Category Archives: Performers

Notes on “The Man from Laramie”

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As he does in all the Westerns he made with director Anthony Mann, James Stewart stalks through “The Man from Laramie” with wraith-like resoluteness. His Will Lockhart wears a brown, waist-length corduroy jacket, a battered hat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Anthony Mann, Film, James Stewart, movies, The Man from Laramie, westerns | Leave a comment

Ad Du Jour

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Is this the closest Catherine Deneuve ever came to starring in a sci-fi opera? An ad from Women’s Wear Daily, February 9, 1971. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Performers, Women men and fashion | Tagged advertisements, catherine deneuve, swingin' 70s | Leave a comment

“The Babadook”

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “The Babadook,” Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent marries the haunted house film to the psychological thriller. It’s a potent union, one that allows her to explore inward-looking themes related to grief and motherhood while delivering the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Australia, Essie Davis, Film, horror, Jennifer Kent, Mae Marsh, movies, Noah Wiseman, Pauline Kael, The Babadook | 3 Comments

DON CARLO, Metropolitan Opera (Review)

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier* writes: I’ve always had big problems with Verdi’s Don Carlo. It always struck me less as a cohesive music-theatre piece and more of a collection of scenes and arias, rather like a concert program. It never really juggles … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers, Personal reflections, The Good Life | Tagged barbara frittoli, dmitri hvorostovsky, don carlo, ekaterina gubanova, ferruccio furlanetto, Giuseppe Verdi, james morris, metropolitan opera, nicholas hytner, yannick nezet-seguin, yonghoon lee | 2 Comments

“The Last Artist in New York City”

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Despite all the bitching and carping we here at UR like to indulge in, we aren’t just a bunch of negativity-mongers. (Critics, patooie.) Many of us make our own creative contributions too. Try this, and this, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Performers, Theater | Tagged creativity, Jason Jacobs, Karen Grenke, Nuyorican Poets Cafe | 2 Comments

Notes on “The Great War”

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1959 “The Great War” is appropriately titled: it may be one of the great war films. Certainly it’s a thoroughly Italian one: a war film in which no one is sure who’s in charge or … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Alberto Sordi, Film, Italy, Mario Monicelli, movies, The Great War, Vittorio Gassman, World War I | 2 Comments

Giallo Movie Posters: Edwige Fenech

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’m fond of referring to Edwige Fenech as the Nefertiti of the Trash Cinema. Are you all familiar with Edwige? During the ’70s she was one of the premier actresses in European genre movies. Chic and unshamable, … Continue reading →