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3 things about Billy Ray’s SECRET IN THEIR EYES

Posted on September 23, 2017 by robchristopher

Secret in Their Eyes [2015] 1. She rips off her forensic gloves and clutches her daughter’s body even closer. 2. The same booth day after day. 3. “You look a million years old.”

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3 things about James Fanizza’s SEBASTIAN

Posted on September 21, 2017 by robchristopher

Sebastian [2017] 1. They don’t bother to close the front door. 2. “I’m Meryl!” 3. An interesting mystery: why is the dead man’s wife at a gay bar? This film screens at REELING 35 on September 27.

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3 things about Ken Russell’s THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM

Posted on September 18, 2017 by robchristopher

The Lair of the White Worm [1988] 1. Pickled earthworms in aspic. 2. She submerges his head beneath the suds with the sole of her boot. 3. Citizen Kane reference.

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3 things about Colin Hanks’ ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS

Posted on September 16, 2017 by robchristopher

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records [2015] 1. The first record Russ ever bought was “San Antonio Rose,” by Bob Wills. 35 cents. 2. A display: Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First next to A Taste … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bertrand Bonello’s NOCTURAMA

Posted on September 14, 2017 by robchristopher

Nocturama [2016] 1. It opens like The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. 2. Mannequins of themselves. 3. The police never say a word and are not interested in making arrests.

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3 things about Mark Robson’s ROUGHSHOD

Posted on September 12, 2017 by robchristopher

Roughshod [1949] 1. An Irish miner. 2. Thanks to the echo in the valley, he dies before his dying words die out. 3. Closing line: “Is there any place in town a man could buy some gingham?”

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

Posted on September 7, 2017 by robchristopher

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [1972] 1. “Did you see that? That was precisely not the way to drink a dry martini.” “You’re being hard on Maurice,” she protests. “He’s a commoner. He’s uneducated.” Then Don Rafael injects, “No … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT

Posted on September 6, 2017 by robchristopher

Alien: Covenant [2017] 1. How many times do we need to see the floating head? 2. Rooms of hanging papers crackling in a breeze. 3. Crane crush. Pfft.

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The end of the return of TWIN PEAKS.

Posted on September 4, 2017 by robchristopher

I’m still digesting what I saw last night; I will probably be digesting what I saw last night for a long, time time. I’m deeply shaken in a way that feels both frightening and wondrous. In a day and age … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal’s WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME

Posted on September 2, 2017 by robchristopher

Whitney: Can I Be Me [2017] 1. The difference between success and fame. 2. Sitting in front of Barry White at the Soul Train Music Awards. 3. Cat in the Hat Comes Back nightshirt.

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