Category Archives: Movies

Every Man for Himself

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The world the movie shows us is a world waiting to be transformed. It’s a peculiarly American landscape: what it shows us isn’t exactly what it means — or values. Like the heart-stirring, oddly affecting plainness … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Sex | Tagged Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra, It Happened One Night, James Harvey, Romantic Comedy | Leave a comment

The Metro Theater

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Blowhard, Esq.’s recent post on the glorious Art Deco Pantages Theater brought to mind another theater of the same era in New York that has unfortunately been a casualty of New York’s notorious real estate developer wars: … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Movies, Personal reflections | 1 Comment

“Carlos the Jackal”

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “Carlos the Jackal” Olivier Assayas trains his restless intelligence on the subject of international leftism. In its complete form the work is over five hours long, and though it’s split into three feature-length episodes, it retains a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Politics and Economics | Tagged Carlos the Jackal, Cold War, Edgar Ramirez, Film, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, leftism, movies, Olivier Assayas, terrorism | 12 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you can go past those awful idiot faces on the bleachers outside the theater without a sense of the collapse of the human intelligence; if you can stand the hailstorm of flash bulbs popping at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Academy Awards, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Oscars, Raymond Chandler | 2 Comments

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra’s IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Columbia Pictures, Frank Capra, screwball comedy | 1 Comment

Movie Poster Du Jour

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Has anyone ever seen this movie? I haven’t . . . “Special police will enforce this order.”

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Film, Girl in Trouble, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in Howard Hawks’s HIS GIRL FRIDAY Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cary Grant, Columbia Pictures, Howard Hawks, Rosalind Russell | 1 Comment

“All Is Lost”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “All Is Lost” is like “The Old Man and the Sea” without the fish. Robert Redford, who in the credits is referred to as “Our Man,” floats around in a damaged boat looking grave and portentous as one … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged A River of Bullshit Runs Through It, All is Lost, Film, J.C. Chandor, movies, Robert Redford | 11 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Vogue Theater in Hollywood, CA, 1935 Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Movies | Tagged art deco, Hollywood, Los Angeles, neon | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: While Miami has the largest number of surviving Art Deco buildings of any place in the world, the number 2 city on the list might surprise you. Back here, I toured some Art Deco buildings in downtown … Continue reading →