3 things about Ridley Scott’s ALIEN

Posted on May 14, 2012 by robchristopher

Alien [1979]

1. Strengthening its grip, the tail coils itself more tightly around the neck.
2. Harry Dean Stanton looks up. Washes his face.
3. “I can’t see a damn thing.”
“Quit griping.”
“I like griping.”

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE

Posted on May 12, 2012 by robchristopher

Haywire [2011]

1. He stands at the edge of the hangar; as he talks, she warily circles him. In the background a tumbleweed scuds past. The perfect detail.
2. They slam into the couch, which tips onto its back, and roll across the floor. The perfect cut.
3. He turns around, noticing her, and says, “Shit.” The perfect ending.

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Posted on May 9, 2012 by robchristopher

Punch-Drunk Love [2002]

1. First she calls him Jack, then switches to Barry.
2. “I can redeem the pudding in six to eight weeks. If you could just give me that length of time.”
3. He walks down the long jetway, gradually slowing down, stepping into the light.

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3 things about Bryan Forbes’ THE STEPFORD WIVES

Posted on May 6, 2012 by robchristopher

The Stepford Wives [1975]

1. Watermelon, 5 cents a pound.
2. Paula Prentiss in a blue overall shorts. So wrong they’re right.
3. He sidles into the kitchen, watches her. She turns around and notices him. He says, “I like to watch women doing little domestic chores.”

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3 things about Orson Welles’ TOUCH OF EVIL

Posted on April 29, 2012 by robchristopher

Touch of Evil [1958]

1. As she exits through the door, he licks his lips.
2. “He was some kind of man. What does it matter what you say about somebody?”
3. I want to see a movie just about Mercedes McCambridge’s character. The way she moves around the room, coldly sizing up the situation, then saying, “Not yet.”

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock`s SHADOW OF A DOUBT

Posted on April 29, 2012 by robchristopher

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

1. “If you read as much as you’re supposed to, you’d know that the library closes at 9.”
2. Profile. Monologue. He turns his head to the camera and asks a question–to Charlie, to us.
3. He snaps off the stem of the flower, puts the flower in his buttonhole.

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3 things about Fernando Meirelles’ BLINDNESS

Posted on April 23, 2012 by robchristopher

Blindness [2008]

1. He asks all the volunteers to raise their hands, then laughs at himself.
2. She gives her the only gift she has left to give: her secret.
3. The three women stand naked on the balcony, luxuriating in the rain.

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3 things about Alan J. Pakula’s ROLLOVER

Posted on April 21, 2012 by robchristopher

Rollover [1981]

1. Huge brown drapes.
2. Ominous mustard.
3. A 4-digit password.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE

Posted on April 20, 2012 by robchristopher

Waking Life [2001]

1. A subatomic particle wearing a fez and driving a tiny green car.
2. “I go salsa dancing with my confusion.”
3. He halfheartedly tries to grab onto the door handle. Then he floats away. Gradually vanishing in the sky.

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3 things about Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE

Posted on April 20, 2012 by robchristopher

Carnage [2011]

1. She gingerly turns the pages of the Francis Bacon book, as if she’s afraid to catch some disease.
2. “She doesn’t want to be buried with my father. She wants to be cremated, and put upstate next to her mother, who’s all alone. A couple of urns jabbering away on the shores of Lake Sebago. Ha, ha!”
3. She leans over the bucket, expecting to puke again. While she waits she sneaks a sip of scotch.

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