Howard Hawks

Genius Uncovered: The Film Legacy of Howard Hawks

John Farr | Posted 05.21.2012

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John Farr

Over a forty-plus year career, it's astonishing that this brilliant director was Oscar-nominated only once. As I've often said, sometimes the Academy gets it wrong. This was one of those times.

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When Comedy Was Clean and Comediennes Were King

John Farr | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Preston Sturges, Don Ameche, Carole Lombard, Ben Hecht Charles MacArthur, Screwball Comedy, Mary Astor, Frank Capra, John Barrymore, Bob Hope, Claudette Colbert, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant, Leo McCarey, Bridesmaids, Howard Hawks, Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Hecht, Kristen Wiig, Bill Cosby, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy, Jack Benny, Entertainment News
John Farr

For those wanting a respite from today's low, "in-your-face" brand of comedy, here are a few tried-and-true classics featuring these top screen comediennes. These special ladies made us laugh -- and feel smart -- at the same time.

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Howard Hawks Retrospective in Berkeley

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Pacific Film Archive, Film, Movie News, Berkeley, Movies, Howard Hawks, Bringing Up Baby, Slideadbigshot, The Big Sleep, His Girl Friday, Scarface, San Francisco News
Thomas Gladysz

What does a seminal gangster film like Scarface have in common with such screwball comedies as Bringing Up Baby, and His Girl Friday? The answer is Howard Hawks.

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The Greatest Hollywood Director You May Never Have Heard Of

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Preston Sturges, Kirk Douglas, Academy Awards, Mary Astor, Margaret Sullavan, Ralph Richardson, Fredric March, Best Movies on DVD, Olivia De Havilland, Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson, Best Movies by Farr, Herbert Marshall, Eleanor Parker, Montgomery Clift, Walter Huston, John Ford, Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, William Wyler, George Cukor, Charlton Heston, Myrna Loy, Vivien Leigh, Dana Andrews, Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Entertainment News
John Farr

Which Hollywood director actually made the most great movies? In the Alsace area of Germany, future director William Wyler was born. Here is a sampling of his best movies covering three full decades.

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What's With the New York Times Movie Reviewers?!?

Abe Gurko | Posted 09.07.2011

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Abe Gurko

Couple of weeks ago, with an itch to see a summer film, though the offering so far seems lackluster, we were this close to seeing Super 8 when a revie...

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Jane Russell's Appearance at Hollywood Heritage Museum Last Summer

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Cole, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Jane Russell, Howard Hawks, Arts News
Debra Levine

Cole, a brilliant film and dance innovator who had a multi-picture relationship with Marilyn Monroe, died in Los Angeles in 1974.

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ReelzChannel: Top Ten "Hazardous Cargo" Movies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Samuel L. Jackson, Katherine Hepburn, Jonah Hill, Humor, Hayao Miyazaki, Get HIm to the Greek, Judd Apatow, Film, Agatha Christie, Cary Grant, Movies, Christopher Nolan, Howard Hawks, Russell Brand, Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, Joss Whedon, Yves Montand, Charles Grodin, Comedy, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

For the ambitious music industry intern Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) in Get Him to the Greek, the task was supposedly easy: Escort a musician from London ...

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Kitsch With Quality: The Best '50s Sci-Fi Movies

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Science fiction movies are like that food you don't eat much but sometimes find yourself in the mood for. Dated as some of these titles are, they're still great fun for those partial to the genre, or game to get acquainted with it.

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Doing Our Part for the 'Ball of Fire'

Liz Goldwyn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vaudeville, Liz Goldwyn, Betty Rowland Trust, Burlesque, Betty Rowland Fundraiser, Samuel Goldwyn, Betty Rowland, Howard Hawks, Impact News
Liz Goldwyn

Betty Rowland, aka "The Ball of Fire" is a 93-year-old retired burlesque queen. She's undergone serious medical trouble and is in dire financial need. You can assist me in supporting her needs.

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Why John Wayne Still Ranks Among Today's Most Popular Stars

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, John Farrow, Don Siegel, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Most Popular Movie Stars, John Wayne, War Movies, John Ford, Howard Hawks, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Westerns, Johnny Depp, Harris Poll, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Donna Reed, Entertainment News
John Farr

Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.

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On His Birthday, The Best Cary Grant Movies By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Mason, Stanley Donen, Rita Hayworth, Screwball Comedy, Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, Classic Comedy, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Classic Movies, Movie Stars, Howard Hawks, Entertainment News
John Farr

The evidence of Cary Grant's prodigious talent is always here, right in front of us, if we choose to look.

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Obama and "The Chicago Way"

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Nolan

How does Barack Obama fit into political Chicago? I found out at another convention, Boston's in 2004.

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On Kon Ichikawa

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Burmese Harp, The Makioka Sisters, Arthur Waley, An Actor?S Revenge, Japanese Cinema, Murasaki Shikibu, Roberto Rossellini, King Vidor, Elliott Stein, Tu Fu, The Tale of Genji, Li Po, The Rise of Louis XIV, Howard Hawks, Poetry, Entertainment News
Norman MacAfee

I saw The Burmese Harp in the mid-1960s, during the Vietnam war, and one specific image stayed with me, so much so that I have used it several times in poems.

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