Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Bill Wren

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 … Read more →

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Thinking about dialogue

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Bill Wren

It occurs to me that with a number of current movies, and I’m particularly thinking of action movies and romantic comedies (odd combination), there is often a dialogue problem. The problem is more or less that it is absent. I … Read more →

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The Rainmaker (1956)

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Bill Wren

Directed by Joseph Anthony The movie The Rainmaker is puzzling because its greatest flaw is also its greatest asset: it’s based on a play (by N. Richard Nash). It’s a flaw because it plays as a play, is shot as … Read more →

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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Bill Wren

Directed by George Cukor I’ve been doing a bit of “re-watching” of some all-time favourites, such as The Philadelphia Story, which I ran in the DVD player last night. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen this movie. … Read more →

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