Author Archives: Fabrizio del Wrongo

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About Fabrizio del Wrongo

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

Notes on “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Based on the comic by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” more than makes good on the extravagant promise of its title. The principal setting is Alpha, an improbable … Continue reading →

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Your Comedy and Mine

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There came a day when the round of decorous pleasures and solemn gaieties in which Mr. Jos Sedley’s family indulged was interrupted by an event which happens in most houses. As you ascend the staircase of … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Wonder’s the neatest way to trap a boy since…well, apples. Try tempting him with his favorite Wonder sandwich. He’ll bite. And…ZAP!…you’ve got him.

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Juxtaposin’: Halos

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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If I Must Have a Master, My Master Should Be a Great Man

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: By this time it was about midnight. One of her servants, waiting with her pelisse, went down to order her carriage. On her way home she fell naturally enough to musing over M. de Montriveau’s prediction. … Continue reading →

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Unillumined Corridors

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: People live in a tiny time-slice of the present moment, which they carry forward with them. But nothing remains. And there’s nothing in their experience which reverberates down the centuries, because the centuries to them are … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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Notes on “Rocco”

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “Rocco,” sex performer Rocco Siffredi presents himself as a porno Man of Sorrows. The camera ruefully venerates him, as do the young women he “breaks” on camera. The picture opens with a languorous close-up of … Continue reading →

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All the Fine Pleasures of Life

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I liked Hubert Woroniecki’s documentary on Elite Modeling kingpin John Casablancas, particularly the subject’s reflections on life, beauty, sex, and leisure. It’s based on voice recordings Casablancas made prior to his death, so it’s a bit … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: The Peculiar Institution

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The city of Savannah abounds in parks, as they are called—squares, fenced in, with trees. Young children and infants were there, with very respectable colored nurses—young women, with bandanna and plaid cambric turbans, and superior in … Continue reading →

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