... I read and loved McBride's Ford bio when it came out, so I'm probably just not remembering. In any case, thanks for the info. ... Would you say that the...
I don't want to get into an argument over taxonomy and naming, but "handmade" seems even worse to me than "homemade," especially if the idea is to distinguish...
... I'm really sorry to hear this, I must say, especially as I seem to recall reading in the McBride that Ford (while of generally "conservative" politics) ...
The Hollywood Professional myth needs some debunking. Hitchcock went over schedule all the time; so did Hawks - a lot. David Thomson called The Big Sleep "a...
I haven't seen it. Needless to say, I have heard reactions like Fred's and I've heard others. I hope one day to see it and judge for myself. Tag gives a brief...
... And I would hold, as a matter of principle, that there could be Fordian elements there -- even, that, on an aesthetic level, greatness -- that I simply...
Dear Members of a_film_by, Our group was originally formed only eight days ago, after a week of email discussions among seven people. After some further email ...
... Yes, you're right, of course. Leo McCarey certainly worked this way too (much to the dismay of Cary Grant on "The Awful Truth," if I'm remembering ...
Here's more by Joe McBride about this film: "Vietnam Vietnam is not entirely an aberration in Ford's career - Raymond Durgnat, describing Ford's view of...
"Everybody tries to ruin your movie." Steve Miner (during pre-production on Lake Placid) McCarey providentially recorded Robert Walker's last speech in My Son ...
... to have it hollowly played in the hall after the character's death? I was= recently looking at a bio of Walker and Jennifer Jones which seems to sugge= ...
... Somehow the idea of Ford making a gung-ho Vietnam film doesn't surprise or unnerve me. Seems to me that being a Ford fan (and he's one of my favorite...
... LaCava's pretty good, isn't he. I remember how delighted I was when I attended USC's LaCava retro in 1982 and found out that a whole lot of the smaller...
... I think this is a really great idea, Fred, and I have no problem with personal biases informing what you choose to index. My hope is that if someone ...
Has anyone seen DESERT FURY, from 1947, directed by Lewis Allen? This is showing up at MoMA soon, and I ask since the screenplay is by A. I. Bezzerides,...
... Oh, sure. My pet is Furthman, who did such great work for both Hawks and von Sternberg. Ben Hecht did distinctive and excellent work for a whole mess of...
... It's enjoyed an underground rep for its gay subtext or subplot, involving John Hodiak and Wendell Corey. (There's a David Ehrenstein article about it in...
Dan, add to that list blacklistee Hugo Butler: The First Time, The Southerner, The Young One, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Autumn Leaves, The Legend of...
... Cassavetes: talk about someone who needs some myths dismantled. The myth that all of his films were randomly improvised continues to cling to him, despite...
... Thanks, Bill--I didn't mean to imply that the ON DANGEROUS GROUND script was uninteresting, it just seems less evidently great as a script than KISS ME...
... Was this ever released on video or screened on cable somewhere? I really wanted to see it but missed its only screening here last year (two years ago?) at...
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... You picked a good one to start with: the consensus classics are GODFREY and STAGE DOOR, and both are very good. Sarris picked four films as La Cava's best:...
... On the subject of CITIZEN KANE reviews, has anyone read Jorge Luis Borges' review of the film? (Peter in particular, you should check this out if you...
P. S. to my last La Cava post: I just re-read Roger McNiven's piece on La Cava in Coursodon and Sauvage's AMERICAN DIRECTORS PT. I, and recommend it as...
... "All are worthy, though after one viewing I don't know if PRIMROSE PATH worked for me. Talk about dark films by comedy directors, though." I think...
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