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Imitation is the sincerest form …

Posted on January 13, 2011 by robchristopher

Is Criterion appropriating my 3 Things project for their new campaign? If so, I’m honored! And SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS is such a brilliant movie that it seems unthinkable that I haven’t really written about it before. That will have … Continue reading →

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3 things about Frank Perry’s LADYBUG LADYBUG

Posted on January 9, 2011 by robchristopher

Ladybug Ladybug [1963] 1. The little girl goes to her room and closes the door. Afraid. She works her jaw open and shut like a fish trying to breathe. 2. William Daniels’ crisp cadence. 3. He throws himself to the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Zach Snyder’s WATCHMEN

Posted on January 8, 2011 by robchristopher

Watchmen [2009] 1. Sole moment of comedy: “You’re getting in the way of my vengeance!” 2. A rather unconvincing Nixon. 3. The only movie with more gratuitous 9/11 references than 25th Hour.

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Cine-File Selects: COLD TURKEY

Posted on January 4, 2011 by robchristopher

January 31 at 7pm … hope you can make it!

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Posted on January 2, 2011 by robchristopher

Fantastic Mr. Fox [2009] 1. 2 Years Later (12 Fox-Years). 2. “If what I think is happening, is happening, it better not be.” 3. A gentle waterfall in the sewer.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION

Posted on January 1, 2011 by robchristopher

Inception [2010] 1. “It was worth a shot.” 2. Hunched over the table, eating from a bowl of brown rice. 3. The vault looks a lot like a holodeck. 3 other things.

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3 things about Jules Dassin’s RIFIFI

Posted on December 31, 2010 by robchristopher

Rififi [1955] 1. “Sit your moneymaker down.” 2. The debris from the ceiling is collected in the umbrella. 3. His body is draped across the overflowing sink.

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3 things about ANDY WARHOL’S BAD

Posted on December 28, 2010 by robchristopher

Andy Warhol’s Bad [1977] 1. “You’ve got to kill a dog, and you’ve got to do it viciously. I mean, nothing painless or ouchless.” 2. “I don’t like toilet talk in my kitchen,” she says sternly, unscrewing the mayonnaise jar. … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Cukor’s DINNER AT EIGHT

Posted on December 21, 2010 by robchristopher

Dinner at Eight [1933] 1. “I haven’t got a sou,” she says sheepishly. Using the tip of her finger she pushes her lips to one side of her face. 2. He lights a cigarette before seeing his next patient. 3. … Continue reading →

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13 great movies I watched in 2010

Posted on December 20, 2010 by robchristopher

THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM (Andy Blubaugh, 2010) THE BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (Werner Herzog, 2009) BEFORE SUNSET (Richard Linklater, 2004) I AM LOVE (Luca Guadagnino, 2009) INCEPTION (Christopher Nolan, 2010) INSIDE JOB (Charles Ferguson, 2010) IN … Continue reading →

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