3 things about Joseph Losey’s BOOM!

Posted on July 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Boom! [1968]

1. “Shit on your mother!”
2. “I don’t go in for hand-kissing.”
3. “There are many art treasures in my bedroom, including me.”

Intoxicating.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND

Posted on July 2, 2021 by robchristopher

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [1984]

1. Spore hunting.
2. Beneath the petrified forest.
3. Cleavage glimpse.

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A new cocktail: No Pool Still Cool

Posted on June 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Quite adaptable for pitcher or punchbowl!

NO POOL STILL COOL

2 oz. pisco
.5 oz. apricot liqueur
1.5 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
.75 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters

Fill a double old fashioned glass with crushed ice. Combine ingredients with cubed ice in a shaker, shake very well, and strain into the glass.

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3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s SHAME

Posted on June 26, 2021 by robchristopher

Shame [1968]

1. He fails to shoot the chicken. He succeeds in shooting the man.
2. “Don’t play tennis for a few weeks.”
3. A sea of soldiers.

Genuinely stunning. The last time I felt this way after a film was watching Steve McQueen’s Hunger.

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3 things abut Leonard Nimoy’s STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK

Posted on June 25, 2021 by robchristopher

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock [1984]

1. Uhura’s elaborate golden necklace.
2. Truly alien bar music.
3. “Up your shaft.”

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s BIGGER THAN LIFE

Posted on June 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Bigger Than Life [1956]

1. Smashing the bannister.
2. After he cons the pharmacist he says, “I’m glad I dropped in. I’m new here. I like the way you do business.”
3. Calling the doctor “sir” in anger.

3 other things.

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3 things about Jordan Peele’s GET OUT

Posted on June 19, 2021 by robchristopher

Get Out [2017]

1.  Pervasive Microsoft product placement.
2. They had to seal off the basement. Black mould.
3. She has a snack: a small portion of Froot Loops and a glass of milk.

3 other things.

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3 things about George Miller and George Ogilvie’s MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME

Posted on June 18, 2021 by robchristopher

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome [1985]

1. Her own personal sax man.
2. Shit conveyor belt.
3. View Master.

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3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s MURDER AT THE VANITIES

Posted on June 17, 2021 by robchristopher

Murder at the Vanities [1934]

1. All-too-brief ode to marijuana that ends with blood dripping onto the bare shoulders of a chorus girl.
2. Arpeggio, arpeggio, arpeggio! Ellington hams it up at the piano.
3. “Cocktails for Two” is a celebration of the end of Prohibition.

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ROY’S WORLD gets its first live, in-person screening in North America!

Posted on June 16, 2021 by robchristopher

I am excited to announce that Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago will be part of the 2021 Mimesis Documentary Festival, August 4-10, in Boulder, Colorado. This will in fact be the film’s live, in-person North American debut! MDF’s Featured Artist this year is Pedro Costa.

I’ll share more information about the screening date/time, as well as ticketing information, as soon as details become available.

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