Category Archives: Movies

Movie Poster Du Jour: Dr. Strangelove

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Dr. Strangelove, Film, Movie Posters, movies, Stanley Kubrick | 10 Comments

Listing Movies: Man-Movie Addendum

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: My man-movie list from a couple of days ago generated quite a few comments as well as lots of suggestions from readers. I thought I’d consolidate all of the suggested titles into this follow-up post. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Women men and fashion | Tagged Film, listing movies, Manliness, Masculinity, movies | 5 Comments

Listing Movies: The He-Man Woman Haters Movie Club

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Co-blogger Paleo Retiree alerted me to this list of essential man movies a couple of weeks ago. I like Art of Manliness — it’s a good blog. And their list is pretty well-considered. Some of the entries … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Women men and fashion | Tagged Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Don Siegel, Film, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean-Pierre Melville, listing movies, Manliness, Marco Ferreri, Masculinity, movies, Raoul Walsh, Sam Peckinpah, Walter Hill, William Wellman | 84 Comments

“The Shining”: Stephen King v. Stanley Kubrick v. Conspiracy Theorists

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although I’m not the biggest horror fan, recently I decided to give Stephen King’s The Shining a whirl. And hey, it’s been years since I’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s movie so why not check it out for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged binding of Isaac, confirmation bias, conspiracy theories, gothic fiction, horror, novels to film, Pauline Kael, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King | 17 Comments

Russians!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Musing Du Jour: Are GoPro videos and dashcam videos the most exciting audiovisual-thru-time things being made these days? What movies can compare?

Posted in Movies, Personal reflections, Sports | Tagged dashcam, GoPro, movies, Russia | 6 Comments

RIP

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers | 1 Comment

She Has Killed Our Grandmothers

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Norma Shearer has killed our grandmothers. She has killed what they stood for. She has murdered the old-time Good Woman. She has cremated the myth that men will never marry ‘that kind of woman.’ She has … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Sex | Tagged Feminism, Film, movies, Norma Shearer, Pre-Code | Leave a comment

The Camera Loves…

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: …Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged rip, Shirley Temple, the camera loves | 2 Comments

Notes on “Here’s to the Young Lady”

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1949 “Here’s to the Young Lady” stars Setsuko Hara as an upper-class woman pressed into marriage by her family’s economic tribulations. The man with whom she’s set up, played by the affable Shuji Sano, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Here's to the Young Lady, Japan, Keisuke Kinoshita, movies, Rene Clair, Setsuko Hara | Leave a comment

Art Greats Perceive the Future

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The great publishing industry will be the publishing of motion pictures instead of print. Motion picture libraries will be as common as private libraries – more so. Theatres will have the same relation to these libraries … Continue reading →