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3 things about Chris Sullivan’s CONSUMING SPIRITS

Posted on October 7, 2012 by robchristopher

Consuming Spirits [2012] 1. He drops the cigarette, which is quickly eaten up by a fish. 2. “One must stay alert in this business. Victor is using a coffee cup to stay alert.” 3. A local watering hole is called The … Continue reading →

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3 things about Walt Disney’s FANTASIA

Posted on September 30, 2012 by robchristopher

Fantasia [1940] 1. The two harpists are female; but apparently the rest of the orchestra is male. 2. Lonely centaur is introduced to lonely centuarette. 3. Writhing flames twist into creatures.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE

Posted on April 20, 2012 by robchristopher

Waking Life [2001] 1. A subatomic particle wearing a fez and driving a tiny green car. 2. “I go salsa dancing with my confusion.” 3. He halfheartedly tries to grab onto the door handle. Then he floats away. Gradually vanishing … Continue reading →

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3 things about Walt Disney’s PINOCCHIO

Posted on April 5, 2012 by robchristopher

Pinocchio [1940] 1. Bedtime is 9 o’clock. 2. Hands turn into hooves. 3. Rotoscoped Blue Fairy.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Posted on September 22, 2011 by robchristopher

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937] 1. Dopey has Restless Leg Syndrome. 2. The skeleton of a man reaching for a pitcher of water. 3. Final image: castle in the clouds; looks a lot like the Emerald City.

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3 things about Lotte Reiniger’s THE ADVENTURES OF PRICE ACHMED

Posted on July 18, 2011 by robchristopher

The Adventures of Prince Achmed [1926] 1. The princess in her canopy is oddly reminiscent of H.R. Giger. 2. Achmed climbs out of the gorge using the snake as a rope. 3. The magician hunches over, transforming into a bat.

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Posted on January 2, 2011 by robchristopher

Fantastic Mr. Fox [2009] 1. 2 Years Later (12 Fox-Years). 2. “If what I think is happening, is happening, it better not be.” 3. A gentle waterfall in the sewer.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on December 21, 2008 by robchristopher

Sleeping Beauty [1959] 1. The square-topped trees is the background during the forest scenes. 2. Maleficent’s glowing eyes in the fireplace. 3. Rabbit-boots.

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3 things about Mark Osborne & John Stevenson’s KUNG FU PANDA

Posted on June 4, 2008 by robchristopher

Kung Fu Panda [2008] 1. The dumpling/chopstick fight sequence. Very clever, also hilarious. 2. The turtle slowly dissolves into peach blossoms and floats off into the sky. 3. The slo-mo/freeze frame effects. Also very funny. Conclusion? Animal voices in so-mo … Continue reading →

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3 things about Brett Morgan’s CHICAGO 10

Posted on October 11, 2007 by robchristopher

Chicago 10 [2007] 1. Filmmaker Brett Morgan, incredibly immodest during the Q & A: “I don’t think there’s ever really been a film like this before.” Uh huh, sure thing Mr. Morgan. 2. That was Roy Scheider’s voice? Really? 3. … Continue reading →

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