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Sag Harbor, New York City, Portland!

Posted on June 10, 2022 by robchristopher

Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago is playing in a whole bunch of theaters real soon! June 12, 2022: Sag Harbor Cinema, Sag Harbor, NY Yours truly in person June 19, 2022: Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NY Yours … Continue reading →

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3 things about Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL

Posted on March 20, 2022 by robchristopher

Summer of Soul [2021] 1. The stage was built facing west to achieve the best lighting for the cameras. 2. “It smelled like Afro Sheen and chicken.” 3. Awe-inspiring duet between Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples. Kudos to Questlove for … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joe Dante’s GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

Posted on December 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990] 1. Jerry Goldsmith as a frozen yogurt customer. 2. Gremlin on hold. 3. “Incredible as it seems, ladies and gentlemen, after their bizarre, bloodcurdling rampage of destruction, these strange creatures now appear to be … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Donner’s SCROOGED

Posted on December 14, 2021 by robchristopher

Scrooged [1988] 1. Miles Davis. 2. Goosey and blubbery. 3. “I know it’s been … fifteen years, but—”

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3 things about Samuel Fuller’s PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET

Posted on December 11, 2021 by robchristopher

Pickup on South Street [1953] 1. “I have to go on making a living so I can die.” 2. Surreptitious microfilm at the New York Public Library. 3. The dumb waiter shaft. The black cat in the garbage room of … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Wyler’s DETECTIVE STORY

Posted on December 4, 2021 by robchristopher

Detective Story [1951] 1. On his farm he grows lettuce, cabbage, and kale. 2. She stays behind in the records room, powdering her nose. 3. Lee Grant’s pungent Bronx accent.

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3 things about William Greaves’s SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE

Posted on November 17, 2021 by robchristopher

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One [1968] 1. Showing the location permits to the cop. 2. He could be just offscreen, directing the whole thing. 3. His favorite is 69th.

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3 things about Nicole Holofcener’s WALKING AND TALKING

Posted on October 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Walking and Talking [1996] 1. “Are we going to listen to this vagina music all the way there?” 2. She shows up at her office and almost immediately sits down in the client’s chair. 3. Dwarf bowling.