Category Archives: Movies

“Red Rock West”

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: When I saw it on release in 1993, I took this crime yarn, directed by John Dahl and written by Dahl and his brother Rick, as a postmodern joke — a droll riff on smalltown noir themes. … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Harrowing. Comments are pretty spicy. Riffs for sale. Armond White must be the most talked about (and argued over) movie critic in the world. How gay. Towards a new art? How to take this as anything but … Continue reading →

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A Movie Idea

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Someone should write a movie satire about a world-famous novelist, a prince of the academic set, who gets writer’s block and tries to cure it by authoring trashy romance novels under a pseudonym. As he’s accepting honorary … Continue reading →

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“I Love Red Hair”

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This bit from “Young Mr. Lincoln” is probably my favorite passage in all of John Ford. It’s Ford at his most Griffithesque; it’s similar in a number of ways to Griffith’s light pastoral works, the great … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Are you going to tell me about it, Junior?” “About what how dumb I was, d’you mean? Sure, I’ll tell you about it. I forgot for a minute that Miami, like any other city, is a dangerous … Continue reading →

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Sissy Spacek and Shelly Duvall in Altman’s 3 WOMEN

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: …Rachel Weisz.

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The Skills Some People Develop

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Was trickery (CGI? editing tomfoolery?) involved, can anyone tell? In any case, I want to point out what a shrewdly constructed little piece of entertainment this 37 second long, all-in-one-shot clip is. Here’s how it goes: Closeup … Continue reading →

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“Penny Flame’s Expert Guide to Rough Sex”

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A Vivid production written, hosted, and directed by a young porn star, the short dark-haired beauty Penny Flame. It’s a mildly interesting, mildly amusing, and mildly hot watch. Rough sex here mostly seems to mean spanking, choking, … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Unleash the Beef shares the eulogy from his father’s funeral. It could almost serve as a eulogy for traditional American manhood. Related. Bring back the ’70s-style sex film! This strikes me as one of the great … Continue reading →

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