Yearly Archives: 2016

Notes on “Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: This was a hard movie to like, in large part because the main character Kumiko is so hard to like.  Impossible, probably, but tell me if you felt a glimmer or two.  I did not, at least during … Continue reading →

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Architecture and Color

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Notes on “Snow Trail”

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1947 suspense melodrama was written by the young Akira Kurosawa, and it stars two of Kurosawa’s screen alter egos, Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. They’re playing bank robbers (Japan has bank robbers?) on the run … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Elina

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Seriously, fuck anyone who isn’t wholly supportive of the manic pixie dream girl. How is it possible that we’ve come to inhabit a world in which Audrey Hepburn, Zooey Deschanel, and their like are deemed unfit … Continue reading →

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Your Weekend Listening

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Robert Stark of The Stark Truth interviews Ray Sawhill (aka Michael Blowhard aka Paleo Retiree) about New York in the 70s and 80s, architecture, aesthetics, his time as a Newsweek arts reporter, and more in an entertaining one-hour chat. … Continue reading →

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L.A. Girls, Seven Ways

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yes, I realize that half of these titles refer to “California,” but let’s not be pedantic about it — the songwriters are clearly referring to L.A., not San Francisco or Bakersfield.

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Architecture Du Jour: Annie Pfeiffer Chapel at Florida Southern College

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This blurb reminded me that I’ve been meaning to post a few photos of my brief visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Child of the Sun” buildings at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. The city boasts that FSC is … Continue reading →

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Scalia’s Sore Winners

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I spent a good part of the weekend marveling at the lefty reaction to Antonin Scalia‘s unexpected death. Did your Facebook feed shamelessly explode with unrestrained celebration too? There are few things more grotesque than watching a bunch … Continue reading →

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DVD review: “Hitch Hike”

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I really enjoyed this smart, well-paced little Italian road/horror movie from 1977, directed and co-written by Pasquale Festa Campanile from a novel by Peter Kane. It’s partly low-budget exploitation sleaze, partly an exercise in austere, well-shaped literary … Continue reading →

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Architecture and Color

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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