Director Howard Hawks‘ contemporaries defined him as a “man’s man,” both in his attitude, demeanor and the ethos his characters displayed over his six decade long career span. Much of his tough guy attitude was […]
Juzo Itami’s Tampopo is perhaps sadly destined to be forever overshadowed by its own reputation as the greatest food porn movie ever made. It’s tragic because behind all the luscious close-ups of scrumptious food is […]
He, the long-faced tough guy with the weary eyes. She, the sultry stunner with a voice and look that could crumble city walls. When they first met, he’d crawled his way up from theatre and […]
A fictionalized telling of a real historical event, Howard Hawks’ Air Force (1943) follows an unarmed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress named the Mary-Ann that unknowingly enters the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. […]
B Roll is a weekly column that digs into the deeper cuts and lesser-known films from legendary directors–the good, the bad, and the awesome. This week, Our Nathanael Hood uncovers chemistry in the clouds with […]
Thirty-one years before Rio Bravo, 20 before Red River, 12 before His Girl Friday, and 10 before Bringing Up Baby, Howard Hawks was just another director trying to make a name for himself in Hollywood. His earlier films […]
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