Tag Archives: movies

Some Posters Have More Oomph than Others

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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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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“Zack and Miri Make a Porno”

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’m never quite sure what to make of Kevin Smith, but I found myself enjoying his “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” With the possible exception of the Farrelly brothers, no one gets more pleasure out … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Amusingly cantankerous interview with the guys from Steely Dan. The older I get, the more I like Steely Dan. Why is that? (H/T Sax von Stroheim) Smart and hilarious deconstruction of the ethnic subtext of “The … Continue reading →

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