Category Archives: Commercial art

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Food and health | Tagged couldn't do it today, sandwiches | 3 Comments

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Our Favorite Things in 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As you will quickly notice, we’re a grouchy, grumpy lot, all of whom are too old to keep up with new things, so this list consists of our favorite things we encountered this year whether or not … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Bitcoin, Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Food and health, History, Linkathons, Media, Movies, Music, Performers, Television, The Good Life, Theater, Trends | Tagged Abel Ferrara, Adam Sandler, Alberto Lattuada, Apple, Arthur Fremantle, Ashley Judd, Aziz Ansari, BBC, bitcoin, Bob Odenkirk, carla bruni-sarkozy, Chairlift, Chantal Delsol, Christopher Nolan, Claude Barras, Cluster, CNN, Confederate statues, Cooper Hewitt, Courtney Barnett, Curtis Harding, David Attenborough, david lynch, Derren Brown, Don Miguel Gascon, Donald Trump, Douglas Murray, Eataly NYC Flatiron, Edgar Allan Poe, fake news, Filmstruck, Francois Ozon, Harvey Weinstein, Holt McCallany, Joe Rogan, Jonathan Groff, Keri Russell, Kurt Vile, Larry David, Louis C.K., M. Night Shyamalan, Maison Pickle, Matthew Rhys, michel houellebecq, Moses Sumney, Nadia Reid, Nathan Fielder, Noah Van Sciver, Pere Ubu, Radiohead, Raphael Semmes, Russia, Seth MacFarlane, Slowdive, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tacitus, Taylor Swift, The Civil War, The Duffer Brothers, Thomas Fleming, Tim Hortons, Tom Scioli, VCV Rack, Wonder Woman, Yeoman Colt, Yumi Zouma | 10 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Witchy Women

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Black Sabbath, England, Film, Heavy Metal, horror, Jack Clayton, Juxtaposin', movies, The Innocents | 1 Comment

Movie Posters: “The Reckless Moment”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the great female-centered noirs, Max Ophuls’ “The Reckless Moment,” first released in 1949, has been ill-treated by whatever multinational entertainment conglomerate owns its video rights. Some 20 years after the dawn of modern video … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Alfredo Capitani, Film, Film Noir, James Mason, Joan Bennett, Max Ophuls, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Peron, The Reckless Moment | Leave a comment

1970s Shooting Targets

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: These days, I suspect the targets used by shooting ranges aren’t nearly so dramatic.

Posted in Commercial art, Sports | Tagged 1970s, couldn't do it today | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Stephi

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here I introduced the delightful amateur bikini model who calls herself Stephi. Stephi’s best-known on Microminimus, the fan-participation branch of the genius Australian bikini company Wicked Weasel, but she also shows herself off on Flickr. With her … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Performers, Photography, Sex | Tagged naked lady of the week | 3 Comments

The Advertising Art of Paramount Records

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Art, Commercial art, Music | Tagged Advertising, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Ida Cox, Ma Rainey, Paramount Records | 2 Comments

Eight Movie Posters for “Band of Outsiders”

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Band of Outsiders” is, I think, the tenderest of the great Godard films. It’s also, with the exception of “Breathless,” the one that looms largest in the public consciousness: The scenes showing Karina, Frey, and Brasseur … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Anna Karina, Band of Outsiders, Film, France, French New Wave, Georges Kerfeyser, Jean-Luc Godard, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Now with Extra Han Solo: Critiquing the Star Wars Posters

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: If you haven’t been living in a cave (i.e. away from social media), and you’re at all interested in this type of thing, you’ve seen the trailer and poster for the new Star Wars movie, entitled … Continue reading →