Tag Archives: movies

Juxtaposin’: We Happy Few

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Henry V, Juxtaposin', Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier, movies, Shakespeare, St. Crispin's Day | 2 Comments

“Rise: Blood Hunter”

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Not-great but we-watched-it-all-the-way-thru-anyway erotic vampire revenge thriller, directed by the Venezuelan-born Sebastian Gutierrez. Lucy Liu plays an LA Weekly reporter who’s unhappy about having been turned into a vampire, and who sets out to track down the cult … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cameron Richardson, Carla Gugino, comedies, eroticism, Lucy Liu, movies, Sebastian Guttierez, vampires | Leave a comment

Notes on “Skin Game”

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Skin Game” has the modest charm of a joshing tall tale or a comic folk ballad. Given its premise, which involves a bi-racial duo of con men who repeatedly allow the black partner to be sold into slavery … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Comedy, Django Unchained, Film, James Garner, Louis Gossett, movies, Paul Bogart, Quentin Tarantino, Skin Game, slavery, Susan Clark | 2 Comments

“The Middle of the World”

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Alain Tanner’s “The Middle of the World,” released in 1974, is a movie about cultures clashing in the most subtle of ways. Maybe it’s more appropriate to say it’s about cultures slipping past each other in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Alain Tanner, Feminism, Film, John Berger, movies, Olimpia Carlisi, Philippe Leotard, Roger Ebert, Switzerland, The Middle of the World | 5 Comments

Notes on “My Chauffeur”

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This Crown International production from 1986 is perkily hit-and-miss. It seems like an attempt to do a modern-day screwball comedy with some Dickensian elements (there are some real shockeroos, plot-wise), but the tone is mostly off — it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Crown International Pictures, Deborah Foreman, Film, movies, My Chauffeur, Nicolas Cage, Sam Jones, Valley Girl | 6 Comments

“Pacific Rim”

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Pacific Rim” comes across as a dream project for director Guillermo del Toro, his chance to blow his geek-visionary load while fireworks explode on the soundtrack. The concept is suitably awesome: giant robots battle giant monsters in an apocalyptic … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Movies, Technology | Tagged Action Movies, cgi, Film, Guillermo del Toro, Ishiro Honda, Michael Bay, movies, Pacific Rim, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction, special effects, Transformers | 10 Comments

Movie Posters of the French New Wave

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As you might expect, the advent of the French New Wave in the late ’50s helped to usher in a revolution in French movie poster design, a tradition with roots going back to Jules Cheret. Offset … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Boris Grinsson, Film, France, French New Wave, Jean Mascii, Movie Posters, movies, Rene Ferracci | 12 Comments

“In the White City”

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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 | 10 Comments

“Salinger” and Salinger

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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 →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged documentaries, Film, Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger, James Dean, John F. Kennedy, movies, Shane Salerno, The Catcher in the Rye | 21 Comments

Linkage

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A terrific overview of the U.S.’s history (and challenges) with immigration. One-stop reading for those who want to get up to speed quickly on the topic. The sad tale of Bodli Joensen, a Danish porn performer who … Continue reading →