Tag Archives: movies

“Everybody Wants Some!!”

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Richard Linklater’s new college comedy, “Everybody Wants Some!!,” takes place over three or four days in 1980, but it may have more to say about growing up, experience, and relationships than all of the 2013 “Boyhood” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, The Good Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

“Weiner”

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to the brouhaha about Anthony Weiner these past couple of weeks, I’ve let myself get fascinated by the case. My verdict on the guy: Anthony Weiner is almost certainly someone who in person would strike me … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Background/Foreground

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Some Recent Woody Allen Movies

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Every four or five years, Woody Allen makes a movie that everyone — critics and audiences alike — seems to love. Often, people will talk about these movies using some variation of the phrase “Woody’s return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Juxtaposin’: Hawks Songs

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:  

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Listing Movies: Streaming but Not on Disc

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In case you haven’t heard, the Criterion Collection will begin streaming content via Filmstruck sometime in the next few months. Presumably, once that happens the company will cease to have a presence on Hulu. With that … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Notes on “The Junk Shop”

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Junk Shop,” directed by Czech filmmaker Juraj Herz, and adapted from a story by Bohumil Hrabal, is a funny and inexplicable short film in the best tradition of Slavic surrealism. Based on the evidence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Notes on “Capricorn One”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There is one great moment in the 1978 “Capricorn One”: a slow track away from a group of astronauts who are acting out a Mars landing for the benefit of a credulous public. As the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Juxtaposin’: Rides

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Eight Movie Posters for “Band of Outsiders”

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Band of Outsiders” is, I think, the tenderest of the great Godard films. It’s also, with the exception of “Breathless,” the one that looms largest in the public consciousness: The scenes showing Karina, Frey, and Brasseur … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment