Tag Archives: Film

Notes on “Chinatown Nights”

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Intriguing Wellman-directed picture in the doomy Oriental vein of “Broken Blossoms” and “The Bitter Tea of General Yen.” Wallace Beery is Chuck, a bellowing Irish mug who’s installed himself as a warlord in Chinatown. Florence Vidor, in … Continue reading →

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Robert and Nanook

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Robert Flaherty’s “Nanook of the North” is usually discussed as a documentary, but I wonder if the movie isn’t ill-served by that conversation, which is simply too limiting to address the subtleties of Flaherty’s art. In focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged documentary, eskimoes, Film, movies, Nanook of the North, Robert Flaherty, Silent Film | 6 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Charade”

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This is a large poster: about five feet in height. They stopped making them in this size in the ’80s.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charade, Film, Movie Posters, movies, Stanley Donen | Leave a comment

The Treasure of Treasures

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Lately I’ve been enjoying, bit by bit, the Cohen Film Collection’s restoration of D.W. Griffith’s “Intolerance,” which is available to stream via Hulu Plus. (It’s also available on Blu-Ray.) I’ve seen the movie many times, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Billy Bitzer, D. W. Griffith, Film, Intolerance, movies, Pauline Kael, Silent Film | 5 Comments

Two Movie Posters for “. . . And God Created Woman”

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The UK poster, with art by F.W. Payne and a title without “God.” The adjusted title deprives the ” . . . but the Devil shaped Bardot!” tagline of most of its bite. The iconic French … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged And God Created Woman, Brigitte Bardot, England, F.W. Payne, Film, France, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Peron, Roger Vadim | 3 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Mulholland Drive”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged david lynch, Film, Laura Harring, Movie Posters, movies, Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts | Leave a comment

Nightmare on Broadway

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Gold Diggers of 1935” is a pretty lame movie. Yet it includes what might be Busby Berkeley’s masterpiece: A musical fantasy sequence scored to “The Lullaby of Broadway.” Is it an exaggeration to call it one … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music | Tagged Busby Berkeley, Dick Powell, Film, Gold Diggers of 1935, movies, Musicals, The Lullaby of Broadway | 3 Comments

“Few Men Have Even Tried What He Has Tried”

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Around the time this blog launched, I wrote about enjoyably silly movie theme songs, a thing that mostly disappeared from movies in the ’70s or ’80s. I just love those kitschy tunes. I need to add a new … Continue reading →