Monthly Archives: November 2013

Oslo City Hall Under a Clear Blue Sky…

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: Begun in 1931 and completed in 1950, Oslo City Hall is an entertaining blend of Functionalism and Arts and Crafts.

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“Women’s Movies”

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Sax wrote recently about his search for a good women’s picture. Now, I am a charter member of a 25+ year old group that calls itself Men’s Movie Night, a shifting group of guys devoted to watching, mostly, … Continue reading →

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The Movies and Ms. B

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: People often make great claims for the movies as an art form. I suppose I’m one of them. But it must be remembered that they’re often at their best when aiming for the gut. What other … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Barbara Bouchet, Fernando Di Leo, Film, go-go dancing, Milano Calibro 9, movies | 1 Comment

Actors (Etc.) in Hats and Headgear

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke writes: This is silent star/comedienne Colleen Moore. I’ve never seen anyone remotely like her; she looked like a rag doll and moved like a loose-limbed marionette. But unless they’re very much into silents, few people know her name today. … Continue reading →

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With Apologies to F. W. Murnau

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Knottsferatu

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Publicity Archives

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke writes: This must be the strangest publicity still ever taken. I’m not even sure it was taken to promote the movie. But whatever it’s selling (women’s kerchiefs? Musical of Psycho? Perkins’ fan club?), it’s radically terrible.

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Safe Haven

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I keep looking for the modern day equivalent of those Douglas Sirk-Ross Hunter movies: weepies, melodramas, and “women’s pictures” that are stylish and smart without skimping on the sentimentality. I haven’t found one yet, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Douglas Sirk, melodrama, Nicholas Sparks, weepies | 5 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A hyper-ambitious new social-welfare program is in a seemingly hopeless tangle? O, who could have predicted such a thing! From Slate: If you contract something out and get 500 million lines of code back, there’s no way … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged health care, Obamacare, politics | 3 Comments

“Film might be at its best . . .”

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: “. . . when it’s telling no story at all.” From the video essay The Art of Editing in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a professorial analysis of the Trio scene. (Very professorial. Be prepared … Continue reading →

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. …Anna May Wong. Photograph by George Hurrell, 1938. Related Virginia Postrel on how Hurrell helped to define Hollywood glamour.