Rob Christopher's Blog, page 120
November 9, 2019
3 things about Leslie Buchbinder’s HAIRY WHO & THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS
Hairy Who & the Chicago Imagists [2014]
1. “Chicago is and always has been a Surrealist town.”
2. A talking mustache.
3. Comic book-style program in lieu of an exhibition catalog.
November 7, 2019
3 things about Andy Warhol’s BEAUTY #2
Beauty #2 [1965]
1. “It’s just a simple screw.”
2. Their petting does not interrupt their chainsmoking.
3. Chuck asks, “If you’re not enjoying it, why don’t you just stop?”
Gino momentarily stops kissing Edie and replies, “Because you’re enjoying it.”
November 6, 2019
3 things about Philip Kaufman’s HENRY & JUNE
Henry & June [1990]
1. Richard E. Grant pulling off an American accent.
2. The feeling of looking around a room and being turned on by everyone you see.
3. The audience shouting at the screen during Un Chien Andalou. “Say, ‘Fuck you, Jack!'”
November 5, 2019
3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s HIGH FLYING BIRD
High Flying Bird [2019]
1. A long holiday weekend without a holiday.
2. Sauna conversation.
3. “I had a real come-to-Jesus moment on this.”
November 2, 2019
3 things about Denis Héroux’s THE UNCANNY
The Uncanny [1977]
1. “I thought I saw a pussy cat! I did, I did see a pussy cat!”
2. Double toupee.
3. Cat got his tongue.
November 1, 2019
3 things about Shirley Clarke’s ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA
Ornette: Made in America [1985]
1. Circumcision rather than castration.
2. An impertinent question.
3. He saw King Curtis driving a limousine.
October 28, 2019
3 things about Frank Capra’s ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Arsenic and Old Lace [1944]
1. Lugging the body in the dark. Light shining through the crack at the bottom of the kitchen door, reflecting on the polished wooden floor.
2.”What has occurred?”
3. Jonathan helpfully moves the telephone so it’s closer.
October 27, 2019
3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s THE DEAD DON’T DIE
The Dead Don’t Die [2019]
1. “It’s the theme song.”
2. Romero car.
3. Tom Waits never actually interacts with a zombie.
Cocktail: You Came a Long Way from Lihue
This song has been my jam of 2019. So when I recently picked up a bottle of The Funk and successfully incorporated its bodacious eccentricity into a cocktail, naming this new mixture was a no brainer. Sip this one slowly. It’s hypnotic. Much like Nohelani Cypriano’s amazing album, which you should track down as soon as you can.
YOU CAME A LONG WAY FROM LIHUE
1 oz. The Funk Jamaican rum
1 oz. O.F.T.D. Plantation rum
.5 oz. orange Curaçao
.75 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
.25 oz. honey syrup
.25 oz. rich demerara syrup
1/8 teaspoon of Pernod or Herbsaint
dash of Angostura bitters
Fill a small tumbler or tiki mug with crushed ice. Combine all ingredients, shake well with cubed ice, and strain into your chosen drinkware. Add more crushed ice to fill and garnish as desired. Serve with a straw.
October 26, 2019
3 things about Bernard Rose’s CANDYMAN
Candyman [1992]
1. Sandburg Village = Lincoln Village.
2. “I hate the color scheme.”
3. Bee kiss.
This is the only the second time I’ve seen this movie. The first time, I was a senior in high school and didn’t have a clue that within a year I’d be moving to Chicago. I went to see it at the Westminster Mall multiplex with a group of friends one night. Afterwards, as was our custom, we hung out at a Village Inn for awhile. I ordered black coffee and hashbrowns, the latter of which I doused with ketchup. My bowels protested the combination: the horror movie, the food, the coffee.
