Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

Recovering liberal arts major. Unrepentant movie nut. Aspiring boozehound.

Naked Lady of the Week: Narkiss

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the signature models from the early days of MetArt, the Russian Narkiss (I’m not aware of a last name) seems to have worked exclusively with the photographer known as Slastyonoff. Her coolness and dramatic, … Continue reading

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Notes on “First Blood”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1982 “First Blood” has much in common with the Kirk Douglas vehicle “Lonely Are the Brave,” made 20 years earlier. The heroes of both movies are veterans and pariahs, and they duke it out with … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Anna Sbitna

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Surely one of the most famed erotic models of recent years, Anna Sbitna was at one time the main muse of high-class cheesecake purveyor Petter Hegre. It’s not hard to understand Hegre’s attraction to her: her … Continue reading

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Juxtaposin’: Speechifying

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Naked Lady of the Week: Jana Cova

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Both diminutive (5’2″) and curvaceous, Jana hails from the Czech Republic, though she’s spent a good portion of her career in the States. She started as a model, then transitioned to girl-girl videos. Presumably, the latter … Continue reading

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Man of Aran”

Fabrzio del Wrongo writes: This British three-sheet for Robert Flaherty’s 1934 “Man of Aran” was designed by Marc Stone, a notable commercial artist who was responsible for some great posters, including a couple for the Karloff horror vehicle “The Ghoul.” … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Poppy Coles

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I guess the British Poppy is best considered as a figure of the very late days of semi-traditional cheesecake publishing, when models still made their names (or pseudonyms) on the rare spread published in a glossy … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Franchesca

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: At first glance I thought Franchesca was Spanish or Portuguese. Turns out that she, like approximately two out of every three chicks who pose nude on the internet, is Ukrainian. Is the Ukraine trading for outside … Continue reading

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Listing Movies: 101 American Movies

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In July the BBC published a list purporting to represent the “greatest” examples of American filmmaking. I put the key word in quotes because I’m not sure what it means. The only clarification offered by the … Continue reading

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Charlemagne Sleeps at Salzburg

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Such a changed France have we; and a changed Louis. Changed, truly; and further than thou yet seest!—To the eye of History many things, in that sick-room of Louis, are now visible, which to the Courtiers … Continue reading

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