Tag Archives: Howard Hawks

“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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Only Angels Have Wings: The Atmospheric Opening

Posted on September 12, 2012 by sheila
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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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The Everyday Chivalry of Howard Hawks

Posted on January 30, 2011 by sheila

A terrific must-read piece in The Guardian.

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Happy Birthday, Rita Hayworth

Posted on October 17, 2010 by sheila

She was a newbie (pretty much) when she appeared as Judith, the wife of the hated flier MacPherson (Richard Barthelmess), in Only Angels Have Wings (directed by Howard Hawks), but she’s terrific in the part. The part is deceptively simple, … Continue reading →

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20 most surprising female performances (Part 1)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by sheila

Alex had a series going on of 20 Most Surprising Female Performances (Here is Part 1 and Part 2). Please please go check out her choices, and also her brief descriptions of why she chose each one. Great stuff, thought-provoking. … Continue reading →

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“He’s just too damned enjoyable.” – Quentin Tarantino on Howard Hawks

Posted on May 8, 2010 by sheila

Reading David Thomson’s really interesting and entertaining (and, at times, self-indulgent) book (rumination, really) about Hollywood, The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood. I say “self-indulgent” in a way that I mean it as a compliment. I find myself rolling … Continue reading →

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The Great Boris Karloff Bowling Scene From Scarface

Posted on August 20, 2009 by sheila

… directed by Howard Hawks. This is for Peter Nellhaus. It’s a wonderful sequence, spare and violent, ominous and yet elegant – not one shot too many, a perfect mix of mess (the sound of the bowling alley mixed with … Continue reading →

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Conversation with Howard Hawks

Posted on August 5, 2009 by sheila

Peter Bogdanovich: [Cary] Grant is a much more vulnerable character [in Only Angels Have Wings] than any of the other leading men in your pictures. Howard Hawks: Much more sensitive. Bogart rode right over it. [John] Wayne will get, not … Continue reading →

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Only Angels Have Wings: “Lock the doors. Judith’s lost her equilibrium.”

Posted on July 28, 2009 by sheila

I love to hear Rita Hayworth get her well-deserved props as a capable and wonderful actress. She was a newbie (pretty much) when she appeared as Judith, the wife of the hated flier MacPherson, in Only Angels Have Wings, but … Continue reading →

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