flavor?”
“Orange.”
2. Their house has a doggie door but no dog.
3. Alien landing site = Tycho excavation site in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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3 things about Michael Tolkin’s THE RAPTURE

Posted on April 12, 2013 by robchristopher

The Rapture [1991]

1. There are no decorations in her apartment, aside from a single framed picture on the floor which leans against the wall.
2. She picks out the perfect dress to wear to heaven.
3. “Forever.” She gradually fades into darkness.

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