Category Archives: Movies

Lobby Card Du Jour

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ray Enright’s and Busby Berkeley’s DAMES (1934), from a screenplay by Delmar Daves. Here’s the second number from the film, “I Only Have Eyes for You”: Related Fabrizio on a Berkeley sequence from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935.

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged Busby Berkeley, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler | 1 Comment

Four Movie Posters for “Blow Out”

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: U.S. U.K. German Italian Clearly, the inky blacks of Vilmos Zsigmond’s cinematography made an impression on poster designers the world over.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Blow Out, Brian De Palma, Film, John Travolta, Movie Posters, movies, Nancy Allen | Leave a comment

Book Notes: “Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I semi-enjoyed this biography of the ’30s film star Kay Francis, a once hugely popular and famous actress from the Hollywood Golden Age who is now remembered only by film buffs. For the uninitiated, Francis was known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Hollywood, Kay Francis, Pre-Code | 2 Comments

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Kay Francis and William Powell in Tay Garnett’s ONE WAY PASSAGE (1932). Not only was this Francis’s personal favorite of all her films, but Charles Willeford was a fan. Thirteen years old when he saw it, he later … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Hollywood, Kay Francis, Pre-Code, Tay Garnett, William Powell | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Carole Lombard and William Powell in Gregory La Cava’s MY MAN GODFREY. Click on the image to enlarge. You can watch the whole movie here:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Carole Lombard, Gregory La Cava, Romantic Comedy, screwball comedy, William Powell | 1 Comment

“Big Eyes”

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes” hit me the way nearly all his post-“Batman” movies have hit me: as having a lot of kooky, fun visuals and as being about two inches deep in dramatic and character terms. Burton, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies | Tagged art, Margaret Keane, movies, Tim Burton, Walter Keane | 5 Comments

Three Movie Posters for “Persona”

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian Argentinian British

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bibi Andersson, Film, Ingmar Bergman, Liv Ullman, Movie Posters, movies, Persona | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “The best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them … If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted. That’s why the Academy Award was created.” — Louis … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Academy Awards, Hollywood, Louis B. Mayer, Oscars | Leave a comment

Notes on Recent Movies

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Adult World” A boilerplate coming-of-age story with a few clever twists, “Adult World” is, for me, the first movie in which Emma Roberts has registered. She’s a tiny thing, some seven inches shorter than her aunt … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Adult World, Emma Roberts, Film, John Cusack, Lukas Moodysson, Michael Winterbottom, movies, Rob Brydon, Scott Coffey, Steve Coogan, The Trip to Italy, We Are the Best! | 7 Comments

Three Movie Posters for “Nazarin”

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve always considered this an unjustly overlooked Bunuel. The first poster is Mexican (it was a Mexican film); the other two are from France.