Tag Archives: Chicago

3 things about Jake VanKersen’s I AGREE WITH YOU

Posted on February 7, 2025 by robchristopher

I Agree with You [2025] 1. “Improv Frasier” and the terrible accent of the performer playing Daphne. 2. Roll of cookie dough. 3. “Get your flabby asscheeks in here.”

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David Lynch, 1946 – 2025.

Posted on January 16, 2025 by robchristopher

RIP David Lynch. Though I knew this day would come, I’m still very sad. I can’t calculate the effect that seeing the very first episode of Twin Peaks had on me when I was only 14, except that it quite … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Posted on July 17, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport [1970] 1. “I’m going to move this mother by midnight!” 2. A plate of tiny sandwiches. 3. She moves through the throng, tearfully apologizing. Everyone ignores her. 3 other things. 

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“I had nine months of intense culture shock and then suddenly I was in love with Chicago”

Posted on March 14, 2024 by robchristopher

I had the pleasure of speaking with The New Chicagoan about Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago. My film is now streaming all over place and there’s also a soundtrack album!

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3 things about Leslie Buchbinder’s WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA

Posted on October 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea [2023] 1. An elegant wooden box, on the lid of which is EDS VARNISH. 2. “He made two hundred gifts a year and two works of art.” 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Peter Blatty’s THE EXORCIST III

Posted on October 15, 2023 by robchristopher

The Exorcist III [1990] 1. The way he lifts the sheet, the expression of confirmation. 2. An old woman scrambling around the ceiling. 3. Peeling away of the ear.

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3 things about Clare Cooney’s DEPARTING SENIORS

Posted on October 12, 2023 by robchristopher

Departing Seniors [2023] 1. “You didn’t even hit me! You’re a pitcher!” 2. Pumpkin spice latte in May. (Gaffe?) 3. She examines the score for the serenade found in his trumpet case.

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Chicago Filmmakers Hosts ROY’S WORLD!

Posted on July 9, 2023 by robchristopher

Saturday, August 5 at 7PM Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema 1326 W. Hollywood Ave. post-film Q & A and discussion with yours truly This is likely to be the final Chicago screening in awhile, so be there or be square!

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3 things about Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS

Posted on April 15, 2023 by robchristopher

Widows [2018] 1. Flask in the kitchen. 2. “You need to watch how you speak to me.” 3. Listening to a Spanish language lesson tape in the car. 3 other things.

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April 2: ROY’S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD’S CHICAGO returns!

Posted on March 9, 2023 by robchristopher

If you’ve been waiting to see it on the big screen, here’s your chance. That’s right: Chicago’s newest movie theatre is hosting Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago for brunch! Located right around the corner from Wrigley Field, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema … Continue reading →

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