Rob Christopher's Blog, page 71
March 2, 2022
3 things about Robert Altman’s THE LONG GOODBYE
The Long Goodbye [1973]
1. J.C. Penney tie.
2. “Those ladies were a big help. Crazy ladies.”
3. Arnold’s mustard yellow briefs.
March 1, 2022
3 things about Vincent McEveety’s GUS
Gus [1976]
1. Garbage cans and buckets.
2. Ed Asner hits the showers.
3. Is Bob Crane channeling Jim Backus?
February 28, 2022
3 things about Emerald Fennell’s PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Promising Young Woman [2020]
1. She forgives him and he immediately falls asleep.
2. He doesn’t even remember her name.
3. She’d already predicted he’d be at the wedding.
February 27, 2022
3 things about Douglas Sirk’s WRITTEN ON THE WIND
Written on the Wind [1956]
1. “You’re a filthy liar!”
“I’m filthy, period.”
2. Mambo heart attack.
3. A black hat like a flying saucer.
February 23, 2022
3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA
Licorice Pizza [2021]
1. He takes off his tie and partially unbuttons his shirt.
2. “Yes, I’m the real Herman Munster.”
3. Dressed identically to the killer in Nashville.
February 22, 2022
3 things about Don McKellar’s LAST NIGHT
Last Night [1998]
1. “I’m calling from the gas company. I hope you’re doing well and spending these final hours in peace with your loved ones. Rest assured that we will make every effort to keep the gas flowing right until the end. Thank you.”
2. Always the same Parliament song.
3. Strawberry ice cream, straight from the package.
One of the Top 5 Canadian films ever? Shamefully undervalued.
February 21, 2022
3 things about Ken Russell’s THE MUSIC LOVERS
The Music Lovers [1971]
1. Frenzied train carriage.
2. Licking the peach.
3. Pathetic symphony.
February 19, 2022
3 things about Michael Apted’s INCIDENT AT OGLALA
Incident at Oglala [1992]
1. The dowdy woman smiled at him while entering the courtroom, and that’s how he knew that things might swing their way.
2. False affidavits used for extradition.
3. Pickup or van? Red or red-and-white?
February 17, 2022
3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s LA NOTTE
La Notte [1961]
1. Champagne in the hospital room.
2. “I no longer have ideas, only memories.”
3. Sandtrap.
February 16, 2022
My first screening of 2022
Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago, that is. When someone requests an encore, I don’t say no. So, after being named Best Illinois Film in 2021, we’re returning to the Beloit International Film Festival—but this time we’ll be there IN PERSON! Zoom cannot contain us.
We screen Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5. This will be our Wisconsin live premiere engagement. I really hope you can make it! Tickets are on sale now.
