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3 things about André De Toth’s CRIME WAVE

Posted on May 10, 2014 by robchristopher

Crime Wave [1954] 1. Working late at the animal hospital, wearing a holey sweater. 2. In the apartment building’s corridor stands a very sad plant on a table. 3. They end up in a crumpled heap at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Lost and found.

Posted on May 8, 2014 by robchristopher

I haven’t been working on the film much lately (moving to a new apartment after 12 years is a concentration killer) but there is an exciting development. Courtesy of the 16mm mag reels that I used for editing all those … Continue reading →

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3 things about Victor Fleming’s THE WIZARD OF OZ

Posted on May 5, 2014 by robchristopher

The Wizard of Oz [1939] 1. Fresh crullers. 2. Her broomstick has red stripes on the upper handle. 3. A giant spraycan of Witch Remover. 3 other things.

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3 things about Warren Beatty & Buck Henry’s HEAVEN CAN WAIT

Posted on April 28, 2014 by robchristopher

Heaven Can Wait [1978] 1. Nobody wears trainer’s shorts (or a loud tie) like Jack Warden. 2. She drinks vodka straight from the carafe. 3. James Mason: “I’m going to have to take charge of this case personally.”

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3 things about Matt Wolf’s TEENAGE

Posted on April 28, 2014 by robchristopher

Teenage [2013] 1. Child labor ends, kids go to school longer: adolescence is born. 2. Bare-chested, shell-shocked soldiers. 3. “Anything that begins with Duke Ellington, ends with an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.”

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3 things about Michael J. Paradise’s THE VISITOR

Posted on April 27, 2014 by robchristopher

The Visitor [1978] 1. More proof that John Huston wore a safari suit the entire span of the 1970s. 2. Who dubbed Peckinpah. 3. The bird hovers in mid-air then suddenly grows a long, razor-sharp beak. It flies straight into … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Culp’s HICKEY & BOGGS

Posted on April 26, 2014 by robchristopher

Hickey & Boggs [1972] 1. Screen door, bullet holes. 2. “You only seem to remember my phone number when it’s bedtime.” 3. Scary-thin James Woods in a fuchsia nighshirt. It’s definitely got some style, but Walter Hill’s script really isn’t … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jacques Deray’s THE OUTSIDE MAN

Posted on April 26, 2014 by robchristopher

The Outside Man [1972] 1. One bullet in his gun, five bullets in his suit coat pocket. 2. “Jesus!” Then a shot to the head. 3. Coin-operated shaver in the bus station. Roy Scheider is tops as a gum-chewing hit … Continue reading →

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3 things about the Extended Cut of Stanley Kramer’s IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

Posted on April 25, 2014 by robchristopher

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963] 1. More Coca Cola with Milton Berle. 2. Mickey Rooney douses Buddy Hackett with water from a red plastic ice bucket. 3. Spencer Tracy knocks over Ethel Merman, then apologizes and helps … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jonathan Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN

Posted on April 22, 2014 by robchristopher

Under the Skin [2014] 1. Squalling baby, tide inching closer. 2. Pop. 3. It looks down at her own face.

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