Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

“The Shining”: Stephen King v. Stanley Kubrick v. Conspiracy Theorists

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although I’m not the biggest horror fan, recently I decided to give Stephen King’s The Shining a whirl. And hey, it’s been years since I’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s movie so why not check it out for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged binding of Isaac, confirmation bias, conspiracy theories, gothic fiction, horror, novels to film, Pauline Kael, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King | 17 Comments

Headline Du Jour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

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

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Sex | Tagged gossip magazines, off the record on the qt and very, Pulp magazines | 2 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jean-Léon Gérôme, “Diogenes,” 1860 Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged Academic art, cynicism, French art, Jean-Léon Gérôme, painting | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Eugène Atget, Le Château, fin Octobre, le soir, effet d’orage, vue prise du Parterre du Nord, 1903 Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Art, Photography | Tagged Eugène Atget, France, traditionalism | 3 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Frank Frazetta, “Desperation,” 1971 Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art, Commercial art | Tagged Frank Frazetta | 11 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bruges, Belgium Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Belgium, Bruges, traditionalism, urbanism | 3 Comments

Napoleon’s March to Russia

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The year 1812 was a turning point in Napoleon’s career due to his fateful decision to invade Russia. While many know of his defeat by the Russian army in the bitter winter cold, less well known (at least to me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Felix Markham, French Revolution, history, Leo Tolstoy, military history, Napoleon, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Stanley Kubrick, The Teaching Company, war is hell | 5 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Charles Portis, McCarthy can suck it, Pynchon can suck it, westerns | 3 Comments

Build My Gallows High, Baby

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: And then I saw her, coming out of the sun, and I knew why Whit didn’t care about that forty grand. Jane Greer in Jacques Tourneur’s OUT OF THE PAST

Posted in Movies, Performers, Women men and fashion | Tagged femme fatale, Film Noir, Jacques Tourneur, Jane Greer, Robert Mitchum, smoking | 4 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Anna Song

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anna Song, aka Tanya Song, was a Russian model who seems to have had a short-lived modeling career. She did the rounds at the usual big boob sites like Score and DDFBusty, but otherwise there isn’t much information … Continue reading →