Easy Living (1937)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Mitchell Leisen Several things distinguish Easy Living but the two that stand out for me are Preston Sturges and Jean Arthur. While the movie isn’t directed by Sturges (it was directed by Mitchell Leisen), he wrote the screenplay … Read more →

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Easy Living (1937): Everybody fall down

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

When a an expensive fur coat falls on her head, Mary Smith’s life of scraping together enough for food and rent turns upside down. She suddenly finds herself in a world of wealth, as she’s mistakenly perceived of as the … Read more →

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American Rebel: Eastwood bio a disappointing read

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Bill Wren

While I remember the song from Rawhide I don’t recall ever having seen it. For me, Clint Eastwood’s career would have begun with A Fistful of Dollars (1964).

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The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Bill Wren

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Once you start watching this movie you quickly see that it is a melodrama. Sometimes that is what you want to see, assuming you can see a good one, like 1952’s The Bad and the … Read more →

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Leopards and actors and Cary Grant

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Bill Wren

I rewatched for the nth time (I’ve lost track) Howard Hawk’s Bringing Up Baby (1938). Apart from being great fun each time I watch it, this time was a bit different having read Marc Eliot’s book, Cary Grant: A Biography, … Read more →

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Rethinking Jimmy Stewart – Part 1

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Bill Wren

I’ve finally finished Marc Eliot’s book, Jimmy Stewart: A Biography. Reading it was an interesting process because, as I did, I re-watched many of the movies Jimmy Stewart appeared in. Between the book and the movies, I’ve re-evaluated my opinion … Read more →

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Two movies, one Jimmy Stewart

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Bill Wren

I’ve been watching quite a few Jimmy Stewart movies lately because I’ve been reading his biography by Marc Eliot. It just seems the thing to do … Over the weekend, I wrote up assessments of two of his lighter films, … Read more →

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