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3 things about Lisa Rovner’s SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS

Posted on June 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Sisters with Transistors [2020] 1. Suzanne Ciani was the first female composer to score a Hollywood film (The Incredible Shrinking Woman, 1981). 2. To play the theremin you must be a butterfly. 3. Hand-spliced tape loops.

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3 things about Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY

Posted on June 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story [2024] 1. Half an inch either way, things would have turned out differently. 2. William Hurt urging him not to sell out and reject the part. 3. Teaching his son to ride a bicycle.

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3 things about Stephen Kijak’s ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED

Posted on June 20, 2025 by robchristopher

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed [2023] 1. Linda Evans reveals that for a time, people refused invitations to have dinner at her house. 2. Well endowed. 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “I became so incensed and personally frustrated at the rejection … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lucie Faulknor and Dawn Logsdon’s FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Posted on June 19, 2025 by robchristopher

Free for All: The Public Library [2025] 1. Andrew Carnegie would agree to build a library only after the community demonstrated that it was committed to taxing itself. 2. Books by mule. 3. Arrested for refusing to hand over patrons’ … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alex Pritz’s THE TERRITORY

Posted on June 10, 2025 by robchristopher

The Territory [2022] 1. Encroaching on the territory is merely “freeing the land.” 2. They set fire to the forest and ride away. 3. Age 18 and the leader of his people.

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3 things about Gary Hustwit’s ENO

Posted on May 19, 2025 by robchristopher

Eno [2024] 1. In the morning, delaying input (breakfast, reading the news, checking email) to give space to output (creative projects). 2. The unexpected utility of Discreet Music for a soundtrack to birthing. 3. Bowie and Eno unknowingly working at … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jeremy Workman’s SECRET MALL APARTMENT

Posted on May 17, 2025 by robchristopher

Secret Mall Apartment [2024] 1. An imposing facade without a pedestrian entrance. 2. Explaining tape art. 3. Two things had been stolen: their PlayStation, a photobook.

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3 things about Alan Elliott & Sydney Pollack’s AMAZING GRACE

Posted on May 4, 2025 by robchristopher

Amazing Grace [2018] 1. Waterspots above the doorway. 2. Overcome, he steps away from the piano in the middle of the song. 3. The cameraman jockeys for a clear shot of Mick Jagger.

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3 things about Benjamin Ree’s THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN

Posted on April 11, 2025 by robchristopher

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [2024] 1. “When you’re gaming 12 hours a day, there’s not much room for anything else.” 2. Hugging in the game allows them to work towards hugging in real life. 3. He presents her with … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nanette Burstein’s ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES

Posted on March 3, 2025 by robchristopher

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024] 1. Richard Burton repeating the same story over and over about seeing her rushes for the first time. 2. Working through the death of Mike Todd during Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 3. … Continue reading →

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