Category Archives: Movies

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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“The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wes Anderson’s stab at a screwball comedy, watching THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL felt like staring at a wall of hyperactive Swiss clocks. The production design, cinematography, and costumes are simultaneously enchanting and oppressive. The movie it most … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Les Cousins”

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian poster for this staple of the French New Wave. Featuring art by the mysterious Donelli, whose splashy watercolor style graced a few New Wave posters, including a couple for Godard’s “My Life to Live.” Godard … Continue reading →

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“Privilege” and “Lonely Boy”

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent some time with the DVD of Peter Watkins’ 1967 “Privilege” the other day. Confession: I didn’t get much out of the movie, which features Watkins’ usual combo of showy modernist stratagems and semi-hysterical point-making. I found … Continue reading →

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Père Jules and Juliette

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “L’atalante,” a young girl from the French provinces, named Juliette, marries a barge operator. His occupation seems a promise of escape, and she dreams of traveling the world with him. But marriage isn’t all it’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Straw Dogs”

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Surely one of the iconic movie advertising images of its era. When the eyeglasses have been broken, you know you’re in for trouble. One of my favorite symbolic chestnuts. Related Paleo Retiree on the “Straw Dogs” … Continue reading →

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Swings

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Get Happy

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: On the occasion of what would have been Judy Garland’s 92nd birthday, I offer a link to a high-definition clip of the “Get Happy” number, from Summer Stock, the last musical she made for MGM (in 1950), … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Golden Coach”

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Sort of reminds me of that old A-ha video. With art by Clement Hurel. Related Some background on Hurel along with some more posters.

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“Velvet Hustler”

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1967 crime picture, directed by Toshio Masuda, has a light, off-the-cuff quality. It’s perhaps too casual to qualify as lyrical, yet it seems to inhabit a musical universe, like one of Rene Clair’s early sound … Continue reading →

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