Leo McCarey's "Ruggles of Red Gap"
Farran Smith NehmeFarran Smith Nehme analyzes the comic—but entirely sincere—patriotism of Leo McCarey’s 1935 film.
Leo McCarey
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The Forgotten: Uneasy Street
David CairnsCharley Chase and Leo McCarey collaborated on a long series of short films, intricately plotted gems with their own distinct comic tone.
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Daily Briefing. "Film socialisme" Cruise Ship Runs Aground
David HudsonAlso: Theo Angelopoulos, Alberto Lattuada and Jean-Pierre Gorin on DVD.
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The Forgotten: Oy!
David CairnsFollowing their invaluable collection Female Comedy Teams, Filmmuseum Munchen rescues another forgotten comedian from the ashes of history with two discs of Max Davidson Comedies, celebrating an ethnic
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Movie Posters of the Week: "Auto-Remakes"
Adrian CurryThere is a terrific series titled ”Auto-Remakes” starting today at Anthology Film Archives in New York. The series, which runs through March 31, pairs films made and remade by the same director (in the
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Intertitle of the day.
David PhelpsFrom Leo McCarey's His Wooden Wedding (1925); featuring Charley Chase; titles by H.M. Walker; cinematography by Glen Carrier.
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Jerry Schatzberg and a Few Lists
David HudsonJerry Schatzberg will be at New York's Film Forum this evening for a one-off screening of his 1969 debut feature, Puzzle of a Downfall Child. Following a Q&A, he'll sign copies of his new book
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"True Grit," "Tron: Legacy" and Weekend Reads
David HudsonTurned out to be quite the week for Jeff Bridges. Following Criterion's release of America Lost and Found: The BBS Story, a package that includes Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), featuring
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Tuesday Foreign Region Blu-ray Disc Report: "Make Way For Tomorrow" (Leo McCarey, 1937)
Glenn KennyGiven my oft-cantankerous and frequently, in the word of one editor, "pugilistic" rhetorical manner, it may surprise some to learn that I am married to an exceptionally tender-hearted woman
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The Forgotten: Is My Face Red
David CairnsAbove: "I am not now nor have I ever been..." Yes, they actually do that scene. Since The Forgotten is a home not only to the films that Time forgot, but to films maudit of all stripes and political
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Now on DVD: "Make Way for Tomorrow" (Leo McCarey, 1937)
Daniel KasmanAbove: Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi in Leo McCarey's Make Way for Tomorrow. Courtesy of the Criterion Collection. I've spent so much time in and on Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story that I was fairly certain
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DVDs. "Make Way for Tomorrow," Shaw and More
David Hudson"There are few American films as subtle, moving and bursting with human truth as Leo McCarey's Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), and few that have been as unjustly forgotten." So begins one of Dave Kehr