3 things about Walt Disney’s MELODY TIME

Posted on December 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Melody Time [1948]

1. After a kiss, a rapid thaw.
2. Spinning organ.
3. A bustle that bounces.

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3 things about Richard Donner’s SCROOGED

Posted on December 14, 2021 by robchristopher

Scrooged [1988]

1. Miles Davis.
2. Goosey and blubbery.
3. “I know it’s been … fifteen years, but—”

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3 things about John Brahm’s HANGOVER SQUARE

Posted on December 12, 2021 by robchristopher

Hangover Square [1945]

1. Madly pounding away at a burning piano.
2. “I can make a few steps go an awful long way.”
3. The mask on her corpse nearly slips off. But no one notices.

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3 things about Samuel Fuller’s PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET

Posted on December 11, 2021 by robchristopher

Pickup on South Street [1953]

1. “I have to go on making a living so I can die.”
2. Surreptitious microfilm at the New York Public Library.
3. The dumb waiter shaft. The black cat in the garbage room of the building.

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3 things about Mike Mills’ C’MON C’MON

Posted on December 10, 2021 by robchristopher

C’mon C’mon [2021]

1. A nine-year-old kid who loves Mozart’s Requiem.
2. Be funny comma when you can period.
3.  “We don’t like raisins.”

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3 things about William Wyler’s DETECTIVE STORY

Posted on December 4, 2021 by robchristopher

Detective Story [1951]

1. On his farm he grows lettuce, cabbage, and kale.
2. She stays behind in the records room, powdering her nose.
3. Lee Grant’s pungent Bronx accent.

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3 things about Kon Satoshi’s PAPRIKA

Posted on December 1, 2021 by robchristopher

Paprika [2006]

1. A secret apartment littered with old toys.
2. Cocktail bar music.
3. He pulls his hand through her body, zipping away her face.

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3 things about Wendy Toye & David Eady & George More O’Ferrall’s THREE CASES OF MURDER

Posted on November 30, 2021 by robchristopher

Three Cases of Murder [1955]

1. Moving into the painting. Closer to the house. The door swings open.
2. Without asking, he plucks a carnation from the bouquet for his buttonhole.
3. “Brilliant, but insufferable.”

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

Posted on November 29, 2021 by robchristopher

My Neighbor Totoro [1988]

1. Soft and furry bus benches.
2. A message scratched into the cornhusk.
3. Disquieting family tub scene.

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Snapshots from the Chicago premiere of ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO

Posted on November 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Check out some photos from the afternoon of November 13 at the Music Box!

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