Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

Jane Russell: Singer

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Do It Again, George Gerswhin, Jane Russell, rape culture | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Illumination”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Art by Franciszek Starowieyski. Related I wrote (perhaps somewhat incoherently) about Zanussi’s “Contract” back here.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Film, Franciszek Starowieyski, Illumination, Krzysztof Zanussi, Movie Posters, movies, Poland | 5 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Veronika Zemanova

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: How to describe a young guy’s impression of Veronika Zemanova upon first running across the Bohemian beauty in the 1990s? The word “wow” will probably suffice. Looks-wise, she was like a combo of Geena Davis and Brigitte Bardot, but with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1990s, boobs, Czech Republic, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Veronika Zemanova | 5 Comments

Notes on “Every-Night Dreams”

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There’s an almost cubist visual sensibility at work in this 1933 silent from director Mikio Naruse. Scenes are fractured into barrages of angles, the camera sometimes moving in on its subjects in kamikaze fashion. Many of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged film Ever-Night Dreams, Japan, Mikio Naruse, movies, Silent Film, Sumiko Kurishima | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “1941”

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: With art by David McMacken.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bob Gale, Dan Aykroyd, David McMacken, Film, John Belushi, Movie Posters, movies, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg | 3 Comments

Crusades

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Zero for Conduct, “Jean Vigo’s rough-hewn, poetic evocation of youth under the strain of institutionalized education, is nearly impossible to summarize in words. Among other things, it’s perhaps the greatest expression of the anarchic impulse ever put on film. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Movies | Tagged Film, France, Jean Vigo, movies, Zero for Conduct | 2 Comments

“Particle Fever”

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: If you’re as cynical as I am, you might get something out of this documentary, which is currently available on Netflix Instant. It chronicles the attempts of physicists associated with CERN to detect the Higgs-Boson, that pesky “god … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Science, Technology | Tagged CERN, documentaries, Film, Higgs-Boson, Large Hadron Collider, movies, Particle Fever, physics | 9 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Diary of a Country Priest”

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Captures the sense of heightened stillness evoked by Bresson’s style.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Diary of a Country Priest, Film, France, Movie Posters, movies, Robert Bresson | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Natalia Volkova

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A creature of slim but sturdy build, Natalia has a lot of frizzy, naughty-girl-next-door appeal. She’s from Russia, naturally. All I learned while searching on the internet is that she’s been posing since 2005 (that’s a … Continue reading →