Tag Archives: movies

Juxtaposin’: Diversity

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: — United Auto Workers, 1946 Groups of idle sailors lay about the decks, “overhauling a range of their memories;” how they had spent the last Christmas-day, in some “Wapping,” or “Wide Water street,” with the brimming … Continue reading →

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Frank Sinatra Calls Children Nazis, Japanese Japs, and a Bomb a 500-Pound Tomato … And Then Sings a Song About America

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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Juxtaposin’: Witchy Women

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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“Get Out”

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Though Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” is set among the suburban white elite of Everywhere USA, its concerns are firmly rooted in the plantation. It ascribes to white liberals the motivations of slave-holders, and then asks them … Continue reading →

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“The Mountain Cat”

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Released in 1921, Ernst Lubitsch’s “The Mountain Cat” (sometimes called “The Wildcat”) has little of the urbaneness of the director’s later work. It’s one of his Bavarian films, made (at least in part) on sojourns from … Continue reading →

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“The Fits”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: For much of its running time “The Fits,” the first feature film from writer-director Anna Rose Holmer, is a sensitive and nicely underplayed piece of naturalistic humanism. Holmer’s camera follows 11-year-old Toni (the bracingly earnest Royalty … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Sweet Dreams”

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Marco Bellocchio may be the dean of contemporary filmmakers, but few talk about him. When he makes a good movie, people shrug and say something about “Fists in the Pocket.” They don’t seem to realize that … Continue reading →

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Movie Posters: “The Reckless Moment”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the great female-centered noirs, Max Ophuls’ “The Reckless Moment,” first released in 1949, has been ill-treated by whatever multinational entertainment conglomerate owns its video rights. Some 20 years after the dawn of modern video … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Last of the Mohicans”

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1936 adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier classic was directed by George B. Seitz, a veteran of the silent serials, and in its simplicity and rat-a-tat pacing it’s likely to appeal most to young boys … Continue reading →

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“Elle”

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Over the last 20 years Paul Verhoeven has displayed a fascination for put-through-the-wringer women. He likes their defiant glamour and their steadfastness in the face of chaos. In “Showgirls,” “Black Book,” and now “Elle” one has … Continue reading →

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