3 things about David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on April 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Inland Empire [2006]

1. Blue bedroom, red bedroom.
2. “She’s still here.”
3. Blonde star wig.

3 other things.

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3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA

Posted on April 18, 2022 by robchristopher

Memoria [2021]

1. A huge ball of concrete hitting the bottom of a metal tube that’s surrounded by seawater.
2. She asks him what it’s like to be dead. “It’s okay.”
3. The “O” slowly fades away.

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3 things about Ernst Lubitsch’s TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Posted on April 17, 2022 by robchristopher

Trouble in Paradise [1932]

1. “See here, my good man. You’ve been saying good-bye for the last half hour and staying on. I wish you’d say ‘How do you do?’ and go.”
2. Giant Art Deco hall clock with built-in light fixture.
3. Tonsils.

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3 things about Tina Rathborne’s ZELLY AND ME

Posted on April 13, 2022 by robchristopher

Zelly and Me [1988]

1. David Lynch says, “Holy smokes!”
2. Two burnmarks on her arm.
3. Lacking any other playthings, she creates Socky.

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3 things about Mark Sandrich’s SHALL WE DANCE

Posted on April 12, 2022 by robchristopher

Shall We Dance [1937]

1. “You only had one drink.”
“Yes, but you kept filling it.”
2. Tripping over the curb in their roller skates.
3. Eric Blore’s spelling bee.

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New trailer, new screenings

Posted on April 7, 2022 by robchristopher

Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago is returning to theaters!

April 30: The Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette, IL
Yours truly in person; Q&A with Lee Shoquist (ChicagoFilm.com)

May 6 – 7: The Broad Theater, New Orleans, LA
[tickets on sale soon—stay tuned]

May 7: The Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA
Barry Gifford + yours truly in person

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3 things about Michael Glover Smith’s RELATIVE

Posted on April 6, 2022 by robchristopher

Relative [2022]

1. She calmly explains e-books to a library patron.
2. In this alternate Chicago universe, Hopleaf is a pizza parlor.
3. “I need you. I don’t need you. I need you. We need you.”

Bonus: the ugly couch in Rod’s room is actually my old futon. I donated it to the production.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s BATMAN BEGINS

Posted on April 5, 2022 by robchristopher

Batman Begins [2005]

1. 10,000 masks.
2. Tom Wilkinson’s murky accent.
3. The Gordons live on the first floor.

3 other things.

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE MILKY WAY

Posted on April 4, 2022 by robchristopher

The Milky Way [1969]

1. The Virgin Mary advises Him not to shave.
2.  Pierre Clémenti: barefoot hippie Angel of Death.
3. The desiccated corpse is declared a heretic and cremated.

3 other things.

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3 things about Edward Cline’s MILLION DOLLAR LEGS

Posted on April 3, 2022 by robchristopher

Million Dollar Legs [1932]

1. Dismantled nightclub.
2. “You’ll always be Sweetheart to me.”
3. Double gold medals.

3 other things.

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