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\nThe Criterion Collection just released Howard Hawks’ 1938 screwball classic Bringing Up Baby<\/i><\/a>, in a new 4k restoration. The special features are EXTENSIVE, including a video-essay on Cary Grant by Scott Eyman (author of the new biography of Grant), as well as multiple interviews about various aspects of the film (special effects, cinematography, costume design – and more. <\/p>\n I was honored to be asked to write the booklet essay included with the release. This is my fifth booklet essay for them, after Gilda<\/a><\/i>, Something Wild<\/a><\/i>, The Great Escape<\/a><\/i>, and Dance, Girl, Dance<\/a><\/i>. My relationship with Criterion started when they asked me to write and narrate a video-essay to be included in their release of John Cassavetes’ Love Streams<\/i><\/a>. I’m very pleased with this archive, and think it’s great how diverse these movies are!<\/p>\n Each assignment was fun in its own way. I loved doing Something Wilde<\/i> since it was basically a forgotten film finally finding its way into the light. Same with Dance, Girl, Dance<\/i>. The Great Escape<\/i> was fun – and I felt a HUGE responsibility since that film is so revered in such a unique way. And everybody loves Bringing Up Baby<\/i>. If you don’t, you’re a lost cause. Sorry. So this one was really fun. <\/p>\n The essay (with its very amusing title, if I do say so myself) is included in the DVD\/Blu packet, but it’s also online. So if you want to check it out, here it is. <\/p>\n Bringing Up Baby<\/i>: Bones, Balls and Butterflies<\/a><\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Criterion Collection just released Howard Hawks’ 1938 screwball classic Bringing Up Baby, in a new 4k restoration. The special features are EXTENSIVE, including a video-essay on Cary Grant by Scott Eyman (author of the new biography of Grant), as … Continue reading