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Tag Archives: Peter Bogdanovich
Orson Welles on Acting: “Hamming Has No Target, Its Only Aim Is To Please.”
Excerpt from This is Orson Welles, a book-long interview between Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich: PB: How about radio acting, Orson – would you say that it’s similar to the acting required for movies? I mean, in the sense that … Continue reading
They All Laughed: Peter Bogdanovich Talks to Wes Anderson
This is a goldmine of greatness. A must-watch. Wonderful anecdotes. I love how Wes Anderson has clearly memorized the entire movie. It’s an in-depth conversation about a movie that I adore, and it has made me want to run out … Continue reading
Conversation with Howard Hawks
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
Posted in Directors
Tagged Cary Grant, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Peter Bogdanovich
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Conversation with Alfred Hitchcock
Peter Bogdanovich: But you never watch your films with an audience – don’t you miss hearing them scream? Alfred Hitchcock: No. I can hear them when I’m making the picture.
Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe
On June 1, 1926 Norma Jean Mortensen was born. Objectified and misunderstood while alive, Marilyn Monroe has become the ultimate object in death. The image has become reality, canceling out the memory of the living-breathing woman … leaving just the … Continue reading
Posted in Actors
Tagged All About Eve, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, Marilyn Monroe, Peter Bogdanovich
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The Searchers: John Ford Anecdotes
I watched The Searchers last night – with the commentary track from Peter Bogdonavich on – his commentaries are always so awesome. Searchers fans, I highly recommend checking it out (if you haven’t already). And the good thing is is … Continue reading
Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: “The best thing he ever had working for himself was his way of standoffishness.”
From Peter Bogdanovich’s wonderful Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors. Excerpts from the chapter devoted to Jerry Lewis. The last time I saw Dean was one evening in front of the Beverly Hills restaurant La Famiglia, … Continue reading
Howard Hawks on Dean Martin
Excerpt from Peter Bogdanovich’s Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors: Here’s more from Bogdonavich’s superb essay about Dean Martin. Here he is talking to Howard Hawks about directing Dean Martin in Rio Bravo. Martin was afraid … Continue reading
