Category Archives: Movies

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in FLESH AND THE DEVIL (1927) Click on the image to enlarge.

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Deep Red”

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Nice riff on Saul Bass’ design for the”Vertigo” campaign.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Dario Argento, Deep Red, Film, giallo, Italy, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Movie Poster Du Jour: “T-Men”

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Anthony Mann, Film, Film Noir, Movie Posters, movies, T-Men | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “A Married Woman”

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged A Married Woman, Film, Italy, Jean-Luc Godard, Macha Meril, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins in Ernst Lubitsch’s TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932) Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Performers, Women men and fashion | Tagged Ernst Lubitsch, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins | 10 Comments

Fenster writes: The 2012 film A Late Quartet concerns a series of events that threatens the stability of a world-renowned string quartet, a group that has been together for 25 years. Events are set in motion when the group’s cellist … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged A Late Quartet, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman | 3 Comments

Movie Stills Du Jour

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Grace Kelly in Hitchcock’s TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) Click on the images to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly | 3 Comments

“3 Days to Kill”

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t have much feeling for, let alone interest in, current movies, and recently I’ve been seeing no more than two or three new movies each year. So you’d be nuts to take my reactions to current … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged amber heard, connie neilsen, kevin costner, Luc Besson, movies, thrillers | 7 Comments

A Late Entry into Man-Movie List

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A suggestion for Fabrizio’s Man-Movie List: Act of Valor. That’s the 2012 film that used active duty Navy Seals to portray active duty Navy Seals. It was panned by critics but well-liked by audiences. I liked it. It … Continue reading →