Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on April 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...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Robert Liwanag on March 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 si   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on March 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...   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on November 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...   read more

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 t   read more

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...   read more

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...   read more

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 to   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on February 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...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on October 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...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on December 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...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 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 Hecht   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 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 Hecht   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on March 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...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on January 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

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 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...   read more