Tag Archives: movies

“Pain & Gain” and Michael Bay

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Pain & Gain, the new true crime caper movie from Michael Bay: Uncouth Reflections Movie of the Year? Movie of the Decade? Movie of All Time? Its subject is excess, and it’s catching, so forgive the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Action Movies, Film, Florida, Michael Bay, movies, steroids, true crime | 11 Comments

“Blue Car”

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Question Lady and I were in giggly, semi-camp heaven watching this solemn exercise in literary-workshop-style hypersensitivity. Agnes Bruckner stars as a midwestern girl from a sad, broken family who has a knack for poetry; Margaret Colin … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged agnes bruckner, indie movies, literary fiction, margaret colin, movies | 7 Comments

Linkage

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Soviet erotic alphabet. Great to see that the smart and cantankerous Will S. is blogging again. More on Bitcoin. The alternative-currency meme has really become something. Joys of multiculturalism, cont. And more. The things some people … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Photography, Politics and Economics, Science, Sex | Tagged bitcoin, flickr, movies, multiculturalism, Obama, politics, riots, Yahoo! | 2 Comments

“Footnote”

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found this Israeli movie, which is like a family tragedy played as half-farce, to be messy and precious in ways that don’t really suit what’s best in it. But the characterizations — mostly of egotistical … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Footnote, Israel, Joseph Cedar, Judaism, Lior Ashkenazi, movies, Shlomo Bar-Aba | Leave a comment

Arthouse Movie Posters

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Movie culture is pretty much dead now, isn’t it? Sure, it’s possible to whip up some decent arguments to the contrary. But for all intents and purposes movies are no longer significant drivers of culture. Frankly, when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged arthouse, Criterion Collection, Federico Fellini, Film, Hulu+, Ingmar Bergman, Movie Posters, movies, Pauline Kael, San Diego | 11 Comments

“Witch Hunt”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I loved this well-done, labor-of-love, low-budget 2008 doc about child-abuse accusations in Bakersfield, California in the 1980s. The accusations all — let me repeat that: ALL — turned out to be false. Nonetheless, many of them resulted … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged documentary, movies, psychology, recovered memories, Satanic abuse, scandals | 14 Comments

“A Model for Matisse”

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Arts buffs should enjoy this sweet documentary about Sister Jacques-Marie, a French nun who was close to the painter Henri Matisse during his final years. (She not only posed for him but also helped him realize the Vence … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies | Tagged Barbara Freed, documentaries, Henri Matisse, movies, Netflix | 2 Comments

“I Survived BTK”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Low-budget documentary about Charlie Otero, a Wichita native whose parents and a couple of whose siblings were murdered in 1974 by “BTK,” a Wichita-based murderer who went on to become Kansas’ most notorious serial killer. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged BTK killer, Charlie Otero, crime, documentaries, Marc Levitz, movies | 11 Comments

Notes On Two Early Films by Masaki Kobayashi

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “A Sincere Heart,” from 1953, demonstrates that Masaki Kobayashi’s gift for staging was evident very early on. In particular, his ability to invest spaces with emotional meanings, and to link them to other spaces via subtle visual … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged A Sincere Heart, Criterion Collection, Eclipse, Film, Hideko Takamine, Hulu+, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, movies, Somewhere Under the Broad Sky | 2 Comments

Linkage

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Given the play it receives in the media and on Facebook, it might surprise you to know that, according to Gallup, around 4% of Americans think gun control is the most important issue facing the country. Related. … Continue reading →