Rob Christopher's Blog, page 121
October 25, 2019
3 things about Kaneto Shindô’s ONIBABA
Onibaba [1964]
1. Heap of skeletons.
2. Grains of rice stuck to his lips.
3. A trickle of blood. The mask splits lengthwise.
October 24, 2019
3 things about Robert Altman’s JAZZ ’34: REMEMBRANCES OF KANSAS CITY SWING
Jazz ’34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing [1997]
1. Water pitcher as mute.
2. He takes off his jacket, carefully buttons his vest, proceeds to blow.
3. BBQ wagon on the street.
October 22, 2019
3 things about Ulrich Köhler’s IN MY ROOM
In My Room [2018]
1. A bedside table upon which stands a sippy cup and a pair of dentures in a waterglass.
2. Ivy-covered video store.
3. Techno “Adagio for Strings.”
October 21, 2019
3 things about Rowland V. Lee’s SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
Son of Frankenstein [1939]
1. Giant carved boar’s head under the balustrade.
2. “Because I stole bodies … they said.”
3. He rips his arm from its socket. Again.
October 20, 2019
3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s MIMIC: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
Mimic [1997]
1. “Evolution has a way of keeping things alive.”
2. He wipes the sweat off his face, thus sealing his fate.
3. Eyeglasses as conductor.
October 19, 2019
3 things about George Miller’s THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
The Witches of Eastwick [1987]
1. The spectacle of Veronica Cartwright swearing, getting nasty.
2. Viscous liquid dripping from the lampshade.
3. “When we make mistakes, they call it evil. When God makes mistakes, they call it nature.”
October 18, 2019
3 things about Francis Coppola’s THE COTTON CLUB ENCORE
The Cotton Club Encore [1984/2019]
1. Simulated lightning.
2. Blood-covered candy.
3. Platinum pocketwatch.
October 14, 2019
3 things about Robert Young’s VAMPIRE CIRCUS
Vampire Circus [1972]
1. Bat emerging from an eye socket.
2. Puppet panther carnage.
3. Vanquished with a crossbow. (Get it?)
This film has a cult reputation and now having seen it I’m very disappointed.
October 13, 2019
October 11, 2019
3 things about Howard Bretherton and William Keighley’s LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT
Ladies They Talk About [1933]
1. “For a dumb dick you’ve got a memory like an elephant.”
2. A fascinating scene where a black woman backtalks to an older white woman, without any real reprisal. And the penitentiary is integrated!
3. Soap impression of a key.
