Category Archives: Movies

Notes on “Man Wanted”

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Although William Dieterle had a long, distinguished career, I think he was at his best in his early Hollywood pictures. Movies like “Jewel Robbery” and “The Last Flight” have a light, off-the-cuff quality that leavens the director’s taste … Continue reading →

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Cinemagraphs

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Enzo Nakamura

Enzo Nakamura writes: I love GIFS and I especially love Cinemagraphs, an approach to GIF-making that involves isolating an individual element that will play out a looping animation while the rest of the image remains still. I believe a fashion … Continue reading →

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Space Dandy Promo

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Enzo Nakamura

Enzo Nakamura writes: I haven’t watched any anime in years. But who can resist Space Dandy? It’s got everything!

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Notes on “Jack Irish: Bad Debts” and “Black Tide” (2012)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This series of telemovies is based on the novels by Peter Temple. Jack is a widowed criminal attorney who has drifted into a second life as a private investigator, debt collector, gambler, and quippy layabout. He hangs … Continue reading →

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Movie Stills du Jour OR The Camera Loves OR More Noir

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The ideal physique for women has definitely changed over the years.  Less zaftig not only since Rubens but even since the 1940s.  Tom Wolfe tried to capture how far the svelte aesthetic advanced by the turn of the … Continue reading →

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Build My Gallows High, Baby

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: And then I saw her, coming out of the sun, and I knew why Whit didn’t care about that forty grand. Jane Greer in Jacques Tourneur’s OUT OF THE PAST

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Juxtaposin’: Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat?

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jean Harlow in Charles Brabin’s THE BEAST OF THE CITY Click on the image to enlarge.

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Notes on “Near Death”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Near Death,” which concerns the final days of patients consigned to an intensive care unit, provides Frederick Wiseman with what might be his ultimate subject. Certainly it’s hard to imagine a topic more rife with the sort … Continue reading →

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Getting Good and Tough

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The movies are getting good ­and tough. I’m all for it, myself. I like the rough-and-ready atmosphere of such a picture as “A Girl in Every Port.” My boy friend does, too. Tip to girls: if … Continue reading →

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