Rob Christopher's Blog, page 45

3 things about Kieran Turner’s JOBRIATH A.D.

Jobriath A.D. [2012]

1. Triumphant gig at Tuscaloosa.
2. He wasn’t the hustler, Joby was the hustler.
3. Living at the top of the Chelsea Hotel.

3 things about Lauren Greenfield’s THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

The Queen of Versailles [2012]

1. “I think everybody is better off … for being either my child or my employee.”
2. She’s been “given” the playhouse.
3. Inspired not by the building itself but by its Vegas imitation.

Priceless. You can’t make this stuff up.

3 things about Todd Solondz’s WIENER-DOG

Wiener-Dog [2016]

1. Extended tracking shot of doggie diarrhea.
2. “It’s a beautiful day outside. Would you like to go for a walk?”
“What for?”
3. A dose of Kaopectate.

3 things about John Waters’ PINK FLAMINGOS

Pink Flamingos [19]

1. “Oh my God Almighty! Someone has sent me a bowel movement!”
2. Not one chicken, but two chickens.
3. He carts her away in a wheelbarrow.

3 things about Errol Morris’s THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography [2016]

1. Poets dropping by the office regularly to use the free copier.
2. Borrowing a shopping cart for extended periods of time to display her wares.
3. A final answering machine message from Allen Ginsberg.

3 things about Otto Preminger’s BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING

Bunny Lake Is Missing [1965]

1. A soft spot for junket.
2. Hospital basement with machinery: shades of The Elephant Man.
3. A collection of whips.

3 things about Armando Iannucci’s THE DEATH OF STALIN

The Death of Stalin [2017]

1. Boyfriends of Christ.
2. “You see? Old Molotov’s still got some scheming left in him.”
3. They abruptly cease the executions and clear out, leaving the remaining condemned men without explanation.

3 other things.

3 things about Fred Schepisi’s THE RUSSIA HOUSE

The Russia House [1990]

1. “Listen, nowadays you have to think like a hero just to behave like a merely decent human being.”
2. Roy Scheider’s yellow bowtie.
3. An apartment overlooking the harbor so he can watch the ships come in.

3 things about Fred Zinnemann’s THE DAY OF THE JACKAL

The Day of the Jackal [1973]

1. Lonsdale, a French actor, speaking in English while playing a Frenchman; Jacobi, an English actor, speaking in English while playing a Frenchman.
2. Tucked-up leg.
3. Behind his head, a splash on the pavement.

3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Oppenheimer [2023]

1. Heavy water: a wrong turn.
2. Not a verdict, a denial.
3. Dipping the rims of the cocktail glasses in a mixture of honey and lime juice.

3 other things.