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Howard Hawks

Leopards and actors and Cary Grant

by Bill on August 2, 2009

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, and having previously watched Cary Grant: A Class Apart (a documentary on the second disc [...]

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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

by Bill on June 28, 2009

Directed by Howard Hawks While I’m not a big fan of the word, if ever the term “madcap” applied to a film it has got to be Bringing Up Baby, about as good a piece of comedic lunacy to be put on film. Director Howard Hawks was crazy for motion and speed and you particularly [...]

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His Girl Friday (1940)

by Bill on June 25, 2009

Directed by Howard Hawks It occurs to me that the best movies are of one of two types. They are visually compelling, like the recent Hero, where there almost seems to be no need for dialogue, the images communicate almost everything. Or, the movie relies heavily on great dialogue, the kind that is fun to [...]

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Donovan’s Reef (1963)

by Bill on January 11, 2009

Directed by John Ford This is a difficult film to defend, much less recommend, for many reasons, most of which have to do with director John Ford. Still, if I may refer to Glenn Erickson who, in his review, refers to Andrew Sarris in The American Cinema, “…Donovan’s Reef was like some kind of heaven [...]

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