Category Archives: Movies

Sam Fuller’s “Verboten!”

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Verboten! is Sam Fuller’s Germany: Year Zero. It’s an astonishing film that surprises at every turn. I love that Fuller doesn’t do anything – in terms both of how he conceives and writes these scenes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged movies, Nazis, Sam Fuller, war movies | 2 Comments

Dance Routine Du Jour

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A brilliant routine, filmed in 1930, from Earl “Snakehips” Tucker, a regular at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom and Cotton Club: So much to enjoy here in addition to Tucker’s legendary hyperflexible spine and exaggerated hip circles: The way he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers, Philosophy and Religion, Sex | Tagged Dance, Earl Snakehips Tucker, funk | 1 Comment

Notes on “Red Dawn”

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Though ostensibly a combat film, “Red Dawn,” it seems to me, is built on a foundation of tropes related to ’50s sci-fi and exploitation. In some ways it’s as much a tribute to small-town monster movies as Joe Dante’s “Gremlins,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged Film, John Milius, movies, Red Dawn | 16 Comments

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Carl Dreyer’s DAY OF WRATH (1943). The Criterion version is currently streaming on Hulu+. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Carl Dreyer | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “…And God Created Woman”

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Taking the Bardot-as-sex-goddess idea rather literally. From Sweden. Related I posted a bunch of Bardot posters back here.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies, Sex | Tagged And God Created Woman, Brigitte Bardot, Movie Posters, Roger Vadim, Sweden | 2 Comments

“Lawyer Man” (1933)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed this Pre-Code film directed by William Dieterle starring William Powell as Anton Adam, a lawyer who is “just a small time mouse trying to be a big time rat.” Tired of defending nobodies on the Lower … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Movies, Performers | Tagged Joan Blondell, Kay Francis, lawyers, Pre-Code, William Dieterle, William Powell | 4 Comments

“300: Rise of an Empire”

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I went to see 300: Rise of an Empire the other day, because it’s the only movie playing right now that seems important enough to get me out of the house. Everything else can wait for … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged 300: Rise of an Empire, Eva Green, Noam Murro, Zack Snyder | 9 Comments

“OSS 117: Lost In Rio”

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This second in the “OSS 117” series of spy spoofs is so glancing in its approach that its surreality sneaks up on you. Certain bits — a riverbank interlude involving the spit-roasting of a rubber crocodile, a hippie beach … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Comedy, Film, France, Jean Dujardin, Michael Hazanavicius, movies, Nazis, OSS 117: Lost In Rio | 7 Comments

Tango Du Jour

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Rumor has it that Libertad Lamarque (1908-2000) left her native Argentina to work in Mexico, after an on-set dispute with fellow actress Eva Duarte grew into a feud. After Duarte married autocrat-to-be Juan Perón, the feud became … Continue reading →