Monthly Archives: February 2015

Depth of Field in “Kiss Me Deadly”

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A while back I watched KISS ME DEADLY and was struck by the excellent composition by director Robert Aldrich and cameraman Ernest Lazlo, in particular the way they were able to draw your eye through the frame. Check … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies | Tagged Ernest Lazlo, Film Noir, Robert Aldrich | 3 Comments

A Wide and Spacious Field

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The canon and his servants were surprised anew when they heard Don Quixote’s strange story, and when it was finished he said, “To tell the truth, senor curate, I for my part consider what they call … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Cervantes, Don Quixote, Gustave Doré | 2 Comments

Systemic Justice at Harvard Law

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Harvard Law is starting something new, which it calls a Systemic Justice project. Here is a write-up from the Boston Globe. What is it? That’s emerging. “None of us really knows what ‘systemic justice’ is—yet you’re all here,” says … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Law | 6 Comments

Notes on “The Conquerors”

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Howard Estabrook came up with the story for this 1932 RKO production, and it plays a bit like the Estabrook-scripted “Cimmarron” of the previous year, though it’s been divested of the epic trappings that made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Edna May Oliver, Film, Guy Kibbee, Howard Estabrook, movies, Richard Dix, Slavko Vorkapich, The Conquerors, William Wellman | 1 Comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: John Dall and Peggy Cummins in Joseph Lewis’s GUN CRAZY (1950). Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged John Dall, Joseph Lewis, Peggy Cummins | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I take the bus a lot since I have a weekly commute between New York and Boston. The train is to be preferred and there’s the whole romance of the rails thing I know. But dang as I … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Ballet, bolshoi, Moscow, Russia, traditionalism | 1 Comment

Is It Time to Bring Back the Guilty or Shameful Pleasure?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Over at BoingBoing Mark Dery suggests that it’s time to get back in touch with our guilt and shame when it comes to certain things: Guilty pleasures are all about cognitive dissonance. When I say Thomas Harris novels … Continue reading →