Monthly Archives: September 2019

Notes on “Lifeguard”

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1976 “Lifeguard” plays like a major-studio version of a CIP quickie. Its pleasures are CIP pleasures: unthought-out scenes of everyday people doing everyday things set against a backdrop that’s the more titillating for its relatability, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Linkage

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is Margaret (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Atwood writing about Trump’s America or Islamic culture? Thanks, Jews. Gender history? A prof says, “The problem was, and is, that I was making it all up.” China isn’t showing a lot of … Continue reading →

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Notes on “War and Peace”

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent much of the 431-minute running time of Sergei Bondarchuk’s 1966 “War and Peace” wondering if spectacle, in and of itself, can be considered a kind of art. “War and Peace” doesn’t work as drama, … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Robinson Crusoe”

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Luis Buñuel’s 1954 “Robinson Crusoe” may be my favorite movie adaptation of a great novel. Buñuel’s dry, elliptical handling of the material highlights its fabulous qualities without kicking it into the realm of fantasy. (Buñuel is … Continue reading →