Every time I watch Casablanca–and I think it’s been a while since the last time, over ten years ago, when I saw it at Radio City–I marvel at the pacing. The film runs an hour and forty minutes and it doesn’t even seem like any time has passed until Bergman is in Bogart’s apartment. I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Humphrey Bogart'
Casablanca (1942, Michael Curtiz)
October 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tagged: Claude Rains· Howard Koch· Humphrey Bogart· Ingrid Bergman· Joan Alison· Julius J. Epstein· Michael Curtiz· Murray Burnett· Paul Henreid· Peter Lorre· Philip G. Epstein· Sydney Greenstreet· Warner Bros.· ★★★★
Chain Lightning (1950, Stuart Heisler)
November 22nd, 2006 · No Comments
Both critically and popularly, Chain Lightning gets classified as one of Bogart’s lesser, late 1940s films. While the film certainly is a star vehicle for Bogart, it’s only “lesser” if one compares it to Bogart’s stellar films (basically, the ones everyone remembers). On its own, Chain Lightning is far from perfect, but it’s a fine […]
Tagged: Eleanor Parker· Humphrey Bogart· Lester Cole· Liam O'Brien· Raymond Massey· Stuart Heisler· Vincent B. Evans· Warner Bros.· ★★½
The African Queen (1951, John Huston)
September 28th, 2005 · 1 Comment
As I started The African Queen, I wondered what the hell John Huston ever did to earn him such a good rep. Maybe it was The African Queen.
Besides the amazing cinematography, the film’s laid out beautifully. Get Bogart and Hepburn in a boat together, in WWI Africa, and see what happens. The film starts looking […]
Tagged: C.S. Forester· Humphrey Bogart· James Agee· John Huston· Katharine Hepburn· United Artists· ★★★★
