My Favorite Movies
My Favorite Movies 5 — The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey, 1937)
Screwball comedies were a popular film genre from the 30’s and 40’s. The name “screwball comedy” is a pretty apt descriptor, the situations the leads found themselves in were most often quite “screwy” “wacky” “zany” etc etc. The storylines were designed to provide a bit of escapism for depression era audiences. Often the entire cast…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 4 – McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
There are few things I think of as fondly as American Westerns, but the movies of Robert Altman sure come close. So when I heard Altman passed away at the age of 81 on November 20th, I thought it would be a good time to revisit his “Western” McCabe and Mrs. Miller. I use quotes…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 3 — Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton, 1923)
Chaplin or Keaton…that is the question. Actually, not really, they are both great (along with Lloyd, Langdon and the rest of them). Still, I always answer with a resounding “Keaton!” and Our Hospitality is a perfect example of why. Our Hospitality is the third full length film from Buster Keaton. Buster had little control over…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 2 — Swing Time (George Stevens, 1936)
To start, I’ll say that I’ve never liked musicals. I really hadn’t seen any of the “classics” (aside from Westside Story in junior high), but pretty much whenever anyone breaks into song and dance I start counting the minutes until it is over (except for a few exceptions…the song in Rio Bravo is just fine).…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 1 — The Wages of Fear (H. G. Clouzot, 1953)
Having recently seen Wages of Fear for the third time, I have to say it is just as intense as the first time I watched it. This is really one of the only movies that literally makes me breath a sigh of relief once it is over (a few seconds after the “FIN” is also…
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