Rob Christopher's Blog, page 96
October 24, 2020
A playlist for reading.
I created a Spotify playlist for Barry Gifford’s Roy stories, filled with many tunes he references directly in the stories as well as others from the period that vibe well with his words. Check it out!
3 things about Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER
Blade Runner [1982]
1. He takes his noodles with him.
2. Accumulated dust and debris on the “roof” of Bryant’s office.
3. Climbing up the bookcase and through the floor.
October 23, 2020
3 things about Ken Finkleman’s AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL
Airplane II: The Sequel [1982]
1. Theme from The Love Boat.
2. “I’m sorry, I don’t do impressions; my training is in psychiatry.”
3. Loud elevator.
October 22, 2020
3 things about Joseph Newman’s THIS ISLAND EARTH
This Island Earth [1955]
1. Catalog with pages made of metal.
2. Pulsing neon green.
3. Cat lapping up milk while perched on a lead slab.
October 21, 2020
3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA
Insomnia [2002]
1. It’s 10 PM, not 10 AM.
2. “There are two kinds of people who live in Alaska: the ones who are born here and the ones who come here to escape something else. I wasn’t born here.”
3. Paul Dooley’s schlumpy polo shirt.
October 20, 2020
3 things about John Hancock’s LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death [1971]
1. Getting back to the land includes spraying your apple orchard with poisonous pesticide.
2. Evil flowers lamp.
3. Rowing, motionless.
October 19, 2020
3 things about Spike Lee’s DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA
David Byrne’s American Utopia [2020]
1. Tracing the longitudinal fissure with his index finger.
2. Pant leg dance moves.
3. Congratulating an audience member on his age.
October 14, 2020
3 things about Jack Arnold’s TARANTULA
Tarantula [1955]
1. “The bones just stripped clean like peeling a banana!”
2. Pools of goo.
3. Leo G. Carroll’s monstrous brow.
3 things about William Castle’s HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
House on Haunted Hill [1959]
1. “Don’t you see a little touch of greed around the mouth and eyes?”
2. Blood on the ceiling.
3. Marionette contraption.
October 13, 2020
3 things about Gary Sherman’s DEATH LINE
Death Line [1972]
1. Fixation on teabags.
2. Handy oil dispenser.
3. Biting off a rat’s head.
A few bravura sequences (opening title, lengthy tracking shot of the hidden lair) but this mostly plods along.
