Tag Archives: Howard Hawks

Juxtaposin’: Hawks Songs

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Cary Grant, Come and Get It, Dean Martin, Film, Frances Farmer, Gail Hire, Hogy Carmichael, Howard Hawks, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall, movies, Only Angels Have Wings, Red Line 7000, Ricky Nelson, Rio Bravo, to have and have not | Leave a comment

Overlooked Oeuvres: Anita Loos

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anita Loos, born in 1889 in California and died in 1981 in New York, was present for the birth of cinema as a scenarist for D.W. Griffith, wrote the movies that made Douglas Fairbanks a star, penned an … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Sex | Tagged Anita Loos, H.L. Mencken, Hollywood, Howard Hawks, memoirs, Wilson Mizner | 3 Comments

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wes Anderson’s stab at a screwball comedy, watching THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL felt like staring at a wall of hyperactive Swiss clocks. The production design, cinematography, and costumes are simultaneously enchanting and oppressive. The movie it most … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Ernst Lubitsch, Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir, Josef von Sternberg, ralph fiennes, Raoul Walsh, Wes Anderson | 12 Comments

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in Howard Hawks’s HIS GIRL FRIDAY Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cary Grant, Columbia Pictures, Howard Hawks, Rosalind Russell | 1 Comment

Listing Movies: The He-Man Woman Haters Movie Club

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Co-blogger Paleo Retiree alerted me to this list of essential man movies a couple of weeks ago. I like Art of Manliness — it’s a good blog. And their list is pretty well-considered. Some of the entries … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Women men and fashion | Tagged Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Don Siegel, Film, Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Jean-Pierre Melville, listing movies, Manliness, Marco Ferreri, Masculinity, movies, Raoul Walsh, Sam Peckinpah, Walter Hill, William Wellman | 84 Comments

Getting Good and Tough

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The movies are getting good and tough. I’m all for it, myself. I like the rough-and-ready atmosphere of such a picture as “A Girl in Every Port.” My boy friend does, too. Tip to girls: if … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged A Girl in Every Port, Film, Howard Hawks, Louise Brooks, movies, Robert Armstrong, Screenland, Silent Movies, Victor McLaglen | 1 Comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Dorothy Malone and Bogie in Hawks’ THE BIG SLEEP

Posted in Movies | Tagged Dorothy Malone, Film Noir, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, Los Angeles, Raymond Chandler | 7 Comments

25 Awesome Things About “Rio Bravo”

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Please feel free to add your own. 1. The names: Chance, Dude, Stumpy, Colorado, Feathers. 2. The bit where Chance kisses Stumpy on the head, then runs out the door like a little kid who’s just stolen … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, movies, Ricky Nelson, Rio Bravo, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, westerns | 8 Comments

“Night Flight”

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This MGM star vehicle has been out of circulation since its original run in 1933, probably owing to legal issues related to the rights of the source story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. (Yeah, THAT Antoine de … Continue reading →