Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

“Pacific Rim”

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Pacific Rim” comes across as a dream project for director Guillermo del Toro, his chance to blow his geek-visionary load while fireworks explode on the soundtrack. The concept is suitably awesome: giant robots battle giant monsters in an apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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Iliza Shlesinger

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I watched stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger’s film “War Paint” on Netflix streaming the other night. I admit it: I hit “play” on the Roku controller in part because the image used to advertise the movie shows Iliza in the buff. She’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Posters of the French New Wave

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As you might expect, the advent of the French New Wave in the late ’50s helped to usher in a revolution in French movie poster design, a tradition with roots going back to Jules Cheret. Offset … Continue reading →

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“In the White City”

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This oddball meditation on transience is like one of Eric Rohmer’s “season” movies filtered through “Sans Soleil.” The title refers to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. An alluring hodgepodge of a port city, Lisbon admits to a long history of occupiers — … Continue reading →

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“Salinger” and Salinger

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A life-of-Salinger documentary, directed by Shane Salerno, recently became available on Netflix Instant. It’s called simply “Salinger.” I took a chance on it. For a movie about a writer who was active for only 25 years, it’s … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Les Filles de Serge

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related Birkin talks Bardot.

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A Solemn Consideration

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A market index based on PC performance rather than financial performance? Weird. The actress from the ’70s Pippi Longstocking movies has a sex tape. Jack Donovan reworked part of his book, “The Way of Men,” for … Continue reading →

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Notes on Two Late Naruse Films

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Stranger Within a Woman,” from 1966, is an unsettling late Naruse that feels a bit like one of Bergman’s ’50s films, especially in its use of the flashback as a structuring device. The plot concerns a … Continue reading →

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“After Earth”

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve never been a fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s brand of high-concept solemnity. Yet his latest, the sci-fi fantasy “After Earth,” is so measured — so delicate and quiet and grave — that I found myself … Continue reading →

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