 |
| Howard Hawks (1896 - 1977) |
I find it hard to say anything particularly interesting about Howard Hawks except to applaud his professionalism - and countless others have done that before me. Undoubtedly, many of his films are truly great works but achieved with deceptive simplicity. Hawks' world is a man's world populated by professionals who know how to get things done and in simplistic terms that, no doubt, described Hawks' no fuss attitude to story telling. He is certainly one of the Hollywood directors whose work remained consistently entertaining throughout a long career. Films in my collection: SCARFACE - SHAME OF A NATION (1932) BARBARY COAST (1935) BRINGING UP BABY (1938) ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939) HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) THE BIG SLEEP (1946) RED RIVER (1948) THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES ((1955) RIO BRAVO (1959) HATARI (1962) EL DORADO (1967) RIO LOBO (1970)
1 comment:
The Silver Fox: truly one of the greats! Master of comedy as well as action. Champion of male bonding AND the admirable "Hawks woman".
The Hawks films in my OWN DVD collection: THE CRIMINAL CODE, SCARFACE, TWENTIETH CENTURY, BRINGING UP BABY, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, BALL OF FIRE, AIR FORCE, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, THE BIG SLEEP, RED RIVER, THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE, MONKEY BUSINESS, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, RIO BRAVO, HATARI!, EL DORADO and RIO LOBO.
Post a Comment