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3 things about Michael Crichton’s LOOKER

Posted on May 4, 2015 by robchristopher

Looker [1981] 1. The doorbell rings. She takes off her robe and goes to answer the door in her underwear, naturally. 2. Insufficient body twist. 3. Spurt Toothpaste.

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3 things about Stanley Donen’s SATURN 3

Posted on May 3, 2015 by robchristopher

Saturn 3 [1980] 1. Gravity in four directions. 2. “You have a great body. May I use it?” 3. The spectacle of a naked Kirk Douglas strangling Harvey Keitel is one I will not soon forget.

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3 things about Richard Lester’s A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

Posted on May 2, 2015 by robchristopher

A Hard Day’s Night [1964] 1. “Give us a kiss.” 2. Cameo by George Shearing. 3. The book Ringo is reading is Anatomy of a Murder.

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3 things about Woody Allen’s ANYTHING ELSE

Posted on May 1, 2015 by robchristopher

Anything Else [2013] 1. “There was something compelling about your apathy.” 2. She only knows how to cook spaghetti for eight. 3. He closes the laptop and pours out lines of coke on it. This vies with Hollywood Ending for … Continue reading →

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Bringing it on home.

Posted on April 29, 2015 by robchristopher

Last Sunday morning just before 9 o’clock, I dashed through the rain to the front porch of Nick’s house in Littleton, Colorado and rang the bell. I was holding a bag of donuts, a cup of coffee, and my trusty … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Berke’s COP HATER

Posted on April 29, 2015 by robchristopher

Cop Hater [1958] 1. Sleeping shirtless in belted slacks. 2. “Three slugs in the back of the head. They found him laying there like garbage outside of some crummy, closed up movie palace.” 3. Jerry Orbach as a young latino … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Wain’s THEY CAME TOGETHER

Posted on April 28, 2015 by robchristopher

They Came Together [2014] 1. “You can say that again.” And, “Tell me about it.” 2. Dead body under a pile of leaves. 3. Sword-wielding Michael Shannon.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robchristopher

eXistenZ [1999] 1. Balmsticks for bioports. 2. “You have to play the game to find out why you’re playing the game.” 3. Cheek-shredding teeth bullets.

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3 things about Val Guest’s THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE

Posted on April 25, 2015 by robchristopher

The Day the Earth Caught Fire [1961] 1. The Thames is a tiny creek in the middle of the riverbed. 2. “Have you suffered from marriage, divorce, any other viruses?” 3. Splashing around in water is the ultimate decadence.

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3 things about Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robchristopher

Two Days, One Night [2014] 1. After using the children’s water cup, she replaces the toothbrushes and puts it back on the shelf 2. She leans against the painted concrete wall and waits. 3. “Goodbye, Monsieur Dumont,” she repeats, then … Continue reading →

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