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3 things about John G. Avildsen’s SAVE THE TIGER

Posted on November 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Save the Tiger [1973] 1. Garters for his socks. 2. “You want something?” “Yes … I want that girl in a Cole Porter song. I want to see Lena Horne at the Cotton Club. Hear Billie Holiday sing ‘Fine and … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robina Rose’s NIGHTSHIFT

Posted on November 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Nightshift [1981] 1. Telephone conversation in the lounge. 2. Eating a meal at her desk. 3. Glass cleaner.

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ BARBARY COAST

Posted on November 21, 2025 by robchristopher

Barbary Coast [1935] 1. They gallantly carry her across the muck of the street. 2. Fake eye-patch. 3. A character with the name of “Knuckles” Jacoby.

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3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE

Posted on November 20, 2025 by robchristopher

A House of Dynamite [2025] 1. Surrender or suicide. 2. A brief moment alone at the window before he is hustled out of the room. 3. “Bad knees.”

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3 things about Terence Young’s RED SUN

Posted on November 17, 2025 by robchristopher

Red Sun [1971] 1. He kills a single mosquito with his sword. 2. Sleeping on the floor in the whorehouse. 3. “I think you’re one hell of a man.” “I think you are one son of a bitch.”

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Posted on November 15, 2025 by robchristopher

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953] 1. “Laryngitis,” she says apologetically. 2. A glass of straight vodka. 3. Surrounded by a group of men shaking strands of diamonds in her face. 3 other things.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN

Posted on November 14, 2025 by robchristopher

Frankenstein [2025] 1. Descending the grotty stairs in bare feet. 2. He admits he never pondered the organ where the soul is located. 3. “Victor, you only listen when I hurt you!”

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3 things about Tom Ford’s A SINGLE MAN

Posted on November 12, 2025 by robchristopher

A Single Man [2009] 1. “If itʼs going to be a world with no time for sentiment, itʼs not a world that I want to live in.” 2. A request for Tanqueray; she says she likes the color of the bottle. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Benton’s STILL OF THE NIGHT

Posted on November 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Still of the Night [1982] 1. A green box in his pocket. 2. Chinese take-out with Jessica Tandy. 3. Bloody knife through the slats in the door. Yes, it’s a Hitchcock pastiche, but it’s done with style and care. Loses … Continue reading →

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE

Posted on November 8, 2025 by robchristopher

Casino Royale [2006] 1. Opens with a flashback within a flashback and yet it isn’t confusing, because two different styles of black & white are used: one “smooth” and one “grainy.” 2. Grains of sand stuck to his back and shoulders. … Continue reading →

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