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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s JURASSIC PARK

Posted on June 1, 2017 by robchristopher

Jurassic Park [1993] 1. Shaving cream on a slice of pie. Where exactly did the pie come from? 2. It slams into her reflection. 3. Suddenly she’s a UNIX geek?

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3 things about John Waters’ FEMALE TROUBLE

Posted on June 1, 2017 by robchristopher

Female Trouble [1972] 1. Skid marks. 2. “And don’t forget the influence of that medicine we gave you. Eyeliner taken internally heightens one’s beauty awareness.” 3. Writhing in a tiny playpen with dead fish. This movie has so many astonishing … Continue reading →

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3 things about Chuck Jones’s & Abe Levitow’s THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH

Posted on May 31, 2017 by robchristopher

The Phantom Tollbooth [1969] 1. “Of course they’re not important! If you always do the easy and useless jobs, you’ll never have to worry about the important ones!” 2. The word CONFIDENCE is a bridge. 3. The number 4 is … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ronald Neame’s TUNES OF GLORY

Posted on May 30, 2017 by robchristopher

Tunes of Glory [1960] 1. Plaid pants. 2. He positions the chair as if to sit down, but doesn’t. 3. “It’s not the body that worries me. It’s the ghost.”

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS

Posted on May 27, 2017 by robchristopher

Prometheus [2012] 1. A row of untouched exercise machines. 2. A geologist who first maps the structure, then gets lost on his way out. 3. She gently inserts his head into the bag and zips it up. 3 other things.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s ERIN BROCKOVICH

Posted on May 26, 2017 by robchristopher

Erin Brockovich [2000] 1. “Are you going to be something else that I have to survive?” 2. He picks up several rocks and throws them at the plant. 3. The way Albert Finney leaves her office.

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3 things about John Maloof & Charlie Siskel’s FINDING VIVIAN MAIER

Posted on May 25, 2017 by robchristopher

Finding Vivian Maier [2013] 1. A time before area codes. 2. Phil Donahue. 3. “Get a hat! Get a hat!”

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3 things about David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

Posted on May 15, 2017 by robchristopher

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992] 1. His nametag reads SAY GOODBYE TO JACK. 2. Screaming into a bowl of corn flakes. 3. “I always thought you knew it was me.” 3 other things.

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3 things about John Landis’s AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

Posted on May 14, 2017 by robchristopher

An American Werewolf in London [1981] 1. Step, step, step, squish. He stops and looks down. 2. Frank Oz has a dual role. 3. Piccadilly smashup.

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3 things about Joseph Ruben’s DREAMSCAPE

Posted on May 12, 2017 by robchristopher

Dreamscape [1984] 1. An evil man named Bob. 2. He wears New Balance sneakers in both real life and in dreams. 3. “Wait a minute. What if it isn’t as good as the dream?” “It will be.” “How do you … Continue reading →

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