There are a handful of “Sturges moments” in The Great Moment. I suppose I’d define those moments as the ones where the predictable or familiar filmic device transcends artifice (even if it’s as artificial as the text a character is reading appearing on the screen for the viewer to read as well) and becomes… ideal. […]
Entries Tagged as 'William Demarest'
The Great Moment (1944, Preston Sturges)
December 19th, 2007 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloHail the Conquering Hero (1944, Preston Sturges)
October 26th, 2005 No Comments
Well.
I’m trying to think about how to talk about Hail the Conquering Hero. It shouldn’t so difficult. The film is great, better than I remembered it, but it’s never easy to talk about great films. I mean, how many words can you pull out of your ass for something you love? You want to share […]
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953, John Sturges)
September 29th, 2005 No Comments
The Western is probably the greatest American contribution to cinema (don’t mention Leone, because Fort Bravo and the like have heart, something Leone was never interested in). Escape from Fort Bravo is an excellent example of the American Western. It’s not just conflict with the untamed West, but also the internal struggle of the Civil […]
