Tag Archives: The Sopranos

Juxtaposin’: Italian Midlife Crisis Death

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: https://youtu.be/GgZQsHV0Z58?t=1h31m56s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnT7nYbCSvM The ending of David Chase’s THE SOPRANOS seems too similar to the ending of Elio Petri’s I GIORNI CONTATI to be a coincidence. Petri’s film was never released in the United States, but given that it’s an … Continue reading →

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“The Last Supper” Five Ways

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Leonardo da Vinci’s original, in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. The Sesame Street version (click image to enlarge): The Star Wars version (click image to enlarge): The Sopranos version (click image to enlarge): The Big Lebowski version (click image … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Humor | Tagged big lebowski, blasphemy, five ways, heresy, jesus, last supper, leonardo davinci, popped culture, sesame street, Star Wars, The Sopranos | 1 Comment

David Chase’s Small Movie for the Big Screen

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Not Fade Away (David Chase, 2012) A few different ways into talking about this movie: As you probably notice, I pay a bit of attention to current movies, but, even so, I completely missed that this … Continue reading →