Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

“The Last Circus”

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Last Circus” starts out as an allegory of Franco’s Spain, focusing on a sad, timid clown who’s having trouble making his way in the local circus. Fat and cursed with Roger Ebert glasses, he’s forever … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alex de la Iglesia, Film, movies, Spain, The Last Circus | 1 Comment

Hiking Cold Spring and Breakneck

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I had some time off from work recently, so, semi-active, nature-lovin’ guy that I am, I decided to do a little hiking. I try to go hiking a couple of times a year. I find that getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Personal reflections, The Good Life | Tagged Breakneck Ridge, bullfrogs, cicadas, Cold Spring, Constitution Island, hiking, history, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, nature, New York, New York Central Railroad, Pollepel Island, Revolutionary War, Storm King Mountain, West Point | 8 Comments

“The Hands of Orlac”

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Directed by Robert Wiene, the 1924 “The Hands of Orlac” takes the psychological emphasis of Wiene’s “Caligari” and gives it an undertow of pained Germanic romanticism (among other things, it’s a fever dream of emasculation). Conrad … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Conrad Veidt, Film, horror, movies, Robert Wiene, Silent Film, The Hands of Orlac | Leave a comment

“The Living Skeleton”

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This seaside spook-fest from 1968 shows what can be done with a few good images and a flair for sustained moods. The screenplay, by Kyuzo Kobayashi and Kikuma Shimoiizaka, has something to do with a gang of modern-day pirates, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Film, Hiroshi Matsuno, horror, Hulu+, Japan, movies, Shochiku, The Living Skeleton | 1 Comment

“Predator”

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Predator” is reminiscent of the Ford-Nichols “The Lost Patrol”: its slimness, seemingly lunkheaded at first, is what makes it feel kind of daring. The screenplay, by Jim and John Thomas, uses a familiar action-movie set-up as … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Action Movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Film, John McTiernan, movies, Predator | 9 Comments

“The Ghoul”

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Starring Boris Karloff and featuring a plot derived from “The Cat and the Canary,” this British Gaumont production seems like an attempt to mimic the success of Universal’s monster series. It’s only half-way successful. Karloff’s ghoul, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Boris Karloff, Film, Gunther Krampf, horror, movies, Ralph Richardson, T. Hayes Hunter, The Ghoul | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Shouting Thomas is having bear troubles. Have you noticed how many scientific and/or academic studies are done on toys? In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that some college is offering a degree in Barbie Studies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Architecture, Books Publishing and Writing, Linkathons, Movies, Music | Tagged Addison Mizner, Anita Loos, Armond White, Cormac McCarthy, Ernst Lubitsch, Film, Foseti, George Orwell, Lonnie Johnson, Matt Forney, movies, Wilson Mizner | 6 Comments

“Carmen Comes Home”

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This sprightly, sweet-spirited comedy from 1951 was the first full-length Japanese film made in color. It features Hideko Takamine and Toshiko Kobayashi as Kin and Maya; they’re a couple of big-city strippers who cause a scandal when they pay a visit to Kin’s hometown, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Carmen Comes Home, Film, Hideko Takamine, Hulu+, Japan, Keisuke Kinoshita, movies, Shochiku | 4 Comments

“Black Rainbow”

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I semi-enjoyed this late ’80s film from writer-director Mike Hodges. It’s a thriller with supernatural trappings that’s perhaps most notable for its setting: the fetid, chipped-paint American South of Flannery O’Connor. (It was filmed in Charlotte, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged American South, Black Rainbow, Film, Mike Hodges, movies, Rosanna Arquette, thrillers | 7 Comments

Linkage

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Lesbians react to lesbian porn. Dennis Mangan discovers a group of traditionalist French women. Gucci Little Piggy spotlights some amusing (and somewhat phony looking) images of working mothers. Swooshiness! Reflectiveness! Transparency! Please save me from all … Continue reading →