Monthly Archives: January 2015

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Carole Lombard and William Powell in Gregory La Cava’s MY MAN GODFREY. Click on the image to enlarge. You can watch the whole movie here:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Carole Lombard, Gregory La Cava, Romantic Comedy, screwball comedy, William Powell | 1 Comment

“Big Eyes”

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes” hit me the way nearly all his post-“Batman” movies have hit me: as having a lot of kooky, fun visuals and as being about two inches deep in dramatic and character terms. Burton, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies | Tagged art, Margaret Keane, movies, Tim Burton, Walter Keane | 5 Comments

Three Movie Posters for “Persona”

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian Argentinian British

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bibi Andersson, Film, Ingmar Bergman, Liv Ullman, Movie Posters, movies, Persona | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “The best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them … If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted. That’s why the Academy Award was created.” — Louis … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Academy Awards, Hollywood, Louis B. Mayer, Oscars | Leave a comment

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The height of ’80s dong animation. Related Wikipedia.

Posted in Computers, Technology, Trends | Tagged Atari 2600, couldn't do it today, Custer's Revenge, rape | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: York Minster, York, England. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged cathedral, England, gothic, traditionalism, York | 1 Comment

Notes on Recent Movies

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Adult World” A boilerplate coming-of-age story with a few clever twists, “Adult World” is, for me, the first movie in which Emma Roberts has registered. She’s a tiny thing, some seven inches shorter than her aunt … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Adult World, Emma Roberts, Film, John Cusack, Lukas Moodysson, Michael Winterbottom, movies, Rob Brydon, Scott Coffey, Steve Coogan, The Trip to Italy, We Are the Best! | 7 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Carlotta Champagne

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form, British art historian Sir Kenneth Clark writes: Polykleitos has perfected his idea of equilibrium, the weight resting on the right leg, the left bent as if to move…The pose was invented … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex, The Good Life | Tagged Carlotta Champagne, déhanchement, naked lady of the week, Sir Kenneth Clark | 3 Comments

Linkage

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Al Sharpton, shakedown artist? Should female tennis players really be paid the same amount as male tennis players? A great post by Peter Frost about how globalism and antiracism prevent people from accepting the realities of evolution. I’d add … Continue reading →