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Movie Posters of the French New Wave
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As you might expect, the advent of the French New Wave in the late ’50s helped to usher in a revolution in French movie poster design, a tradition with roots going back to Jules Cheret. Offset … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged Boris Grinsson, Film, France, French New Wave, Jean Mascii, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Ferracci
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“In the White City”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This oddball meditation on transience is like one of Eric Rohmer’s “season” movies filtered through “Sans Soleil.” The title refers to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. An alluring hodgepodge of a port city, Lisbon admits to a long history of occupiers — … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Travel
Tagged Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Film, In the White City, Lisbon, movies, Portugal, Teresa Madruga
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Actors (etc.) in Hats and Headgear
Sherbrooke writes: Kirsten Dunst in “Marie Antoinette” (2006). That smile is as dazzling as the dress and and decor.
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“Salinger” and Salinger
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A life-of-Salinger documentary, directed by Shane Salerno, recently became available on Netflix Instant. It’s called simply “Salinger.” I took a chance on it. For a movie about a writer who was active for only 25 years, it’s … Continue reading
Actors (etc.) in Hats and Headgear … Helena Bonham Carter
Sherbrooke says: I would guess that this was taken in the mid-80s, when her face was rounder than today.
Actors (etc.) in Hats and Headgear
Sherbrooke writes: Here’s Josephine Baker, in a hat, and — other things.
Posted in Movies, Performers, Photography
Tagged hats, Josephine Baker, performers, photography
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“Parker”
Paleo Retiree writes: Jason Statham and J-Lo directed by Taylor Hackford, in an adaptation of one of Donald Westlake’s “Parker” novels. For me the film straddled the line between “an OK watch” and “an unfortunate misfire.” It’s full of lively … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Action Movies, donald westlake, J-Lo, Jason Statham, movies, Taylor Hackford
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Linkage
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A market index based on PC performance rather than financial performance? Weird. The actress from the ’70s Pippi Longstocking movies has a sex tape. Jack Donovan reworked part of his book, “The Way of Men,” for … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex, Women men and fashion
Tagged Al Roker, Jack Donovan, Matt Lauer, Steven Soderbergh
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Notes on Two Late Naruse Films
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Stranger Within a Woman,” from 1966, is an unsettling late Naruse that feels a bit like one of Bergman’s ’50s films, especially in its use of the flashback as a structuring device. The plot concerns a … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn Has Already Started, Film, Japan, Mikio Naruse, movies, The Stranger Within a Woman
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