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Tag Archives: character
The Missing (2003)
Directed by Ron Howard With a gathering of talent like director Ron Howard and actors Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones, you would expect the end result to be pretty darn good. And the movie The Missing is pretty darn … Continue reading
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
“There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that’s all some people have? It isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.” Directed by Preston Sturges Those words, of course, are from … Continue reading
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Directed by Laurence Olivier This is one of those movies that is okay, but not much more, nor much less. It isn’t bad but it isn’t good either. However, if you like Marilyn Monroe, it’s a great one to watch … Continue reading
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Directed by Howard Hawks In his best comedies, Howard Hawks humour comes from the same thing: the antagonism between a man and a woman that hides the underlying attraction between them. This is what he gives us in I Was … Continue reading
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Directed by Richard Quine A movie from 1965, How to Murder Your Wife looks it. If you can recall the period, you may be able to see how the film might have been entertaining back then, but now it is … Continue reading
Hondo (1953)
Directed by John Farrow You don’t get more John Wayne than 1953′s Hondo. It’s a great Wayne western and that is surprising because it had two things going against it. First is the fact that Wayne had his onscreen persona … Continue reading
This cockeyed caravan: Preston Sturges defends fluff
I watched Sullivan’s Travels (1941) yet again last night because, as the main character John L. Lloyd ‘Sully’ Sullivan (Joel McCrea) says: “There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that’s all some people have? … Continue reading
