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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Posted on December 1, 2007 by robchristopher

On Dangerous Ground [1952] 1. Every time I see this movie I like Robert Ryan even more as an actor. And this time I noticed how few lines of dialog he really has. He makes every line count. For instance, … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD

Posted on November 27, 2007 by robchristopher

Eraserhead [1977] 1. The faintest of all white bubbles drifting upwards in the water. This is a detail you simply can’t see even on the DVD. Film only: there’s dark, really dark, and SUPER dark. Shades of black with the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Roman Polanski’s OLIVER TWIST

Posted on November 26, 2007 by robchristopher

Oliver Twist [2005] 1. Violence. The blood splattering on the table, just in front of the dog’s nose. Quick cutaway. 2. Jamie Foreman, as Bill Sykes, kept reminding me of Jack Black. Hmm. 3. The boy with the hoop is … Continue reading →

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3 things about Billy Wilder’s THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

Posted on November 26, 2007 by robchristopher

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes [1970] 1. The screamingly stereotypical gay Russian ballet dancers. And easily the most fey S. Holmes I’ve ever seen. 2. Christopher Lee: bald (!) 3. Wheelchair tracks in the thick layer of dust.

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s THE CASTLE

Posted on November 20, 2007 by robchristopher

The Castle [1997] 1. The driving blades of snow caught in the beam of a flashlight. 2. The inside of the sleigh, warm, toasty, fur laprugs, a bottle of cognac. K. spilling the cognac as he jumps out of the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Todd Haynes’ I’M NOT THERE

Posted on November 7, 2007 by robchristopher

I’m Not There [2007] 1. Blanchett at a typewriter while the image of a black spider on a white background dissolves in and out. 2. The pseudo-Pete Seeger character grabbing an axe to cut the power to the amps. 3. Dylan … Continue reading →

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3 things about Victor Fleming’s DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Posted on November 2, 2007 by robchristopher

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941] 1. Ingrid Bergman. Has never been more beautiful. Yet–and this is what floored me–there are certain scenes which are directly echoed in Blue Velvet: Isabella Rossellini standing in for her mom! “Yes, sir” and … Continue reading →

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3 things about TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE

Posted on October 30, 2007 by robchristopher

Twilight Zone: The Movie [1983] 1. The segments more or less succeed or fail on their own terms, but I don’t think Rod Serling would have much use for any of them. Any notions of cosmic/poetic justice/irony are fairly tangental. 2. … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 23, 2007 by robchristopher

Shadow of the Thin Man [1941] 1. I want “Whitey” Barrows’ apartment from this movie. Andy is welcome to live across the hall. 2. When Stella Adler and William Powell are together, she always steals the scene. No small feat. … Continue reading →

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3 Things

Posted on October 22, 2007 by robchristopher

Song of the Thin Man [1947] 1. “Give me my pipe, slippers and a beautiful woman … and you can keep the pipe and slippers.” 2. Earliest use (that I’ve seen) of the tracking shot that Spike Lee made famous: … Continue reading →

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