Tag Archives: Film

Movie Poster Du Jour: “B. Monkey”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Asia Argento, B. Monkey, Film, Michael Radford, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis”

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Film, Italy, Movie Posters, movies, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Vittorio De Sica | Leave a comment

Bridging Distances

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A filmmaker like Lubitsch makes you feel privileged for taking part in his naughtiness — like you’re in on the joke. But the naughtiness in this clip, from Renoir’s “French Cancan,” is of a different sort. Renoir … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Sex | Tagged Film, France, French Cancan, Jean Gabin, Jean Renoir, Moulin Rouge, movies, Musicals | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Il Grido”

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: French poster for Antonioni’s “Il Grido.” Design by Boris Grinsson, one of the major French poster designers of the period. Related More on Grinsson.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Boris Grinsson, Film, Il Grido, Michelangelo Antonioni, Movie Posters, movies | 1 Comment

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged Clint Eastwood, couldn't do it today, Film, High Plains Drifter, movies, PC, rape, westerns | 2 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Les Cousins”

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian poster for this staple of the French New Wave. Featuring art by the mysterious Donelli, whose splashy watercolor style graced a few New Wave posters, including a couple for Godard’s “My Life to Live.” Godard … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Claude Chabrol, Donelli, Film, France, French New Wave, Gerard Blain, Italy, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Luc Godard, Les Cousins, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

“Privilege” and “Lonely Boy”

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent some time with the DVD of Peter Watkins’ 1967 “Privilege” the other day. Confession: I didn’t get much out of the movie, which features Watkins’ usual combo of showy modernist stratagems and semi-hysterical point-making. I found … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Film, Lonely Boy, movies, Paul Anka, Peter Watkins, Privilege, Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig | 9 Comments

Père Jules and Juliette

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “L’atalante,” a young girl from the French provinces, named Juliette, marries a barge operator. His occupation seems a promise of escape, and she dreams of traveling the world with him. But marriage isn’t all it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Dita Parlo, Film, France, Jean Vigo, L'atalante, marriage, Michel Simon, movies | 1 Comment

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Straw Dogs”

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Surely one of the iconic movie advertising images of its era. When the eyeglasses have been broken, you know you’re in for trouble. One of my favorite symbolic chestnuts. Related Paleo Retiree on the “Straw Dogs” … Continue reading →