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3 things about Fritz Lang’s THE BIG HEAT

Posted on July 11, 2008 by robchristopher

The Big Heat [1953] 1. The graffiti on the walls of the phone booth at The Retreat nightclub. 2. Gloria Grahame stirring up a pitcher of cocktails with what looks like a candy cane. 3. Lee Marvin peels off some … Continue reading →

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3 things about Norman Lear’s COLD TURKEY

Posted on July 7, 2008 by robchristopher

Cold Turkey [1971] 1. The Cold Turkey Doll says, “I love you. Smoking gives you cancer.” 2. Dick Van Dyke wears black socks with his running shoes. Was this as uncool in 1971 as it is in 2008? 3. Jean … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bernhard Wicki’s MORITURI

Posted on July 3, 2008 by robchristopher

Morituri [1965] 1. Brando: Is my music bothering you? Trevor Howard: No. Brando: Would you like to hear the second movement? Howard: No. 2. A fairly astonishing shot where the camera starts out high above the ship then swoops down … Continue reading →

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3 things about Guy Hamilton’s DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Posted on June 28, 2008 by robchristopher

Diamonds Are Forever [1971] 1. Jill St. John (yelling to a little boy): “Blow up your pants!” 2. Bambi has Bond in a thigh-hold head-lock; Thumper creeps up and kickboxes him in the chest. He smashes into some kind of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s LAURA

Posted on June 28, 2008 by robchristopher

Laura [1944] 1. New insight: McPherson knows exactly who the murderer is from the very beginning. For him, the film is just methodically going through the procedurals (except for the falling in love part). It’s everyone else in the film … Continue reading →

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3 things about Nicholas Meyer’s THE DAY AFTER

Posted on June 23, 2008 by robchristopher

The Day After [1983] 1. She begins to peel the orange. “You’d better have some. This might be the last orange you have  … for a week and a half.” He barely eats any of it. Maybe out of exhaustion, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s FALLEN ANGEL

Posted on June 21, 2008 by robchristopher

Fallen Angel [1945] 1. “That was four beers?” Dana Andrews shakes his head. “Four beers and one coffee.” And later in the movie he shouts, “Give me some hash, nice and brown.” 2. The disgraced detective puts on a single … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

Posted on June 19, 2008 by robchristopher

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [2008] 1. The weather-beaten Rolodex on the desk in Indy’s study at home. The edges of the cards are feathered from use. Also on the desk, two completely inauthentic framed photographs … Continue reading →

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Pause of the Clock

Posted on June 18, 2008 by robchristopher

Tomorrow evening I’ll be taking a look at the not-quite-finished rough cut of my not-quite-finished would-be feature film debut, Pause of the Clock. I wrote and directed it. We shot the film in 1995 and 1996, in pre-gentrified Logan Square, … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Cromwell’s THE RACKET

Posted on June 12, 2008 by robchristopher

The Racket [1951] 1. Robert Ryan walks into the room, just about to take a bite out of an apple. He sees Robert Mitchum standing there. They lock eyes and stare at each other for a moment. Ryan bites down … Continue reading →

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