Monthly Archives: May 2014

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, and the Queensboro Bridge in Allen’s MANHATTAN (1979), shot by Gordon Willis, who died yesterday. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Diane Keaton, Gordon Willis, New York City, Queensboro Bridge, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

Eddie Pensier writes: Ray Lawrence’s “Jindabyne” (2006) is a murder drama, not a murder mystery. The identity of the killer is clear from the first scene: creepy electrician Park accosts teenaged Susan O’Connor in her car, murders her, and dumps … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Australia, gabriel byrne, jindabyne, laura linney, ray lawrence, raymond carver | 6 Comments

Notes on “Secrets of a Call Girl”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1973 “Secrets of a Call Girl” must be the ultimate Edwige Fenech movie. Not necessarily the best one, just the one that shows her from the most angles. In this sense it’s a bit like … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Edwige Fenech, Film, Giuliano Carnimeo, Italy, Luciano Michelini, movies, Secrets of a Call Girl, thrillers | 3 Comments

New Note Discovered

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: It’s pretty much official now. When you sing the national anthem and you get to “the land of the free”, you have to add that extra high note in to milk it for all it’s worth. For this … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged melisma, Star Spangled Banner | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Bonjour Tristesse”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This poster isn’t signed, but I believe it’s by the great Ercole Brini. Related PR on “Bonjour Tristesse.” More about Brini here.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bonjour Tristesse, Film, Italy, Jean Seberg, Movie Posters, movies, Otto Preminger | Leave a comment

Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Miracle of the Fishes, from Native Dancer, Wayne Shorter and Milton Nascimento

Posted in Music | Tagged Milton Nascimento, Miracle of the Fishes, Native Dancer, Wayne Shorter | 1 Comment

Eddying, Floating

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: He was happy then, and without a care in the world. A meal together, a walk in the evening on the highroad, a gesture of her hands over her hair, the sight of her straw hat … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Eleanor Marx-Aveling, France, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, marriage | 3 Comments

Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Confessions Of A Flavored Tea Lover

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I love flavored tea. There, I said it. Bona fide tea snobs will shudder at this statement. These days it’s all about the pure, the single-origin, the unadulterated. It’s more sincere and authentic, and as we all … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life | Tagged eddies tea chronicles, tea | 18 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Jana Defi

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Born in Prague to an Italian father and Czech mother*, Jana Defi aka Maria Swan aka Princessa got her start at Polish Busty but soon migrated to sites like Bettie Ballhaus, MC Nudes, and Pinup Files. Adept and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex | Tagged Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, huge cans, Jana Defi, Maria Swan, Princessa | 8 Comments

Sam Fuller’s “Verboten!”

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Verboten! is Sam Fuller’s Germany: Year Zero. It’s an astonishing film that surprises at every turn. I love that Fuller doesn’t do anything – in terms both of how he conceives and writes these scenes and … Continue reading →