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Tag Archives: Film
“In the White City”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This oddball meditation on transience is like one of Eric Rohmer’s “season” movies filtered through “Sans Soleil.” The title refers to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. An alluring hodgepodge of a port city, Lisbon admits to a long history of occupiers — … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Travel
Tagged Alain Tanner, Bruno Ganz, Film, In the White City, Lisbon, movies, Portugal, Teresa Madruga
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“Salinger” and Salinger
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A life-of-Salinger documentary, directed by Shane Salerno, recently became available on Netflix Instant. It’s called simply “Salinger.” I took a chance on it. For a movie about a writer who was active for only 25 years, it’s … Continue reading
Time in a Bottle
epiminondas writes: What if you received time in a bottle? You open the bottle and you get to see something from your distant past that you only had memories of. But now, you get to see it unfold in front … Continue reading
Notes on Two Late Naruse Films
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Stranger Within a Woman,” from 1966, is an unsettling late Naruse that feels a bit like one of Bergman’s ’50s films, especially in its use of the flashback as a structuring device. The plot concerns a … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Autumn Has Already Started, Film, Japan, Mikio Naruse, movies, The Stranger Within a Woman
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“After Earth”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve never been a fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s brand of high-concept solemnity. Yet his latest, the sci-fi fantasy “After Earth,” is so measured — so delicate and quiet and grave — that I found myself … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged After Earth, fantasy, Film, Jaden Smith, M. Night Shyamalan, movies, Science Fiction, Will Smith
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Sounds of the Italian Crime Cinema
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related A good source. I wrote about funky movie themes back here.
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged because no matter how hard you try you'll never be as cool as these songs sound, Film, Franco Micalizzi, Il Cinico l'infame il violento, Il Mestiere Di Uccidere, Italia a Mano Armata, Italy, Luciano Michelini, Luis Bacalov, Milano Calibro 9, movie scores, movies, Osanna
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“Broke”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I really like the documentary work of Billy Corben. He’s got a feel for muckraking sensationalism as well as a knack for weaving talking-head interviews into dense, colorful swathes of information. You can sense his inquisitiveness, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sports
Tagged Billy Corben, Cocaine Cowboys, documentaries, drugs, ESPN, Film, Miami, movies, sports
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David, Victor, and Stanley
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