Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

“Cropsey”

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This DIY documentary about a rash of child disappearances in ’80s Staten Island and the man widely believed to be responsible for it is an interesting blend of investigative reporting, urban exploration, and pop-inflected creep-out. Filmmakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Barbara Brancaccio, Cropsey, documentaries, documentary, horror, Joshua Zeman, Satanic abuse, satanism, Staten Island, urban exploration, Willowbrook State School | Leave a comment

“Death Race”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Death Race” is aimed at fans of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. It’s a multi-ethnic car movie that trades on the pumped-up sexiness of its stars, one of which, that scowling peacock Tyrese Gibson, is a “F … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Action Movies, Death Race, Death Race 2000, Film, Jason Statham, Joan Allen, movies, Paul W. S. Anderson, Tyrese Gibson | 4 Comments

I Was a Second Grade Racist

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’m not sure how you feel about racial and ethnic stereotypes, but I’m going to take a deep breath and confess that I mostly don’t mind them. Sometimes I even get a kick out of ’em. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged Asians, booger-eatin' moron, diversity, France, racism, someday the NSA will find this and I will be arrested for having made Polish jokes in 1983, stereotypes | 23 Comments

Linkage

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Looks like Steve Sailer correctly predicted that there was a homophobic element to the Martin-Zimmerman kerfuffle. What did I just watch? Good grief. Apparently, prior to “Tootsie,” Hoffman never realized that women who look like Dustin Hoffman … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Technology, Women men and fashion | Tagged "Dustin Hoffman", Commando, Game, George Zimmerman, Nazis, Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison, Rio Bravo, Steve Sailer, stink bugs, Tootsie, Trayvon Martin, Unfaithfully Yours | 1 Comment

“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 →