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Silver Screen Standards: Twentieth Century (1934)

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Twentieth Century (1934) Although it’s not as widely celebrated today as Bringing Up Baby (1938), director Howard Hawks’ Twentieth Century (1934) is another go-for-broke screwball comedy with protagonists who are all bonkers. This earlier picture stars John … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts by Jennifer Garlen, Silver Screen Standards | Tagged Ball of Fire, Bringing Up Baby, Carole Lombard, dinner at eight, Etienne Girardot, grand hotel, His Girl Friday, howard hawks, it happened one night, john barrymore, Midnight, My Man Godfrey, Nothing Sacred, Roscoe Karns, Svengali, The Awful Truth, The Beloved Rogue, the lady eve, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), The Philadelphia Story, to be or not to be, twentieth century, walter connolly | 1 Comment

Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Ernest Lubitsch

Posted on January 28, 2013 by minooallen

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ernst Lubitsch, born January 28, 1892! I want you to do me a little a favor. Read the following loglines from three different classic films: “A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on … Continue reading →