Tag Archives: Raoul Walsh

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wes Anderson’s stab at a screwball comedy, watching THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL felt like staring at a wall of hyperactive Swiss clocks. The production design, cinematography, and costumes are simultaneously enchanting and oppressive. The movie it most … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Ernst Lubitsch, Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir, Josef von Sternberg, ralph fiennes, Raoul Walsh, Wes Anderson | 12 Comments

Listing Movies: The He-Man Woman Haters Movie Club

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Co-blogger Paleo Retiree alerted me to this list of essential man movies a couple of weeks ago. I like Art of Manliness — it’s a good blog. And their list is pretty well-considered. Some of the entries … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Women men and fashion | Tagged Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Don Siegel, Film, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean-Pierre Melville, listing movies, Manliness, Marco Ferreri, Masculinity, movies, Raoul Walsh, Sam Peckinpah, Walter Hill, William Wellman | 84 Comments

“Silver River”

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I watched this mid-period Raoul Walsh western a while back on the recommendation of co-blogger Sax von Stroheim. It stars Errol Flynn as a disgraced Union officer who’s decided to live in a purely selfish manner. In … Continue reading →