Tag Archives: Cary Grant

The Streetcar of Fame, by Cary Grant

Posted on March 9, 2013 by sheila

… as told to Peter Bogdanovich: Becoming a movie star is something like getting on a streetcar. Actors and actresses are packed in like sardines. When I arrived in Hollywood, Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Warner Baxter, Greta Garbo, … Continue reading →

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“You’re getting a little normal.” – Howard Hawks to Cary Grant

Posted on February 25, 2013 by sheila

From Who the Devil Made It: Conversations with Legendary Film Directors, by Peter Bogdanovich By the end of the film, would you say that [Cary] Grant has abandoned his scientific life? Well, let’s say he mixed it. He had an … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Weird WTF-Ness of Sylvia Scarlett

Posted on February 11, 2013 by sheila

Sylvia Scarlett (1935, George Cukor) is such a weird movie. There. That is my critical assessment. Sylvia Scarlett has a strange charm, a weird dark magic, and it’s one of those films I actually want to live in. I want … Continue reading →

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Only Angels Have Wings: The Atmospheric Opening

Posted on September 12, 2012 by sheila
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Mitchell Fain Presents: Part 1

Posted on August 5, 2012 by sheila

Mitchell and me in a photo booth at Lounge Ax, a grubby music club on Fullerton in Chicago, across the street from the fabled Biograph. This is an interview that has been in the works, at least in my own … Continue reading →

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The Fat-Headed Guy Full Of Pain

Posted on May 19, 2012 by sheila

All week, a blogathon has been going on, hosted by The Self-Styled Siren, Rod Heath, and

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Anatomy of Two Pratfalls: Cary Grant and Elvis Presley

Posted on March 20, 2012 by sheila

Both men were superb athletes in their primes, and both, to quote my friend Kent, had “funny bones”. It was difficult for these men to suppress their comedic impulses. Cary Grant did so completely in Notorious, which is why his … Continue reading →

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Because I Love This Scene

Posted on December 15, 2011 by sheila
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Obsession Dovetail: This Is For Jennchez

Posted on October 24, 2011 by sheila

Jennchez mentioned Cary Grant in her last comment. Cary Grant has been an obsession of mine for years, decades, a lifetime (176 posts and counting.) And so: Elvis opened in Vegas in the summer of 1969. I wrote a bit … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Never Had a Better Time!” Bringing Up Baby at the Film Forum

Posted on June 17, 2011 by sheila

My review of the screwball Holy Grail Bringing Up Baby over at Capital New York.

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