Category Archives: Performers

Mark Knopfler of the Day

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The studio track of this song is on Knopfler’s perfectly magnificent collection “The Ragpicker’s Dream.”

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Mark Knopfler | 1 Comment

“Death Race”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Death Race” is aimed at fans of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. It’s a multi-ethnic car movie that trades on the pumped-up sexiness of its stars, one of which, that scowling peacock Tyrese Gibson, is a “F … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Action Movies, Death Race, Death Race 2000, Film, Jason Statham, Joan Allen, movies, Paul W. S. Anderson, Tyrese Gibson | 4 Comments

“The Hands of Orlac”

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Directed by Robert Wiene, the 1924 “The Hands of Orlac” takes the psychological emphasis of Wiene’s “Caligari” and gives it an undertow of pained Germanic romanticism (among other things, it’s a fever dream of emasculation). Conrad … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Conrad Veidt, Film, horror, movies, Robert Wiene, Silent Film, The Hands of Orlac | Leave a comment

Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity”

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When was the last time you saw a show whose explicit, avowed purpose was to arouse so you’d go back to your hotel room and fuck? Such is the raison d’être of Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity,” the hot hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Performers, Sex, Travel | Tagged cabaret, circus, Cirque du Soleil, Felix Cane, Zumanity | 11 Comments

“Rust and Bone”

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This movie might have been something had director Jacques Audiard bothered to give it a shape and some conciseness. I love Marion Cotillard; she reminds me a bit of Nadia Sibirskaia, though there’s a smidge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged at first I thought it was called Rusty Trombone, Film, Jacques Audiard, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, movies, Rust and Bone | 2 Comments

De De Mollner’s Sunset Strip (With a Few Detours Along the Way)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: After reading Paleo Retiree’s ultra-groovy interview with De De Mollner about her days as a go-go dancer in 60s L.A., I couldn’t help but wonder about some of the Sunset Strip locations she mentioned. A few of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Music, Performers, Photography, Travel | Tagged Amoeba Music, Capitol Records building, Chateau Marmont, Cinerama Dome, Ciro's, Crossroads of the World, Dan Tana's, Falling Down, Hollywood, Hollywood & Vine, KHJ Studios, Los Angeles, Lucy's El Adobe, Martoni's, Mel's Drive In, Musso & Frank Grill, Nickodell's, Pandora's Box, Paramount Pictures, Sunset Sound, Sunset Strip, The Brown Derby, The Comedy Store, The Trip, The Troubadour, The Whiskey, Tower Records, Trocadero, West Hollywood | 8 Comments

“Footnote”

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found this Israeli movie, which is like a family tragedy played as half-farce, to be messy and precious in ways that don’t really suit what’s best in it. But the characterizations — mostly of egotistical … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Footnote, Israel, Joseph Cedar, Judaism, Lior Ashkenazi, movies, Shlomo Bar-Aba | Leave a comment

Notes On Two Early Films by Masaki Kobayashi

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “A Sincere Heart,” from 1953, demonstrates that Masaki Kobayashi’s gift for staging was evident very early on. In particular, his ability to invest spaces with emotional meanings, and to link them to other spaces via subtle visual … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged A Sincere Heart, Criterion Collection, Eclipse, Film, Hideko Takamine, Hulu+, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, movies, Somewhere Under the Broad Sky | 2 Comments

Shakin’: An Interview With De De Mollner

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Yesterday I expressed my enthusiasm for ’60s go-go dancing, which I consider to be a majorly underappreciated popular artform. Who doesn’t love the girls who dance behind rock acts? But how much do you know about them? … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Music, Performers | Tagged 1960s, De De Mollner, go-go dancing, Los Angeles, popular culture | 40 Comments

Go-Go Dancing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: As far as giddy, pure-pleasure culture-activities go, there hasn’t been much that’s given me more pleasure over the years than watching go-go dancers. They’re a lot more than just cute, skillful and energizing eye candy — although, … Continue reading →