Category Archives: Movies

Exploitation Movie Posters

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: These days, everyone loves old exploitation movies — even smart people. In fact, it seems to me that old exploitation movies are to the artsy-smartsy set of today what Hollywood classics starring Bogart and Cagney were to the artsy-smartsy … Continue reading →

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25 Awesome Things About “Rio Bravo”

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Please feel free to add your own. 1. The names: Chance, Dude, Stumpy, Colorado, Feathers. 2. The bit where Chance kisses Stumpy on the head, then runs out the door like a little kid who’s just stolen … Continue reading →

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Heaven’s Gate

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: So over on Facebook a friend posts an article from the New York Times suggesting time has been kind to Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate.  Cimino has gotten his own Final Cut, and is showing off his newly-restored four hour … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Smart stuff from Lloyd Fonveille about the Marlene Dietrich / Josef von Sternberg films. Some great pix too. Jill Duffy reviews the food at the Berlin and Kiev airports. These days, are there still many people who … Continue reading →

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Friedkin

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I have long been a fan of William Friedkin’s movies.  Sure he has made his share of turkeys, but they are not that great in number.  And I have found a lot to like even among the films … Continue reading →

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anne Hathaway is a national treasure. Thanks to Paleo Retiree for some of the links and Fabrizio del Wrongo for the tags.

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“Margin Call”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Margin Call” is an ensemble drama that treats the 2008 financial meltdown as a race-against-time thriller. Written and directed by newcomer J. C. Chandor, the movie takes you behind the hermetic glass sheathing of a prominent … Continue reading →

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“Gradiva”

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A beyond-pretentious and dirty-minded Alain Robbe-Grillet art-sex movie from 2006. He made it at the age of 84! — gives an aging, dirty-minded man hope. An art historian in Morocco looking into Delacroix’s visit to North Africa … Continue reading →

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“Journey’s End”

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Based on a play by R. C. Sherriff, the 1930 “Journey’s End” is a good example of a movie which benefits from its stage origins. It’s less a war film than a waiting-through-a-war film: for most … Continue reading →

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“The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

      Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: When you think of New Wave filmmakers who’ve delved into politics Eric Rohmer probably isn’t the first guy to spring to mind. And for good reason: he was always the group’s miniaturist-philosopher, a … Continue reading →

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