Jack Benny

To Be or Not to Be (1942) and the Importance of Satire

Jan 21, 2017 Jill Blake 0

Whenever I’m feeling really low, I reach for the Lubitsch. I suspect I’m not the only one who does this. From personal favorites such as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design For Living (1933) and The […]

The Recipe for a Perfect Film: Ernst Lubitsch’s TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Oct 25, 2013 Jill Blake 3

Throughout the studio era of Hollywood, classic films were generally limited by the tight constraints of the Production Code. Married couples couldn’t share a bed, kisses were light pecks interspersed with completely unrelated, unsexy conversation, […]