Tag Archives: Film

“Female”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In the 1933 “Female,” Ruth Chatteron plays a successful industrialist who goes through men with the efficiency of a Catherine the Great. When she fancies a secretary (they’re all male), she invites them to her manse for dinner, … Continue reading

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Tenebre”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: From Spain. Art by the great Francisco Fernandez Zarza-Pérez, aka Jano. Related There appears to be a documentary about Jano. I’d love to see it.

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Juxtaposin’: Titles

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Beauty and the Beast”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Issued for the ’50s re-release of Cocteau’s great fantasy film. With suitably enchanting art by Jean-Denis Malcles. The movie can be streamed on Hulu.

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“Carlos the Jackal”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “Carlos the Jackal” Olivier Assayas trains his restless intelligence on the subject of international leftism. In its complete form the work is over five hours long, and though it’s split into three feature-length episodes, it retains a … Continue reading

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Movie Poster Du Jour

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Has anyone ever seen this movie? I haven’t . . . “Special police will enforce this order.”

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“All Is Lost”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “All Is Lost” is like “The Old Man and the Sea” without the fish. Robert Redford, who in the credits is referred to as “Our Man,” floats around in a damaged boat looking grave and portentous as one … Continue reading

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Movie Poster Du Jour: Dr. Strangelove

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Listing Movies: Man-Movie Addendum

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: My man-movie list from a couple of days ago generated quite a few comments as well as lots of suggestions from readers. I thought I’d consolidate all of the suggested titles into this follow-up post. I … Continue reading

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Listing Movies: The He-Man Woman Haters Movie Club

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Co-blogger Paleo Retiree alerted me to this list of essential man movies a couple of weeks ago. I like Art of Manliness — it’s a good blog. And their list is pretty well-considered. Some of the entries … Continue reading

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