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Posted on December 9, 2013 by Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke writes: Photographer Whitey Schafer distills the attractions of film noir. Thou shalt not!

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Notes on “Finishing School”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This RKO production about young ladies making their way through a stuffy Manhattan finishing school tries its darndest to be a drag, particularly when it focuses on Frances Dee and her involvement with Bruce Cabot’s sturdy do-gooder. (He … Continue reading →

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Natalie Press and Emily Blunt in MY SUMMER OF LOVE. I watched it last night and loved it. It’s currently streaming on Netflix. Thanks to Paleo Retiree/Michael Blowhard for recommending it.

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“Who’s the hottest girl in the world?”

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: If you have any old relatives (or maybe it’s you: we won’t tell) who watch the grand old movie musicals of days gone by with wistful regret, shaking their head and saying, “they just don’t make movies … Continue reading →

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Movie Posters of the French New Wave (Italian Edition)

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As in France, the appearance of New Wave films in Italy coincided with the advent of new techniques for the creation of movie posters. Designs became hipper, more au courant, and gradually the use of photographic images … Continue reading →

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GoPro Hijinks

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: If people are going to persist in amusing themselves by doing physically risky things, may there at least be a GoPro camera attached.

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Juxtaposin’: We Happy Few

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Our New Gizmo

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Courtesy of the generosity of one of our UR members, who has chosen to make his gift on an anonymous basis, we now have the ability to upload music files directly.  I thought I would put this to … Continue reading →

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Advice for Bogie

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I guess he did it quite well, on set and off.

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“Rise: Blood Hunter”

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Not-great but we-watched-it-all-the-way-thru-anyway erotic vampire revenge thriller, directed by the Venezuelan-born Sebastian Gutierrez. Lucy Liu plays an LA Weekly reporter who’s unhappy about having been turned into a vampire, and who sets out to track down the cult … Continue reading →

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