Tag Archives: They All Laughed

“There are no ‘old’ movies really – only movies you have already seen and ones you haven’t.” — Peter Bogdanovich

Posted on July 30, 2025 by sheila

A re-post of the huge thing I wrote after Bogdanovich died, ending with my personal encounter with him where he kissed my hand. I cannot sufficiently express what his films have meant to me, let alone his writing about films … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. George Morfogen

Posted on March 30, 2019 by sheila

George Morfogen as the head waiter in What’s Up, Doc?, directed by Peter Bogdanovich. I just learned Morfogen died in early March. He was one of Peter Bogdanovich’s oldest friends. And great in his much larger role in Bogdanovich’s They … Continue reading →

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Chicago International Film Festival: One Day Since Yesterday

Posted on October 12, 2016 by sheila

I’m VERY proud to have been interviewed for Bill Teck’s documentary One Day Since Yesterday, a doc about a lost American film, They All Laughed (1981), directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film has been re-discovered, slowly, especially with a release … Continue reading →

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One Day Since Yesterday (2016): Streaming on Netflix

Posted on April 19, 2016 by sheila

I am so happy and honored to have been interviewed for this new documentary, directed by Bill Teck. It’s about Peter Bogdanovich’s gorgeous – and lost, for many years – film They All Laughed, starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John … Continue reading →

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At the 71st VIFF: One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich and the Lost American Film (2014); directed by Bill Teck

Posted on August 31, 2014 by sheila

Making its premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival is the documentary One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich and the Lost American Film, about Bogdanovich’s 1981 lost film They All Laughed. I mean, it’s not lost, not really, you … Continue reading →

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QA with Peter Bogdanovich: They All Laughed

Posted on September 23, 2012 by sheila

QA with Peter Bogdanovich, 92nd St. Y, Tribeca, September 21, 2012. Photo by Mitchell Fain On Friday, September 21, 2012, Bogdanovich’s beloved and yet rarely seen film They All Laughed was screened at the 92nd St. Y in Tribeca, with … Continue reading →

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They All Laughed: The Wordless Opening Sequence

Posted on May 10, 2011 by sheila

In the piece I wrote yesterday, They All Laughed: Eyelines, Points of View and Three-Dimensional Space in the Algonquin Hotel Sequence (I could use some help with my titles), I took note of Peter Bogdanovich’s use of multiple points of … Continue reading →

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They All Laughed: Eyelines, Points of View, and Three-Dimensional Space in the Algonquin Hotel Sequence

Posted on May 9, 2011 by sheila

Peter Bogdanovich’s They All Laughed is a gem, a minor miracle of a movie that is so delicate, so perfectly put together, and yet somehow so fragile that if you remove one element, one take even, the entire thing would … Continue reading →

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They All Laughed: Peter Bogdanovich Talks to Wes Anderson

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sheila

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 →

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The Two Johns

Posted on September 12, 2003 by sheila

I’m sad about the passing of John Ritter and Johnny Cash. Both of them held special places in my heart. John Ritter in “Slingblade” is a miraculous performance. His work in Three’s Company is a comedy master-class. And he’s so … Continue reading →

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