Monthly Archives: December 2014

Two Movie Posters for “Nashville”

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The U.S. one-sheet tries to condense this complicated movie into a single image. This Australian take zeroes in on the cast and references compilation music albums. It attempts to sell the complexity.

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Showtune Saturday: “I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For”

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: By this point in the holiday season you’re almost certainly heartily sick of the most famous song from Holiday Inn (1942). Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is certainly a victim of its own success: despite, (or perhaps because … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Karin Spolnikova

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Sensitive, caring guy that I am, I sometimes find myself entertaining un-sexy thoughts when looking at girls who’ve been blessed with boobs as generous as Karin’s. I ask myself: “What must living with a 40-inch bust be like?” Presumably, a … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Chinatown Nights”

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Intriguing Wellman-directed picture in the doomy Oriental vein of “Broken Blossoms” and “The Bitter Tea of General Yen.” Wallace Beery is Chuck, a bellowing Irish mug who’s installed himself as a warlord in Chinatown. Florence Vidor, in … Continue reading →

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Robert and Nanook

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Robert Flaherty’s “Nanook of the North” is usually discussed as a documentary, but I wonder if the movie isn’t ill-served by that conversation, which is simply too limiting to address the subtleties of Flaherty’s art. In focusing on … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The main gate to the World’s Exposition in Paris, 1900. More here. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Showtune Saturday: “Thank Heaven For Little Girls”

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The irreplaceable Maurice Chevalier in Vincente Minnelli’s Gigi (1958), a most astonishingly lighthearted and charming Lerner and Loewe musical (based on Colette’s novella of the same name) about a Parisian courtesan. Do yourself a favor, and ignore … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Charade”

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This is a large poster: about five feet in height. They stopped making them in this size in the ’80s.

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Naked Lady of the Week: Ekaterina Monastirskaya

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A Russian with an aquiline nose, a bee-stung lower lip, and beguiling indigo eyes, Ekaterina has an intriguingly Eastern quality: Her face wouldn’t be out of place on a Byzantine mosaic. She’s known as Paula B. on MetArt, as Katelin … Continue reading →

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The Treasure of Treasures

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Lately I’ve been enjoying, bit by bit, the Cohen Film Collection’s restoration of D.W. Griffith’s  “Intolerance,” which is available to stream via Hulu Plus. (It’s also available on Blu-Ray.) I’ve seen the movie many times, but … Continue reading →

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