Tag Archives: Ball of Fire

Favorite Films A to Z

Posted on November 7, 2008 by sheila

List your favorite films – one for each letter of the alphabet. It was harder than it seems! I got stuck on a couple of letters and then there were a couple of letters that were clogged with choices of … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Howard Hawks!

Posted on May 30, 2008 by sheila

He’s my favorite director. Not only has he directed some of my favorite films of all time, but you look at his run of hits in the 30s and 40s (and beyond – but that was his real heyday) – … Continue reading →

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Gene Krupa

Posted on August 28, 2007 by sheila

Awesome photo of the great drummer. Here’s Krupa in action – accompanying Barbara Stanwyck in “Drum Boogie” – from the movie Ball of Fire. There are a couple of shots of him drumming in that particular clip that make me … Continue reading →

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Under-Rated Movies

Posted on May 17, 2006 by sheila

I got this idea from Self-styled Siren – another awesome film-nut site I’ve becomed addicted to. Scroll through her archives. Try to resist her. You will not be able to. So here is what THIS post is about: “10 movies … Continue reading →

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Pauline Kael: “Ball of Fire”

Posted on May 8, 2005 by sheila

Next up? Ball of Fire, directed by Howard Hawks – starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Kael obviously doesn’t like it – but I love this movie. It’s one of my favorites – and I would like to step into … Continue reading →

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Celluloid Dreams: Movies I Would Like To Live In

Posted on April 21, 2005 by sheila

In the comments section to Dan’s post on Cary Grant, I said that I wanted to live in the world of Only Angels Have Wings. Dan suggested that would be a good idea for a post: Movies you would like … Continue reading →

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Ball of Fire: Favorite Moments

Posted on November 13, 2004 by sheila

– “14 watercolors …” (said by one of the old professors in a tone of slow bewilderment) – A knock comes at the door. The professors flutter about. “It’s 2 in the morning! Who could that be!” And Henry Travers … Continue reading →

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My Library

Posted on October 5, 2004 by sheila

Occasionally, I have moments where I get this profound sense of well-being. Not often … but occasionally. They take me unawares. I’ve had a couple of these well-being moments over the last couple of extremely stressful days (when anxiety buzzes … Continue reading →

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On Ball of Fire

Posted on October 3, 2004 by sheila

There is one prolonged sparring-sexy scene between Cooper and Stanwyck in the library, which ends with them in a passionate clinch. She plays a show-girl who speaks almost completely in slang, and Cooper plays a sexually inexperienced grammarian who has … Continue reading →

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