Tag Archives: movies

“In the Bedroom”

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I hated this very literary 2001 vigilante picture, directed by Todd Field from a story by Andre Dubus. It’s immaculate and meticulous; full of grief, bleakness and quiet; and bristling with mythic overtones and unexpressed (but broadly … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Andre Dubus, literature, movies, Sissy Spacek, Todd Field | 11 Comments

Malick Studies

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I see Terrence Malick’s latest emanation is upon us. Call me crazy, but I tend to be less than enthusiastic about Malick’s movies; they often strike me as weird combos of dum-dum ideas and imperious stylization of the kind you might find … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Philosophy and Religion, Science | Tagged E. O. Wilson, Film, Marxism, movies, religion, science, sociobiology, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life | 6 Comments

Linkage

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio dël Wrongo writes: David Chute posts a 2000 piece dealing with film preservation and digitization. What would Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau think? (H/T Michael Castañeda) Was Blue Öyster Cult the first non-German band to use an umlaut in its name? Wikipedia suggests … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Linkathons, Movies, Music, Politics and Economics | Tagged Blue Oyster Cult, David Chute, Eric S. Raymond, Film, movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Raddish, Rebecca Romney, Steve Vineberg, Thomas Carlyle Club for Young Reactionaries | 3 Comments

“Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Hara-Kiri,” the latest from Takashi Miike, has met with tepid reviews, perhaps because it’s 1) a remake of a classic, and 2) defiantly short on action. But I thought it was largely riveting — aside from … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Hara-Kiri, Harakiri, Koji Yakusho, Masaki Kobayashi, movies, Takashi Miike | Leave a comment

“El Bulli”

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A German hagiography-documentary about the last season of creating-and-serving at El Bulli, the famous restaurant on the Costa Brava (outside of Barcelona) that was sometimes said to have been the world’s greatest. The movie is an impressively … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Movies, The Good Life | Tagged Anthony Bourdain, documentaries, El Bulli, Eric Ripert, Ferran Adrià, food, Le Bernardin, movies, restaurants | 11 Comments

Notes on Two Early Films by William Wyler

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In 1929 William Wyler directed a treatment of Peter B. Kyne’s “Three Godfathers,” a Western story of redemption which has been filmed several times, notably by John Ford in the 1940s. Where Ford emphasizes the spiritual … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Charles Bickford, Film, Frances Dee, Francis Lederer, Hell's Heroes, John Ford, movies, Romantic Comedy, The Gay Deception, Three Godfathers, Warner Archive Collection, westerns, William Wyler | 1 Comment

“Sex Scenes”: An Adventure in New Media

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Sex Scenes” is one of my favorite media creations of the last few years. So I’m happy to admit that several of the folks who contributed to it have connections to this blog. Written by Polly Frost … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Humor, Movies, Performers, Personal reflections, Sex | Tagged erotica, Film, Jae Song, Lloyd Fonvielle, Majestic Micro Movies, Maru, movies, new media, Nina Paley, Parry Gripp, Polly Frost, Ray Sawhill, Sex Scenes, Sita Sings the Blues | 6 Comments

Overlooked Oeuvres: Winsor McCay (1867-1934)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Winsor McCay strikes me as an underappreciated artist. Oh, he’s pretty well kown for his comic strips, all-time classics like “Little Nemo” and “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.” But as a maker of movies he’s often dismissed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies, Performers | Tagged animation, Buster Keaton, comic strips, Comics, dreams, fantasy, Film, Gertie the Dinosaur, Little Nemo, movies, Overlooked Oeuvres, Picasso, special effects, Surrealism, Winsor McCay | 3 Comments

Depressive Affinities: Bergman’s “Thirst” and Zanussi’s “Contract”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Early in Ingmar Bergman’s 1949 “Thirst,” a serpent is plucked from a sun-dappled wood and placed on a swarming anthill. It’s meant as an image of paradise encumbered, and it sets the tone for what will … Continue reading →