3 things about Cristi Puiu’s AURORA

Posted on February 26, 2011 by robchristopher

Aurora [2010]

1. Fog. Mud. The side of a truck. He looks to see if anyone is coming.
2. “Same Old Song” is playing in the supermarket.
3. The policeman tells him to write down his statement but forgets to give him a pen.

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3 things about Catherine Breillat’s THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on February 26, 2011 by robchristopher

The Sleeping Beauty [2010]

1. The evil fairy cuts the umbilical cord with a giant pair of rusty shears.
2. The shelves of her sleeping closet are jammed with alarm clocks.
3. “You love me as before?” he asks. “As before,” she answers. “Except now it’s after.”

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3 things about Igor Sterk’s 9:06

Posted on February 26, 2011 by robchristopher

9:06 [2009]

1. He hands her some wilted flowers and they almost immediately start screwing.
2. An overturned car in a wheat field.
3. On the wall is a giant, hand-drawn poster of Yuri Gagarin.

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3 things about Jonathan Frakes’ STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

Posted on February 25, 2011 by robchristopher

Star Trek: First Contact [1996]

1. The eyeball begins to yield.
2. “Data, I’m sure it’s a fascinating experience but perhaps you should deactivate your emotion chip for now.” Data jerks his head back and we hear a click. “Done.”
3. The spine is still twitching.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE

Posted on February 24, 2011 by robchristopher

And Everything Is Going Fine [2010]

1. His mother looks at him. “How shall I do it, dear? Shall I do it in the garage? With the car?”
2. As he gets older, his right eye begins to droop.
3. Gray’s 18-year-old son, Forrest, composed the song which ends the film. “Sunset.”

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3 things about Jan Troell’s EVERLASTING MOMENTS

Posted on February 22, 2011 by robchristopher

Everlasting Moments [2008]

1. A ship is tattooed across his back. As he plays the accordion, wind goes in and out of the sails.
2. A horse named Kropotkin.
3. “Years later, I discovered an undeveloped plate in her camera. It was the only picture Mother ever took of herself.”

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3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL

Posted on February 19, 2011 by robchristopher

The World, The Flesh and the Devil [1959]

1. He rings the bell. Across the city, a parade of lions.
2. “Don’t shaft me! I won’t stand still for it!”
3. He drops the pile of dishes down the airshaft.

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3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s INGLOUROUS BASTERDS

Posted on February 18, 2011 by robchristopher

Inglourious Basterds [2009]

1. Three glasses.
2. “Not me. I prefer smoking, drinking, and ordering at restaurants. But I see your point.”
3. Ghost projected on smoke.

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3 things about Philip Haas’ THE MUSIC OF CHANCE

Posted on February 14, 2011 by robchristopher

The Music of Chance [1993]

1. Using a syringe he applies a drop of glue to the bottom of the figure.
2. He hands Pozzi the cigarette through the fence. A moment later: “By the time you count to a hundred, you won’t even remember my name!”
3. He easily wins $50 at pool, yet refuses to take the money.

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3 things about Andrei Tarkovsky’s SOLARIS

Posted on February 12, 2011 by robchristopher

Solaris [1972]

1. The city is Japanese? All the street signs are.
2. Monogrammed pajamas.
3. “Don’t turn a scientific problem into a common love story.”

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