Monthly Archives: March 2014

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Tenebre”

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: From Spain. Art by the great Francisco Fernandez Zarza-Pérez, aka Jano. Related There appears to be a documentary about Jano. I’d love to see it.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Dario Argento, Film, Francisco Fernandez Zarza-Pérez, giallo, Jano, Movie Posters, movies, Spain, Tenebre | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Barbet Schroeder and Claudine Soubrier in Eric Rohmer’s LA BOULANGÈRE DE MONCEAU (1963) Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Barbet Schroeder, Claudine Soubrier, Eric Rohmer, French movies, French New Wave, moral tale | 1 Comment

Music Du Jour: Otis Redding & Friends Stax/Volt Revue in Norway, 1967

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged Booker T and the MGs, Duck Dunn, hep cats, hipsters, Norway, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Stax/Volt, Steve Cropper, sweet soul music, The Bar-Kays | 2 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Titles

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Film, Jackie Chan, Juxtaposin', Kung Fu, Magnum Force, Martial Arts, movies, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Yuen Woo-Ping | Leave a comment

Art Du Jour

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Paul Delaroche, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” 1833. More here. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art | Tagged Academic art, French art, painting, Paul Delaroche | 1 Comment

Fenster writes: As soon as I heard the news about Brian DePalma’s legal problems in the making of his latest film Passion, I ran out to see it. Nice butt, Miss Tragenhöschen! And then there was the rest of the movie. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Brian De Palma, Passion | Leave a comment

DePalma Legal Trouble

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: When it rains it pours. Just as UR gets its knickers in a knot–privately, of course!–over the issue of creepshots, it turns out that Brian De Palma, a sainted presence for many of us here, finds himself in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Movies | Tagged creepshots, DePalma, Passion, upskirting | 1 Comment

Travel Linkages

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: An article from The Atlantic on How Airline Ticket Prices Fell 50% in 30 Years (and Why Nobody Noticed). And one on the shake-up in intercity bus travel. And one on how Airbnb is changing the market for … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged air travel, airbnb, Geno's, intercity bus, Yo Bus | 12 Comments

Sir Barken’s Vinyl Review

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Lately at Casa Barken, where the rattlesnakes bask in the blinding sun, we’ve had the platters spinning like a veritable Martian invasion of frisbees. Here’s a sampling of some of the aural delights, with an 80’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 5 Comments

Creepshot or Not?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This young lady was walking along the sidewalk in front of me … Her sundress was hiking up … Does my snap of her qualify as a Creepshot? Some arguments pro and con, or so it seems … Continue reading →