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Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo
Movie Posters: “The Reckless Moment”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the great female-centered noirs, Max Ophuls’ “The Reckless Moment,” first released in 1949, has been ill-treated by whatever multinational entertainment conglomerate owns its video rights. Some 20 years after the dawn of modern video … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged Alfredo Capitani, Film, Film Noir, James Mason, Joan Bennett, Max Ophuls, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Peron, The Reckless Moment
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It’s Man’s Things That Really Define Him
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Now, all at once, with his mind at ease, the professor’s stomach began to feel great pangs of hunger. And suddenly he remembered other ravenous flashes, especially those colossal appetites that man falls prey to after … Continue reading
Notes on “The Last of the Mohicans”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1936 adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier classic was directed by George B. Seitz, a veteran of the silent serials, and in its simplicity and rat-a-tat pacing it’s likely to appeal most to young boys … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Action Movies, Film, George B. Seitz, James Fenimore Cooper, movies, Philip Dunne, Randolph Scott, The Last of the Mohicans
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A Vested Interest In Disorder
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found myself mulling over a discussion in our class in History and Moral Philosophy. Mr. Dubois was talking about the disorders that preceded the breakup of the North American republic, back in the 20th century. … Continue reading
“Elle”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Over the last 20 years Paul Verhoeven has displayed a fascination for put-through-the-wringer women. He likes their defiant glamour and their steadfastness in the face of chaos. In “Showgirls,” “Black Book,” and now “Elle” one has … Continue reading
Couldn’t Do It Today
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: More here.
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Politics and Economics
Tagged Colonialism, couldn't do it today, England, imperialism
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Couldn’t Do It Today
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: More. The documentary about “The National Lampoon” is now on Netflix. It’s called “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon.”
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Humor
Tagged 1970s, couldn't do it today, The National Lampoon
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Juxtaposin’: Pressers
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Posted in Humor, Politics and Economics
Tagged Donald Trump, Film, Juxtaposin', Ken Shapiro, movies, Richard Belzer, The Groove Tube
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Notes on “Sully”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Perhaps it took an older director, and one with the conservative impulses of Clint Eastwood, to make the story of Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger into a movie about the heroism of dutifulness. Though “Sully” is set in … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Clint Eastwood, Film, movies, Sully, Todd Komarnicki, Tom Hanks
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1970s Shooting Targets
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: These days, I suspect the targets used by shooting ranges aren’t nearly so dramatic.
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