Tag Archives: movies

“Much Ado About Nothing”

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Whenever I see an interview with Joss Whedon I experience a slight urge to throw up. Yet I’ve enjoyed several of his projects. I thought his recent stab at “Much Ado About Nothing” was pretty good. … Continue reading →

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Johnnie To’s Romances

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Johnnie To usually makes movies about cops and robbers, but in the spirit of the great Hollywood studio directors, he seems willing and able to tackle any popular genre. In the comments on his recent post … Continue reading →

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Some Posters Have More Oomph than Others

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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Listing Movies: Double-Digit Directors

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: For some years now I’ve kept a spreadsheet containing information related to movies that I consider to be part of my personal pantheon. It’s hardly an exclusive list — it now includes over 2000 movies (I’m an inclusive sort of … Continue reading →

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“Red Rock West”

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: When I saw it on release in 1993, I took this crime yarn, directed by John Dahl and written by Dahl and his brother Rick, as a postmodern joke — a droll riff on smalltown noir themes. … Continue reading →

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A Movie Idea

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Someone should write a movie satire about a world-famous novelist, a prince of the academic set, who gets writer’s block and tries to cure it by authoring trashy romance novels under a pseudonym. As he’s accepting honorary … Continue reading →

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“I Love Red Hair”

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This bit from “Young Mr. Lincoln” is probably my favorite passage in all of John Ford. It’s Ford at his most Griffithesque; it’s similar in a number of ways to Griffith’s light pastoral works, the great … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A terrific blogpost by George Hunka about the legendary publisher Barney Rosset and his great Grove Press. I did a q&a with George, who’s also a first-class playwright, back at my old blog: Part One, Part Two. … Continue reading →

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“Penny Flame’s Expert Guide to Rough Sex”

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A Vivid production written, hosted, and directed by a young porn star, the short dark-haired beauty Penny Flame. It’s a mildly interesting, mildly amusing, and mildly hot watch. Rough sex here mostly seems to mean spanking, choking, … Continue reading →

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“Behind Convent Walls”

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Low-budget Walerian Borowczyk nunsploitation from 1978. It’s verrrrrrrry episodic — the film feels like Borowczyk started shooting without much of a script and winged it. Its shifts back and forth between erotic reverie and satirical blasphemy — … Continue reading →

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