3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER

Posted on November 2, 2021 by robchristopher

The Shape of Water [2017]

1. He wants to add an extra S to GRAS.
2. “I think it’s some of my best work.”
3. Fingers bouncing across the carpet.

3 other things.

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

Posted on November 1, 2021 by robchristopher

Dune [2021]

1. Grains of spice sparkling in the sand.
2. Hunter-seeker emerging from a tiny hole in the sandworm wall mural.
3. Evil black and yellow goo.

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3 things about James Wan’s THE CONJURING

Posted on October 31, 2021 by robchristopher

The Conjuring [2013]

1. On the piano, the same three notes.
2. The intake interview is conducted on November 1, All Hallows’ Day.
3. “She’s already gone. And now you’re all going to die.” The look on her face.

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3 things about Bryan Forbes’s SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON

Posted on October 29, 2021 by robchristopher

Séance on a Wet Afternoon [1964]

1. The group gradually disbands, each member leaving the house without speaking to one another.
2. A crock labelled RAISINS in the kitchen.
3. “Did I do it well?” Echoes of how Sunset Blvd. ends.

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3 things about Theo Anthony’s ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE

Posted on October 28, 2021 by robchristopher

All Light, Everywhere [2021]

1. “The eye only sees in each thing that for which it looks, and it only looks for that of which it already has an idea.” — Alphonse Bertillon
2. The plentiful trees and foliage in suburban areas conceal activity from surveillance drones, whereas historically high crime areas offer no such cover.
3. Always a 30-second buffer.

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3 things about George A. Romero’s THE AMUSEMENT PARK

Posted on October 25, 2021 by robchristopher

The Amusement Park [1973]

1. “There’s nothing out there.”
2. Kind words while pickpocketing.
3. Chicken in the foreground.

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3 things about Stuart Rosenberg’s THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

Posted on October 24, 2021 by robchristopher

The Amityville Horror [1979]

1. What’s with the blueprint he retrieves from the Town Hall?
2. The house sits atop a massive oil deposit?
3. Why doesn’t he simply use his library card?

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3 things about Lew Landers’ THE RAVEN

Posted on October 23, 2021 by robchristopher

The Raven [1935]

1. Poe interpretive dance.
2. “You are saying something profound.”
3. The whole bedroom is an elevator.

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Our Chicago Premiere! November 13 at the Music Box Theatre.

Posted on October 21, 2021 by robchristopher
https://musicboxtheatre.com/films/roys-world-barry-giffords-chicago

Originally we meant to screen at the Music Box back in May 2020. But we all know what happened. I am so grateful to the Chicago Critics Film Festival for persevering despite some truly daunting circumstances and rescheduling the event. With proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test required for all ticketholders, I am confident that we can screen the film safely.

Barry Gifford will there! (And quite possibly some additional surprise guests we are not yet at liberty to divulge.) Buy tix now—they’re gonna be hotter’n Georgia asphalt.

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3 things about Erle C. Kenton’s ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

Posted on October 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Island of Lost Souls [1932]

1. Vegetarian because of the natives.
2. All coming right at you.
3. The mob smashes into a case of surgical instruments and begins the vivisection.

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