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Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)

Week-end at the Waldorf – better than I expected

July 31st, 2014.

It’s easy to see the recent Spider-man “re-boot”, just ten years on from the previous version, and upcoming re-makes of nineties films such as Total Recall and Judge Dredd as… Read more »

Up the River (1931)

A Job of Work: John Ford as an Auteur

July 25th, 2014.

Finally got around to posting the final part of my piece on the early comedies of John Ford. As this is adapted from my undergraduate dissertation I’ve had to trim… Read more »

Wee Willie Winkie

The Acting Business: John Ford’s Star Comedies

January 22nd, 2014.

Here’s the second part of my piece on John Ford’s early comedy films, concerned with his use of star actors. Part 1 – Just Like the Old Country: John Ford’s… Read more »

Riley the Cop (1928)

Just Like the Old Country: John Ford’s Silent Comedies

July 12th, 2013.

Victor McLaglen, shrouded in the Dublin fog, guiltily contemplating the reward poster which looms over him; Henry Fonda, crouched in shadow, the gleam and intensity in his eyes penetrating the… Read more »

The Artist (2011)

Reclaiming the Past: Hugo and The Artist

January 23rd, 2012.

Prominently placed among the films vying for attention this awards season are two films set in the 1920s which convey a similar passion for early cinema, but which take markedly… Read more »

Recent Posts

  • Week-end at the Waldorf – better than I expected
  • A Job of Work: John Ford as an Auteur
  • The Acting Business: John Ford’s Star Comedies
  • Just Like the Old Country: John Ford’s Silent Comedies
  • Reclaiming the Past: Hugo and The Artist

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