Rob Christopher

Sporadic #filmmaker. ROY'S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD'S CHICAGO is now streaming! (Featuring Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor.) New film: MY LAST MARTINI. Some stuff I scribe: #Chicago things, #movies, #cocktails, #music, #books. And yup, I'm #gay. “Living and ceasing to live are imaginary solutions. Existence is elsewhere.” –ANDRE BRETON

ROY'S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD'S CHICAGO: https://www.roysworldfilm.com/
my blog: https://randomcha.net/
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/randomcha/

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2025-09-22 15:22:03 UTC

Canceled Hulu and Disney+.

2025-08-28 14:18:11 UTC

Calling all #DavidLynch & #twinpeaks fans! MY LAST MARTINI, starring the incomparable Wendy Robie, screens at
2025 Lake County Film Festival, September 5 + 14! I'll be there on the 5th for a Q & A. Hope to see you there! https://2025.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/shorts-support-local/
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2025-07-19 23:18:08 UTC

Just had a martini with the Jewel brand gin and it's pretty good!

2025-07-04 17:53:02 UTC

3 things about THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE [2024]
1. Foreshadowing.
2. A monster consisting of an eyeball stalk, novelty teeth, and gum.
3. Clampett’s Diner.
#3things #movies #looneytunes #animation #cinema
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2025-06-23 14:47:56 UTC

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I like to use this tool for alt-text: https://asuo-ai-labs.streamlit.app/Image_Accessibility

2025-03-29 14:56:37 UTC

Tix are going fast for our CHICAGO PREMIERE at the Music Box!
On April 17 join Wendy Robie from TWIN PEAKS & yrs truly for MY LAST MARTINI (w/ Q & A) immediately preceding David Lynch's WILD AT HEART. https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/wild-at-heart
trailer: https://youtu.be/iwFmQ2Fq4zg?si=elDX2kfPfEyEQP5C
#twinpeaks #davidlynch #musicbox #wendyrobie #indiefilm
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2025-03-15 14:49:42 UTC

My husband has been suffering with acute sciatica for the past six weeks. It has been sobering to be confronted with all the things we take for granted on a daily basis. Easy movement. Going for a walk. The ritual of an evening cocktail. A good night's sleep.

2025-03-08 19:38:11 UTC

3 things about John Huston’s KEY LARGO
Key Largo 1. Lounging in the bathtub with a cigar, and a fan aimed directly at him. 2. A lengthy whisper that we can't quite make out, which makes it feel even filthier. 3. Her song is pathetic, tender, brave, sad, and uncomfortable. All at the same time. 3 other things.
http://randomcha.net/2025/03/08/3-things-about-john-hustons-key-largo-2/

2025-01-16 19:15:15 UTC

RIP David Lynch. Gutted. I can't calculate the effect that seeing the very first episode of TWIN PEAKS had on me when I was only 14, except that it quite literally altered the course of my life. It eventually led me to the work of Barry Gifford, which in turn led me towards making ROY'S WORLD.
#davidlynch
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2024-11-26 21:16:44 UTC

3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s SPELLBOUND
Spellbound 1. Bit part for Victor Kilian (Grandpa Larkin from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman).2. "Women make the best psychoanalysts until they fall in love. After that they make the best patients."3. Proprietor with a sheer stocking concealing his face. 3 other things.
http://randomcha.net/2024/11/26/3-things-about-alfred-hitchcocks-spellbound-2/

2024-11-20 20:43:34 UTC

This is terrible. I didn't know Kris well but we had a certain kinship from the blog world. He with Gapers Block and me with Chicagoist. He was such a decent guy, devoid of drama. I feel for his family and friends.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/11/20/kris-vire-dies-theater-critic-and-advocate-for-storefront-companies-was-47-obituary?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

2024-11-19 15:46:47 UTC

3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS [1971]
1. As he ascends the subway stairs, he crosses paths with a man bleeding from a head wound.
2. Carol deftly opens the breech.
3. “I married you because I wanted to mold you. I love the man I wanted to mold you into, but you’re not even there. How can I mold you when you’re not there?”
#3things #comedy #ElliottGould #julesfeiffer #alanarkin #movies #newyork #cinema
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2024-09-16 23:50:07 UTC

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FWIW I quite enjoyed it, and thought it was very skillful and intelligent.

2024-09-08 22:20:17 UTC

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Sigh. Same in the US. Then again, when I was a teen most of my peers also listened to crappy music...

2024-08-21 20:32:51 UTC

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This was my first time directing a scene on set since 1996 (!) A few things have changed ...

2024-07-06 16:28:43 UTC

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Not having a good week. It's gonna take weeks to sort out all the insurance stuff.

2024-07-06 16:06:10 UTC

This illustrates the consequences of when your upstairs neighbors' toilet has a total wax seal blowout.
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