Capra! I like him a lot, and I think he's kind of underrated sometimes, or simplified as corny, when really his movies raise interesting questions. Also, they're fun to watch, and his female leads (esp. pre-WW2) are fantastic.
I have seen Anatomy of a Murder! But it was a long time ago - I remember really liking it, though, and now I'll have to put it on my list of movies to look for at the library. And, you like Meet John Doe! So few people have seen Meet John Doe, and I love it! What do you think of the ending? My prof in college told me that the studio made Capra reshoot the ending (it was originally much darker) and I've always wondered what the original ending was (though I have a pretty good idea of what it probably was), or how it played out.
And I totally heart Bringing Up Baby! I've never really warmed to The Philadelphia Story, even though it features three of my very favorite people from old Hollywood, and was Hepburn's big comeback movie. I think it's the movie's attitude toward Tracy Lord that gets me.
Holiday, however, which also stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, I love! Have you seen that? I'm so angry that it's finally out on DVD and they only released it as part of the larger Cary Grant collection, which I have a hard time justifying buying when I already own some of the DVDs in the package. Such a tale of trouble!
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I have seen Anatomy of a Murder! But it was a long time ago - I remember really liking it, though, and now I'll have to put it on my list of movies to look for at the library. And, you like Meet John Doe! So few people have seen Meet John Doe, and I love it! What do you think of the ending? My prof in college told me that the studio made Capra reshoot the ending (it was originally much darker) and I've always wondered what the original ending was (though I have a pretty good idea of what it probably was), or how it played out.
And I totally heart Bringing Up Baby! I've never really warmed to The Philadelphia Story, even though it features three of my very favorite people from old Hollywood, and was Hepburn's big comeback movie. I think it's the movie's attitude toward Tracy Lord that gets me.
Holiday, however, which also stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, I love! Have you seen that? I'm so angry that it's finally out on DVD and they only released it as part of the larger Cary Grant collection, which I have a hard time justifying buying when I already own some of the DVDs in the package. Such a tale of trouble!