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Hatari! (Swahili for "Danger"...English for "Howard Hawks on Vacation in Africa")
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 10, 2014
In Todd McCarthy's Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood, a quote from the famous director describes his 1962 action film Hatari! as: "It's what happens when a bunch of guys get together to hunt...you can't sit in your office and describe what a rhino is going to do." This is true and it's ho read more
Howard Hawks and the Auteur Theory
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Robert Liwanag on Mar 28, 2014
François Truffaut once said, “There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors.” He, along with other critics-turned-directors like Jean-Luc Godard, Eric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette, advocated the auteur theory in the French film magazine Cahiers du Cinema in the 1950s. The theory is read more
Rio Bravo, El Dorado and Howard Hawks’ Degree of Separation
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Mar 17, 2014
It’s not hard to tell you’re watching a Howard Hawks film. Whether it’s a western, a screwball comedy, a drama; the aesthetics are the same: tough men and the women they love (if there are even any women in sight). The women who can’t hang with men who speak with their fists or guns, don’t read more
How Howard Hawks Became Howard Hawks
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 6, 2013
The Complete Howard Hawks wraps up this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. And, while I will be sad to see it fade to black, I won’t miss the weekend subway construction that makes my jaunt out to Astoria only slightly less complicated than the cattle drive in RED RIVER (1948). But read more
Howard Hawks’ RIO BRAVO
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on May 27, 2013
Howard Hawks begins Rio Bravo with a beautifully orchestrated silent sequence. Confidence and strength are palpable as the prolific and creative director goes back to his roots in silent film to start this highly regarded Western. A few moments of just music and visuals and I caught myself doing read more
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 16, 2013
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso Alguns diretores ficaram conhecidos por se especializar em um gênero de filme. Assim, Hitchcock é o mestre do suspense, mesmo tendo feito a incomum comédia “Um casal do barulho / Mr and Mrs. Smith” (1941); John Ford é o rei dos westerns, mas não ganhou read more
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 16, 2013
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso Alguns diretores ficaram conhecidos por se especializar em um gênero de filme. Assim, Hitchcock é o mestre do suspense, mesmo tendo feito a incomum comédia “Um casal do barulho / Mr and Mrs. Smith” (1941); John Ford é o rei dos westerns, mas não ganhou read more
Howard Hawks in his own words
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on May 15, 2013
He averaged a film a year for forty-three years. He left us comedy gems, legends of the old West, brought together inspired casts that became the stuff of legend, and hailed the greatness of ordinary heroes. He was Howard Hawks. Seetimaar-Diary of a Movie Lover is hosting a blogathon dedicated read more
Existentialism, Howard Hawks, and “Only Angels Have Wings”
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Feb 18, 2013
Only Angels Have Wings airs February 22, 2013 on TCM at 5:45 pm EST. Howard Hawks is considered one of the great classic film directors. His contemporaries defined him as a “man’s man,” both in his attitude, demeanor and the ethos his characters displayed over his six decade long career span. read more
Top films of Howard Hawks by LMdC
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Oct 22, 2011
1. Hatari! (1962)
2. Rio Bravo (1959)
3. To Have and Have Not (1944)
4. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
5. Scarface (1932)
6. His Girl Friday (1940)
7. The Big Sleep (1946)
8. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
9. Monkey Business (1952)
10. El Dorado (1967)
11. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
12. Red River (1948)
13 read more
Howard Hawks season coming up at the BFI
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Dec 4, 2010
Ceiling Zero is among the films in the BFI Howard Hawks season I was excited today to discover that the British Film Institute in London has a comprehensive-looking Howard Hawks season coming up in January. The list of movies is on their site with an introduction by David Thomson. It will include Ha read more
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday.
His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben read more
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 24, 2009
Howard Hawks and "His Girl Friday"
Howard Hawks is one of the greatest American movie directors of all time. Adept at all film genres, Hawks excelled at fast-paced screwball comedies like Twentieth Century, Bringing up Baby, and His Girl Friday.
His Girl Friday was a reworking of the Ben read more
Howard Hawks repeating himself
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Mar 11, 2009
Following on from my post about To Have and Have Not, thought I’d pass on a link to a video at Youtube which shows how often Hawks’ women use the same lines. I’ll just quote a bit of a passage in Richard Schickel’s book The Men Who Made the Movies where Hawks talks about the read more
Early Howard Hawks Blog-a-thon
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jan 9, 2009
I’ve been meaning to mention that there is an early Howard Hawks blog-a-thon coming up from January 12 to 23, hosted at Ed Howard’s Only the Cinema blog. I’ve enjoyed the early Hawks movies I’ve seen, so intend to read along, and maybe pluck up my courage and post too. read more
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001
Howard Hawks: o rei do riso Alguns diretores ficaram conhecidos por se especializar em um gênero de filme. Assim, Hitchcock é o mestre do suspense, mesmo tendo feito a incomum comédia “Um casal do barulho / Mr and Mrs. Smith” (1941); John Ford é o rei dos westerns, mas não ganhou read more