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AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Ernst Lubitsch
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 9, 2023
AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Ernst Lubitsch
On January 9, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Well, here it is, it’s 2023 and I’m already tired. Happy New Year, everyone! I had a good 2002, movie-wise and otherwise-wise. I started my Cinema Mu read more
To Be or Not to Be (1942), a Daring Mixed-Genre Satire from Ernst Lubitsch
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Oct 20, 2021
This Hollywood-savvy item appeared in the December 1932
issue of Vanity Fair, “…although a German director [he] is now
claimed by America. His gay and cynic touch, his dramatic use of detail, have
reconditioned many an otherwise anemic script and saved it from the shelf ̵ read more
Carole Lombard and Jack Benny in Ernst Lubitsch’s “To Be or Not to Be”
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Aug 13, 2020
Carole Lombard and Jack Benny in Ernst Lubitsch’s “To Be or Not to Be”
To Be or Not to Be (1942) is a comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny
The film is set in Warsaw, Poland, before the 1939 Nazi invasion. Josef Tura (Jack Benny) and his read more
The Love Parade (1929): Ernst Lubitsch’s First Talkie
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 14, 2020
Looking over it now, The Love Parade just might be one of the finest pre-1930s musicals, capitalizing on the rising trend thanks to the success of The Jazz Singer and Broadway Melody. Whereas many of its contemporaries are mainly interesting as historical relics, this Lubitsch comedy still has some read more
Quote: Ernst Lubitsch on Filming
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 3, 2019
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There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.
-Ernst Lubitsch
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Quote: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. on Ernst Lubitsch
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 27, 2019
He never forgot that dialogue should complement, not replace, what is essentially a visual medium.
-Douglas Fairbanks Jr., about Ernst Lubitsch
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Rare Ernst Lubitsch Film Screens at New York Jewish Film Fest
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jan 20, 2015
“What would Lubitsch do?” a sign in Billy Wilder’s office famously read. It was both a testament to Wilder’s respect for the German-born director (for whom he co-wrote two films) and a tribute to Ernst Lubitsch’s ability to balance light comedy with resonant humanity. If you love classic film, read more
The Shop Around the Corner (1940, Ernst Lubitsch)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 28, 2014
The Shop Around the Corner has a lot going on in a limited space. It’s not particularly long–under 100 minutes–and it mostly takes place in (or outside) the titular shop. And, while the present action is about six and a half months (there’s a big jump), the back story define read more
The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) , 1922; Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 1, 2014
Classic Film Aficionados If we were to say about an athlete that they gave a 90% effort we would be dissatisfied to the say the least. But in this case, the case of “The Loves of Pharaoh” or Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh), 1922, 90% is just fine and heads and shoulders above many read more
The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) , 1922; Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Feb 1, 2014
Classic Film Aficionados If we were to say about an athlete that they gave a 90% effort we would be dissatisfied to the say the least. But in this case, the case of “The Loves of Pharaoh” or Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh), 1922, 90% is just fine and heads and shoulders above many read more
The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) , 1922; Directed by Ernst Lubitsch (4)
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 31, 2014
If we were to say about an athlete that they gave a 90% effort we would be dissatisfied to the say the least. But in this case, the case of “The Loves of Pharaoh” or Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh), 1922, 90% is just fine and heads and shoulders above many other entries that are read more
The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) , 1922; Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 31, 2014
If we were to say about an athlete that they gave a 90% effort we would be dissatisfied to the say the least. But in this case, the case of “The Loves of Pharaoh” or Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh), 1922, 90% is just fine and heads and shoulders above many other entries that are read more
The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao) , 1922; Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Jan 31, 2014
If we were to say about an athlete that they gave a 90% effort we would be dissatisfied to the say the least. But in this case, the case of “The Loves of Pharaoh” or Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh), 1922, 90% is just fine and heads and shoulders above many other entries that are read more
Birthday of the Week: Ernst Lubitsch (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Jan 29, 2014
Ernst Lubitsch, January 28, 1892 Biography Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in ParadiseBy Scott Eyman, Simon & Schuster, 1993 Master of Innuendo I'm not going to write a particularly detailed tribute to Ernst Lubitsch on this, the day after his birthday, because so read more
Angel (Ernst Lubitsch, 1937)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 5, 2012
This bitter-sweet romantic comedy flopped at the box office on release, and is still largely overlooked. It led to Marlene Dietrich being labelled ‘box-office poison’ and dropped by Paramount, before going on to reinvent herself in Destry Rides Again. It also contributed to director Ern read more
Ernst Lubitsch does Noel Coward: Design for Living (1933)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 22, 2012
Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March
Fredric March was already an Oscar winner and a newly minted Hollywood star when he co-starred with Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1933 adaptation of the Noel Coward play Design for Living. In 1929, when all the major studios w read more
Ernst Lubitsch does Noel Coward: Design for Living (1933)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 22, 2012
Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March
Fredric March was already an Oscar winner and a newly minted Hollywood star when he co-starred with Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1933 adaptation of the Noel Coward play Design for Living. In 1929, when all the major studios w read more
Ernst Lubitsch does Noel Coward: Design for Living (1933)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 22, 2012
Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March
Fredric March was already an Oscar winner and a newly minted Hollywood star when he co-starred with Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1933 adaptation of the Noel Coward play Design for Living. In 1929, when all the major studios w read more
To Be or Not to Be - Carole Lombard's final film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Oct 8, 2011
'The Lubitsch Touch' has been dissected and analyzed for decades. Billy Wilder, who had been protégé to director Ernst Lubitsch early on, put it succinctly: "The Lubitsch Touch is a light touch. But there are serious overtones in Lubitsch. He understood life..." In 1941, Lubitsch signed a three read more
To Be or Not to Be - Carole Lombard's final film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Oct 8, 2011
'The Lubitsch Touch' has been dissected and analyzed for decades. Billy Wilder, who had been protégé to director Ernst Lubitsch early on, put it succinctly: "The Lubitsch Touch is a light touch. But there are serious overtones in Lubitsch. He understood life..." In 1941, Lubitsch signed a three read more