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Tag Archives: Henry Fonda
August 2017 Viewing Diary
Columbus (2017; d. Kogonada) I loved this movie so much. One of the best of the year so far. My review. Dunkirk (2017; d. Christopher Nolan) Overwhelming. Saw it in IMAX 70 mm so I can’t compare to others’ experiences … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies
Tagged Billy Wilder, Channing Tatum, Charles Laughton, Dana Andrews, David Lean, David Lynch, documentary, Elvis Presley, France, Frank Capra, Henry Fonda, Howard Hawks, Lawrence of Arabia, Olivia de Havilland, Otto Preminger, Thomas Mitchell, Twin Peaks, women directors
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Just Let It Ring, Dammit.
Daisy Kenyon (1947). Directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda. (I reviewed it here.)
“Jesus Christ! That’s Henry Fonda!”
A great post from one of my new favorite blogs (I spent a good two hours the other day scrolling through the damn thing – it’s RICH) about Henry Fonda, typecasting, and Sergio Leone’s casting of Fonda as the heavy … Continue reading Continue reading
Movie Marathon on Block Island
While I had tons of time to read, and walk, and have visitors, and write, and dream, I also had an orgy of movie-watching out on the Island. I brought some movies with me, but for the most part, I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Cyd Charisse, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Astaire, Fredric March, George Sanders, Gloria Grahame, Hedy Lamarr, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, Joan Crawford, John Ford, Johnny Guitar, Josef von Sternberg, Karl Malden, Katharine Hepburn, Kay Francis, Loretta Young, Marlene Dietrich, mirrors, Montgomery Clift, Philadelphia Story, Robert Duvall, Robert Mitchum, Rosalind Russell, Shelley Winters, Tennessee Williams, The Darjeeling Limited, The Double Life of Veronique, Wes Anderson
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Culture Snapshots
– I am not at all in love with the new season of Rock of Love. It cannot come close to the brilliance of the first season – and I can’t believe I am saying this, but I miss Lacey! … Continue reading
Daisy Kenyon: Directed by Otto Preminger
My review of Daisy Kenyon is now live: basically it is my clarion call for a Joan Crawford Renaissance – but Daisy Kenyon is also a helluva good movie with some fine performances.
Henry Fonda
A great photo of him. He appears to be perusing, uhm, Madonna’s Sex book??? What the heck is that he’s reading?
Michael Caine: “We’re all deaf in one ear.”
Excerpt from Michael Caine’s awesome book Michael Caine – Acting in Film: An Actor’s Take on Movie Making. Richard Widmark once gave me a piece of advice about large noises in film. He said: “Watch the special effects when you’re … Continue reading