Better than AFI’s Top 100: 65-61

The following is part of an overview of the top 100 American narrative fiction feature films, from my perspective. For an introduction to the project and an index of other entries in the series, click here. For a list of more than 800 films which I considered for the top 450 and my eligibility qualifications, click here.… Read More Better than AFI’s Top 100: 65-61

June 7, 2017June 24, 2017 Tim1 Comment

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Dir. Howard Hawks. Starring Cary Grant, Thomas Mitchell, Jean Arthur (Featured image links here.) Throughout the film, Hawks is careful not to use close-ups with much frequency. His shots are the long shots which allow us to marvel at the model airplanes which rise and fall from the little airstrip, and the American shots which… Read More Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

April 28, 2017June 30, 2017 Tim1 Comment

Seeing Things Secondhand

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Better than AFI’s Top 100: 65-61

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)