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3 things about Marcell Jankovics’ SON OF THE WHITE MARE

Posted on October 5, 2021 by robchristopher

Son of the White Mare [1981] 1. Spinning castles. 2. Robot/stonebaby 3-headed dragon, its deeply distorted voice. 3. Eye fractals. Flabbergasting.

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3 things about Edgar G. Ulmer’s THE BLACK CAT

Posted on October 4, 2021 by robchristopher

The Black Cat [1934] 1. A selection of knives laid out neatly across his desk. 2. Supernatural baloney. 3. Vitrines of dead women.

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3 things about Nicole Holofcener’s WALKING AND TALKING

Posted on October 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Walking and Talking [1996] 1. “Are we going to listen to this vagina music all the way there?” 2. She shows up at her office and almost immediately sits down in the client’s chair. 3. Dwarf bowling.

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3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s THE PASSION OF ANNA

Posted on September 25, 2021 by robchristopher

The Passion of Anna [1969] 1. Tiny dog spinning around in a noose. 2. Over the course of the take, her eyes grow red and watery. 3. A very busy breakfast: condiments, butter scraping across toast, sips of coffee.

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3 things about Nicolas Meyer’s STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY

Posted on September 19, 2021 by robchristopher

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [1991] 1. Christian Slater wakes him up. 2. Frozen escapees. 3. “If I were human, I believe my response would be ‘Go to hell.’” 3 other things.

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3 things about Ted Bogosian’s LIVE AT MISTER KELLY’S

Posted on September 18, 2021 by robchristopher

Live at Mister Kelly’s [2021] 1. David Mamet as the world’s worst busboy. 2. “Make A Date With A Steak Tonight!” 3. Ella Fitzgerald’s necklace.

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3 things about Alexander Nanau’s COLLECTIVE

Posted on September 16, 2021 by robchristopher

Collective [2019] 1. “That’s not part of the show.” A ceiling of fire. 2. A framed icon on the corner of his desk. 3. “My name is Vlad.”

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3 things about John Huston’s IN THIS OUR LIFE

Posted on September 15, 2021 by robchristopher

In This Our Life [1942] 1. A no-strings marriage. 2. Betty’s pretty floral dress. 3. “Whenever they’re in a tight spot, they lie for each other.”

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3 things about John Huston’s THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

Posted on September 14, 2021 by robchristopher

The Night of the Iguana [1964] 1. Ava Gardner necking with two shirtless beach boys while standing in the moonlit surf.2. Pacing on broken glass.3. The eyes in her sketch.

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3 things about Pedro Costa’s COLOSSAL YOUTH

Posted on September 13, 2021 by robchristopher

Colossal Youth [2006] 1. Stilling his hand so the record doesn’t skip. 2. He leads him through a blank, gray door in a corner of the gallery. 3. There’s no mail.

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