Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

Juxtaposin’: Celebrity Spokeswomen

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers, Television | Tagged Advertising, Audrey Hepburn, Commercials, Galaxy Chocolate, Juxtaposin', Sweet Brown, television, WePay | 5 Comments

Of Violence and Violins

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In the wake of the latest school shooting, people are once again arguing about whether works of art can be blamed for inspiring violence. A lot of people scoff at the question. It seems crazy to them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged art, Video Games, violence | 4 Comments

Back to the Present

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This satirical video shows what might have happened had the Europeans arrived in the New World armed with some of the more effective devices in the modern ideological toolkit. It seems to me that the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Politics and Economics | Tagged Colonialism, Globalization, immigration, Nazis, racism, you're a racist! | 1 Comment

Juxtaposin’: Tracking Shots, Literal and Metaphorical

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Billy Bitzer, Film, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Juxtaposin', Millennium Mambo, movies, New York Subway, Shu Qi | 2 Comments

Blowing Up the Fantasy Bubble: A Review of Kirk Hammett’s “Too Much Horror Business” (and More)

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the best gifts I received this past Christmas: Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s book covering his extensive horror collection. It’s called “Too Much Horror Business” (after a song by New Jersey punk band The Misfits), … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Movies, Music, Personal reflections | Tagged Alan Lomax, Bela Lugosi, Black Sabbath, books, Boris Karloff, Brothers Grimm, Charles Darwin, Collecting, Dennis Muren, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Film, Forrest J Ackerman, George Lucas, Harold Ramis, Harry Smith, Heavy Metal, Henri Langlois, horror, Industrial Light and Magic, Jan Svankmajer, Joe Dante, Jurassic Park, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Monster Kids, movies, Peter Jackson, Phil Tippett, Punk, Ray Harryhausen, Rick Baker, Sam Raimi, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Misfits, Too Much Horror Business, Universal Horror | 13 Comments

This is Getting Old

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Clive Owen, Daniel Craig, Film, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Liam Neeson, movies, Skyfall, Taken 2, The International, Turkey | 8 Comments

Lawrence Auster

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I was very sad to learn that Lawrence Auster’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Auster has long been a divisive figure in the blogosphere, but his traditionalist blog, View from the Right, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections | Tagged Lawrence Auster, View from the Right | 5 Comments

“Premium Rush”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Premium Rush” is a shallow chase movie that, for the most part, doesn’t ask us to make too much of it. Its plot concerns a New York bike messenger (the ubiquitous Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is tasked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged David Koepp, Film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, movies, Premium Rush | 4 Comments

Notes on Recent Action: “Taken 2” and “Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning”

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Many of the reviews featured on Rotten Tomatoes brand “Taken 2” with words like “sloppy” and “lazy.” I thought it was about as lean and mean and intelligent as the other recent action movies from Chez … Continue reading →