Tag Archives: 70mm

3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Posted on September 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Oppenheimer [2023] 1. Heavy water: a wrong turn. 2. Not a verdict, a denial. 3. Dipping the rims of the cocktail glasses in a mixture of honey and lime juice. 3 other things.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Posted on July 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Oppenheimer [2023] 1. Chain reaction, but not exactly the one they had feared. 2. “I hope you learned something.” “We learned we need to move further back.” 3. Truman perches on the edge of his chair.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s TENET

Posted on September 15, 2020 by robchristopher

Tenet [2020] 1. He carefully attaches one of his cufflinks to a notch on his belt. 2. “Our mission is to fail to defuse the bomb.” 3. The bottom half of the building restores itself just before the top half … Continue reading →

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s PHANTOM THREAD

Posted on July 31, 2020 by robchristopher

Phantom Thread [2017] 1. When it comes to porridge, cream makes all the difference.2. Lace from the 1600s.3. “I’m not moaning. I don’t want to be ignored.”“No one does. But I don’t want to hear about it because it hurts … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK

Posted on July 29, 2017 by robchristopher

Dunkirk [2017] 1. His expression as he decides how he will answer the soldier’s question. 2. “No no, I’m fairly confident it’s just the gauge.” 3. Futility of plugging the holes.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on July 12, 2017 by robchristopher

Sleeping Beauty [1959] 1. Many, many gargoyles. 2. “Father, you’re living in the past. This is the 14th Century!” 3. Boulders into bubbles. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Brooks’s LORD JIM

Posted on July 11, 2017 by robchristopher

Lord Jim [1965] 1. A peculiar mustache, a shaved head, a quilted vest worn without an undershirt: Eli Wallach steals the film. 2. “You have a natural talent for disaster. Try and improve yourself into an ordinary failure by keeping … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on July 10, 2017 by robchristopher

West Side Story [1961] 1. Never noticed Anthony Teague from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying plays one of the Jets. 2. Gonna be a lot of dead batteries come morning. 3. The blacktop that lies within the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s THE HATEFUL EIGHT (70mm Roadshow)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by robchristopher

The Hateful Eight [2015] 1. Bruce Dern sits in the same chair for the entire film. Until he finally stands up. 2. Missing front teeth. 3. They let the rope go taut, wrenching the bedframe.

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