Rob Christopher's Blog, page 123
September 22, 2019
3 things about Jim Henson & Frank Oz’s THE DARK CRYSTAL
The Dark Crystal [1982]
1. Surveillance drones.
2. Short-lived beauty treatment.
3. At the finale, a new castle.
September 21, 2019
3 things about Howard Hawks’ HATARI!
Hatari! [1962]
1. A film set in Africa without an African in a speaking role.
2. “Who does she belong to?”
3. Muddy waterhole with three elephants.
Unexpectedly disquieting. It’s colorful but so shapeless, and while not exactly racist it’s definitely misogynistic. Weirdest Hawks movie I think I’ve ever seen.
September 20, 2019
3 things about Jim Jarmusch’s PATERSON
Paterson [2016]
1. Doc looks down at the chessboard. “I’m gettin’ my ass kicked today.”
“Who are you playing?”
“Myself.”
2. A one-on-one conversation at the other end of the room. A woman flipping through the jukebox. Sitting alone, he silently observes everything going on around him in the bar.
3. He turns the blank notebook around in his hands. “Ah ha.” He takes a pen from his pocket and begins to write.
September 19, 2019
3 things about Nick Alonzo’s DECAF DON
Decaf Don [2019]
1. Background cat.
2. Large orange chicken and crab rangoon.
3. “Which is it, Don? Did you quit … or were you fired?
Sigh. “I was let go.”
September 14, 2019
3 things about Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]
1. Close up. The color of the teeth and the color of the meat.
2. Tight plaid suit.
3. “Dave. I really think I’m entitled to an answer to that question.”
September 10, 2019
ROY’S WORLD is finished!
Yes indeed, the film is done! The total running time is 75 minutes and the theatrical version sports a 5.1 surround sound mix!
Stay tuned for even more exciting news … soon …
September 9, 2019
3 things about Salvador Simó’s BUNUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [2018]
1. Chicken head insert shot.
2. “Death is lurking around every corner, but to make it appear you have to give it a nudge.”
3. Intercutting from animation to live action.
September 8, 2019
3 things about Amy Poehler’s WINE COUNTRY
Wine Country [2019]
1. Colonel Sanders, Billy Bob Thornton.
2. A very, very long contemplation.
3. “I guess he really does come with the house.”
September 7, 2019
3 things about Steve McQueen’s SHAME
Shame [2011]
1. “We’re not bad people. We just come from a bad place.”
2. A long jog.
3. The waiter has trouble describing the pinot noir.
