Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

Three Erotic Tarzans

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912): To Jane the strange apparition of this god-like man was as wine to sick nerves. From the description which Clayton and her father and Mr. Philander had given her, she knew that … Continue reading →

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RIP Billy Jack

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I saw that Tom Laughlin died the other day. He was mostly known for playing Billy Jack in a series of films, the most famous being the first two: the 1967 “The Born Losers” and the 1971 “Billy Jack.” You … Continue reading →

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Bill Burr

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been watching a lot of stand-up comedy on Netflix Instant of late. It’s one of those cultural side streets I hadn’t been paying much attention to. Of the performers I’ve sampled, Bill Burr is one … Continue reading →

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“Untamed”

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Released in 1957, “Untamed” is an episodic account of a woman’s semi-voluntary trudge towards independence, one that uses the Westernization of Japan as its backdrop. (It’s set during the Taisho period of the early 20th century.) Hideko Takamine — … Continue reading →

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To Him Who Meets Eighteen, They Seem Enemies Enough

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Each one singly is called man;  ‘t is twain if they are two;  three are a thorp;  four are a group;  a band is five men; if there are six, it is a squad;  seven complete … Continue reading →

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1920s Motivational Posters

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related More information. And more. I scavenged most of these images from auction sites like this one. You can probably get hi-res versions by paying them a visit. Maybe bid on a motivational poster as well.

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Notes on “Finishing School”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This RKO production about young ladies making their way through a stuffy Manhattan finishing school tries its darndest to be a drag, particularly when it focuses on Frances Dee and her involvement with Bruce Cabot’s sturdy do-gooder. (He … Continue reading →

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Movie Posters of the French New Wave (Italian Edition)

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As in France, the appearance of New Wave films in Italy coincided with the advent of new techniques for the creation of movie posters. Designs became hipper, more au courant, and gradually the use of photographic images … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: We Happy Few

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Notes on “Skin Game”

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Skin Game” has the modest charm of a joshing tall tale or a comic folk ballad. Given its premise, which involves a bi-racial duo of con men who repeatedly allow the black partner to be sold into slavery … Continue reading →

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