Tag Archives: movies

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 →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Contract, Eva Henning, Film, Ingmar Bergman, Krzysztof Zanussi, Leslie Caron, Maja Komorowska, movies, Persona, Thirst | 6 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Tracking Shots, Literal and Metaphorical

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Billy Bitzer, Film, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Juxtaposin', Millennium Mambo, movies, New York Subway, Shu Qi | 2 Comments

Blowing Up the Fantasy Bubble: A Review of Kirk Hammett’s “Too Much Horror Business” (and More)

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the best gifts I received this past Christmas: Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s book covering his extensive horror collection. It’s called “Too Much Horror Business” (after a song by New Jersey punk band The Misfits), … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Movies, Music, Personal reflections | Tagged Alan Lomax, Bela Lugosi, Black Sabbath, books, Boris Karloff, Brothers Grimm, Charles Darwin, Collecting, Dennis Muren, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Film, Forrest J Ackerman, George Lucas, Harold Ramis, Harry Smith, Heavy Metal, Henri Langlois, horror, Industrial Light and Magic, Jan Svankmajer, Joe Dante, Jurassic Park, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Monster Kids, movies, Peter Jackson, Phil Tippett, Punk, Ray Harryhausen, Rick Baker, Sam Raimi, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Misfits, Too Much Horror Business, Universal Horror | 13 Comments

This is Getting Old

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged Clive Owen, Daniel Craig, Film, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Liam Neeson, movies, Skyfall, Taken 2, The International, Turkey | 8 Comments

“Premium Rush”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Premium Rush” is a shallow chase movie that, for the most part, doesn’t ask us to make too much of it. Its plot concerns a New York bike messenger (the ubiquitous Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is tasked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged David Koepp, Film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, movies, Premium Rush | 4 Comments

Notes on Recent Action: “Taken 2” and “Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning”

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Many of the reviews featured on Rotten Tomatoes brand “Taken 2” with words like “sloppy” and “lazy.” I thought it was about as lean and mean and intelligent as the other recent action movies from Chez … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Action Movies, Dolph Lundgren, Film, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Hyams, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, movies, Olivier Megaton, Scott Adkins, Taken, Taken 2, Universal Soldier, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | 8 Comments

“A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji”

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Tomu Uchida is one of those great Japanese filmmakers who remains virtually unknown in the West. This 1955 work of his is a road movie; it deals with the transient relationships forged among a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji, Film, Hiroshi Shimizu, movies, Samurai, Tomu Uchida, Yasujiro Ozu | Leave a comment

Linkathon

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Demographic milestone du jour. More. A nice tribute to the great Donald Westlake. Steve Sailer is at his droll/sly best in this posting about dual-language schooling. “Work it, white girl.” A wonderfully visual Best Western Movies list … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged demographics, donald westlake, Fashion, hbd, HBD Chick, Lloyd Fonveille, movies, Steve Sailer, The Manolo, westerns | 6 Comments

“Wake In Fright,” aka “Outback”

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Movies aimed at revealing the essential brutishness of man are pretty hard to pull off. Attempting to scrape through the moral shell — to, in effect, reveal the rottenness of existence — they often end up feeling, well, pretty rotten. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Apocalypse Now, Australia, Donald Pleasence, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Bond, Joseph Conrad, movies, Ted Kotcheff, Wake In Fright | 5 Comments

Not Quite Up To Par

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Night Train to Munich (Carol Reed, 1940) This isn’t a bad movie, but it suffers a bit because it isn’t a great movie, either, and it brings to mind too many other movies that are great … Continue reading →