Category Archives: Performers

Those Dirty Rings

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Like that ring around the collar left by men in the old Wisk ads, the Hollywood gender pay gap is another case of residue left by men that falls on women to clean up. And so far, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Gender discrimination, Hollywood | 1 Comment

Notes on “Cry Danger”

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Cry Danger,” the first film directed by Robert Parrish, may come closer to the wry, frugal tone of Dashiell Hammett than even Huston’s adaptation of “The Maltese Falcon,” which leans rather heavily — and quite successfully … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Bunker Hill, Cry Danger, Dick Powell, Film, Film Noir, Los Angeles, movies, Richard Erdman, Robert Parrish | Leave a comment

No Man Needs Nothing

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” is unusual in that it attempts to build a character-based epic around an enigma. I am not among those who find this strategy unproblematic. In fact, I think the movie loses … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Uncategorized | Tagged Alec Guinness, David Lean, Film, Lawrence of Arabia, movies, Peter O'Toole | Leave a comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Kristine Kahill

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This week’s naked lady was recommended by Paleo Retiree, who noticed her on the great Kink.com. Pale, slender, with breasts the size of demure tea cups, she suggests a downmarket version of Natalie Portman. That inborn … Continue reading →

Posted in Performers, Photography, Sex, The Good Life, Uncategorized | Tagged bondage, Kink.com, Kristine Kahill, naked lady of the week | Leave a comment

Happy Easter

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Kate Upton doesn’t want to be left out:

Posted in Performers, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged Cassandra Peterson, Easter, Elvira, He Is Risen | Leave a comment

Notes on Recent Movies

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: If you’re like me, you don’t get around to seeing “the year’s best movies” until several months into the subsequent year. In case you’re wondering (and I doubt you are), of the 2015 releases that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Adam McKay, Adele Haenel, Alex de la Iglesia, Andre Techine, Carmen Maura, Carol, Carolina Bang, catherine deneuve, Chi-Raq, Christian Bale, Crimson Peak, Guillaume Canet, Guillermo del Toro, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, In the Name of My Daughter, Justin Kurzel, Love at First Fight, Macbeth, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Samuel L. Jackson, Shakespeare, Shu Qi, Spike Lee, Steve Carrell, Teyonah Parris, The Assassin, The Big Short, Thomas Cailley, Todd Haynes, Witching & Bitching | 2 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Pam Grier

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Pam Grier is one of those figures who inspires the question: To be a great movie actress, must one be a great thespian? I don’t think anyone would argue that Pam is a natural choice for … Continue reading →

Posted in Performers, Photography, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged Exploitation, Film, movies, naked lady of the week, Pam Grier | 2 Comments

“Woman on the Run”

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1950 noir, directed by Norman Foster, and written by Foster and Alan Campbell, from a story by Sylvia Tate, is intriguing for the way in which it uses its thriller premise to mine the complexities … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Film, Film Noir, movies, Norman Foster, Ross Elliott, San Francisco, Woman on the Run | Leave a comment

Curation: Van Morrison

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Did you notice the other day that Van Morrison received a Knighthood? As someone who has spent countless hours being charmed and transported by his music — Sir Van has been to me what Bob Dylan has been … Continue reading →