his girl friday

Notebook Reviews: HIS GIRL FRIDAY

Howard Hawks – 1940 One of the all-time great movies, Howard Hawk’s His Girl Friday is a fast and furious screwball comedy starring (a never better) Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Based on the 1928 play The Front Page by Ben Hecht and [...]

January 6, 2021

The Mighty Cary Grant

The mighty Cary Grant is the gold standard to which all other movie stars are measured. Classy, sophisticated and endlessly cool, Grant’s screen presence is unrivalled. Equally at home in comedy and drama, his work appears to be effortless. Grant [...]

April 11, 2020

DVD Review: DOCTOR WHO Star Karen Gillan In NOT ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING

Romantic comedies have a bad reputation – but we forget that wasn’t always the case – the genre includes classic such as His Girl Friday, Annie Hall and When Harry Met Sally (to name a few). These are all films that have achieved a great [...]

February 8, 2014

Review: Russell Crowe And Ben Affleck Get Political In STATE OF PLAY

State of Play is a classy piece of Hollywood filmmaking that delivers an entertaining two hours in the cinema and features enjoyable star performances from Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. The film which is based on the British BBC [...]

April 10, 2012