Rob Christopher's Blog, page 114
February 5, 2020
3 things about Noah Baumbach's MARRIAGE STORY
Marriage Story [2019]
1. “Even though I am 64 and have a dead gay husband, I manage to get up every day, live my life and feel pretty good about it.”
2. Double standard monologue.
3. He looks over at the hole he’d punched in the wall and wonders what she thinks.
February 4, 2020
Glasgow is heating up!
An Official Selection of the Glasgow Film Festival, Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago will screen at The Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) on February 28 at 6pm and February 29 at 3:45pm. And tickets are now on sale!
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On the BBC Radio Scotland Afternoon Show, Glasgow Film Festival Co-director Allan Hunter selected the film as one of his festival picks! Have a listen — our bit starts at around 1hr12min: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dprd
To celebrate the forthcoming World Premiere, here’s a brand new excerpt from the film. Acting as an introduction to the city of Chicago, this clip features the voices of Barry Gifford and Matt Dillon.
February 3, 2020
3 things about Guillermo del Toro's THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE
The Devil’s Backbone [2001]
1. For no discernible purpose, a long rack of knives.
2. Rum and spices.
3. Sharpened sticks.
February 2, 2020
3 things about Larry Cohen's GOLD TOLD ME TO
God Told Me To [1976]
1. Jailhouse hallway prostitute interview.
2. Cronenbergesque vaginal orifice.
3. End credit dedication to Bernard Herrmann!
Often crude and confusing but exciting.
February 1, 2020
3 things about Guillermo del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK
Crimson Peak [2015]
1. A black hand reaches over her shoulder.
2. Spoon scrape.
3. “I heard you the first time.” A cheap laugh, a line that’s completely out of place in this movie.
January 31, 2020
3 things about Jean-Jacques Beineix's DIVA
Diva [1981]
1. Glimpse of a Harry Nilsson album at the record store.
2. Smearing blood on strangers at the video arcade.
3. How’d he get into the theater? Or the control booth? It’s also hard to believe that his Nagra tape would be compatible with the theater’s sound system.
Lots of style, little sense.
January 29, 2020
Announcing the World Premiere of ROY'S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD'S CHICAGO
I am thrilled to announce that Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago will have its World Premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival! One of the UK’s leading film festivals, attendance at the festival tops 40,000 annually.
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Roy’s World will screen at The Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) on February 28 at 6pm and February 29 at 3:45pm. And I’ll be there in person!
Glasgow Film Festival Co-director Allan Hunter calls Roy’s World, “A really beguiling film,” adding, “All the footage of wintry Chicago is great and I loved the animation as well. It reminds me at times of the work of Terence Davies and his documentary Of Time and the City.” It is such a huge honor to debut the film at such an extraordinary festival.
January 22, 2020
3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s BOOGIE NIGHTS
Boogie Nights [1997]
1. After a long night at the club, he puts on a record by Chico Hamilton and pours himself a drink.
2. “I’m not a complicated man. I like cinema, in particular I like to see people fucking on film, but I don’t want to win an Oscar and I don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass, lollipops in my mouth. That’s just me, that’s just something that I enjoy. Call me crazy, call me a pervert, but there’s one little thing I want to do in this life, and that is to make a dollar and a cent in this business.”
3. Satin-clad breakdancing crew.
January 21, 2020
3 things about Frank Perry's THE SWIMMER
The Swimmer [1968]
1. “We’re all gonna die, Shirley. That doesn’t make much sense, does it?”
“Sometimes it does. Sometimes at three o’clock in the morning.
2. Washing his bloody feet in the shower.
3. The rust stains his hands.
It’s funny; I’d already seen this movie before, but this time it really shook me. Maybe because I’m getting older? So haunting and completely unique. I know it was a troubled production behind the scenes, but it’s pretty amazing.
ROY'S WORLD is an Official Selection of …
I am thrilled to announce that Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago will screen at the Manchester Film Festival.
Roy’s World will screen on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the historic ODEON Manchester Great Northern cinema. Tickets are now available. It is truly an honor to be a part of this amazing festival.
We will be announcing the details of our World Premiere next week, so stay tuned!
