And now a Capra comedy

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Bill Wren

Last night TCM ran Frank Capra’s You Can’t Take It With You and while I had the same response as what follows below — this is a very chaotic and cacophonous movie — this time I adapted to it better … Read more →

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Who dunnit? What did they do? Who cares? – Anatomy of a Murder

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Bill Wren

It’s Day 4 of For the Love of Film (Noir) — don’t forget to donate here or use the button on the right. And if you are interested in boatloads of great links to musings on film noir and its … Read more →

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Bandolero! (1968)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen While it won’t likely ever be confused with great movies, Bandolero! is quite an entertaining film in a traditional, mid-sixties Hollywood kind of way. In a way, it’s admirable for it’s meat-and-potatoes approach and execution. … Read more →

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Sullavan, Stewart and Box 237

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Bill Wren

I actually wrote the ‘review’ below about ten years ago. But I watched The Shop Around the Corner a few days ago and wanted to make a few changes, though I also forced myself to leave in some of the … Read more →

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The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch Wow. What a great movie! I suppose that’s why so many remakes have followed it, including You’ve Got Mail. But while the attempts may have been well-meaning, there’s nothing like the original, The Shop Around the … Read more →

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20 Movies: Destry Rides Again (1939)

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Bill Wren

I love movies that surprise me. When I picked up this one a few years ago I really had no idea what to expect. I had never even heard of it. What a fabulous surprise it was! It doesn’t pretend … Read more →

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Two men, one Hitchcock

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Bill Wren

I recently finished reading Marc Eliot’s Jimmy Stewart: A Biography. Because I was reading it, I also watched a lot of Jimmy Stewart movies, which I’ve posted about before. Now I’m reading (or, rather, re-reading) Eliot’s Cary Grant: A Biography. … Read more →

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