Tag Archives: Film

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Judex”

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian poster for this 1963 take on the Feuillade classic. “Judex” was finally released on DVD a few months ago.

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Notes on “Vendetta of a Samurai”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Kazuo Mori’s semi-satirical action flick pops the bubble of valor surrounding the samurai genre. Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura – they’d later be featured in “The Seven Samurai” – play best friends who find themselves on opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Action Movies, Akira Kurosawa, Film, Japan, Kazuo Mori, movies, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Vendetta of a Samurai | 2 Comments

Notes on “King Solomon’s Mines”

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Even more than “Star Wars” or “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” this cheery travesty from the Cannon Group seems to start in the middle. The hero, Allan Quatermain, is given no introduction, and the details of … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Blast of Silence”

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related

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“The Unknown Known”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Have any UR readers watched “The Unknown Known,” Errol Morris’ documentary on Donald Rumsfeld? It’s on Netflix Instant. I caught up with it last week and found myself fascinated by its lameness. For 100 minutes Morris … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged documentaries, Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris, Film, George W. Bush, movies, The Unknown Known, War on Terror | 14 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “All That Heaven Allows”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The stone lithography process by which this poster was printed makes looking at it a rather sumptuous experience. Gotta love the delicate lighting effect on the faces and the array of blues and greens. With art … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged All That Heaven Allows, Douglas Sirk, Film, France, Jane Wyman, Movie Posters, movies, Rock Hudson | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Green Slime”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related I love the theme song.

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Capitulation

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A Russian who immigrated to Paris in the early 1920s, Dimitri Kirsanoff was above all an avant-gardist. However, he wasn’t above employing Griffith-style melodrama when it suited his purposes. In his “Menilmontant,” a brief, richly volatile work about a … Continue reading →