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3 things about Alexandra Dean’s BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY

Posted on May 25, 2018 by robchristopher

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story [2017] 1. Frequency hopping enabled by player piano concepts. 2. Revolutionary plastic surgery. 3. Samson and Delilah was 1949’s second highest grossing film.

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3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s FIVE STAR FINAL

Posted on May 23, 2018 by robchristopher

Five Star Final [1931] 1. Drunken Karloff. 2. “I rode uptown in a taxi with him and I don’t have any skin left on my knees.” “What were you two doing? Kneeling in prayer?” 3. He hurls the phone through … Continue reading →

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

Posted on May 22, 2018 by robchristopher

To Have and Have Not [1944] 1. He sings “Am I Blue” without changing the gender of the pronouns. 2. “Here’s that bottle again. It’s getting to be quite a problem, isn’t it? 3. The way she flutters her eyelashes … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ousmane Sembene’s BLACK GIRL

Posted on May 21, 2018 by robchristopher

Black Girl [1966] 1. He opens the door for her suitcase but not for her. 2. “Excuse me. I’ve never kissed a black girl before!” 3. She won’t take his money.

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3 things about Lewis Gilbert’s YOU ONLY TWICE

Posted on May 20, 2018 by robchristopher

You Only Live Twice [1967] 1. Sofa as battering ram. 2. Burt Kwouk, returning after Goldfinger, as Spectre 3. 3. Too slow on the trigger, Blofeld receives a Chinese star in the hand. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Lester’s PETULIA

Posted on May 19, 2018 by robchristopher

Petulia [1968] 1. Hotrodding nuns in the parking garage. 2. Filthy hospital room. 3. Little boxes, on the hillside.

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3 things about George Cukor’s PAT AND MIKE

Posted on May 15, 2018 by robchristopher

Pat and Mike [1952] 1. Changing into a skirt in the back seat of an open convertible. 2. Alfalfa as a busboy. 3. “I can’t handle this in my head. It rocks me.”

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Lilli Carré joins ROY’S WORLD

Posted on May 14, 2018 by robchristopher

Since Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago is centered on childhood and what it’s like to see the world from a child’s point of view, it seemed entirely fitting to include animation. So I am thrilled to announce that artist Lilli Carré … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Brooks’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Posted on May 13, 2018 by robchristopher

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [1958] 1. “What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?” “Just stayin’ on it, I guess. Long as she can.” 2. Brown cashmere robe. 3. She obediently locks the bedroom … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jack Smight’s HARPER

Posted on May 12, 2018 by robchristopher

Harper [1966] 1. “The bottom is loaded with nice people, Albert. Only cream and bastards rise.” 2. The instrumentation of the rock band onscreen is a complete mismatch with the groovy music on the soundtrack, which includes a horn section. … Continue reading →

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