Tag: james stewart

Behind The Scenes: John Ford & James Stewart On The Set Of TWO RODE TOGETHER

Director John Ford revisited the same territory as his 1956 film, The Searchers for Two Rode Together. This 1961 western sees James Stewart and Richard Widmark go in search of Comanche captives, but it’s their chemistry that really makes this [...]

July 14, 2024

Notebook Reviews: IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD

W. S. Van Dyke – 1939 It’s A Wonderful World is an enjoyable enough (and very short) screwball chase comedy with Claudette Colbert and James Stewart. Despite it’s pedigree – written by Ben Hecht and Herman J. Mankiewicz and [...]

June 30, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Frank Capra & James Stewart On The Set Of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life is a film which delivers on all levels. Originally overlooked on its original release, the film only became popular due to a clerical error that led to the film falling into the public domain – meaning [...]

December 5, 2021

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Wayne, Clint Eastwood & Don Siegel On The Set Of THE SHOOTIST

Directed by Don Siegel, The Shootist would become the legendary John Wayne‘s final film. The 1976 release sees Wayne play J.B. Books, an ageing gunfighter who is dying of cancer. Wayne would pass away from stomach cancer in June 1979, just [...]

October 17, 2021

Behind The Scenes: James Stewart, John Ford & John Wayne On The Set Of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

There are westerns and then there are John Ford westerns. The master of the genre, Ford’s films may have been set in the past, but they created a fictional Americana which stills echoes through the country’s culture today. [...]

September 1, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

George Cukor – 1940 The Philadelphia Story is fantastic! Cary Grant is on fire here – in one of his best and most charismatic screen roles. Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart aren’t far behind him in this excellent screwball [...]

May 30, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Part comedy, drama and fantasy film, Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life delivers on all levels, and its two hour running time manages to cram in a few important decades of US history. Originally overlooked on its original release, the film [...]

December 14, 2020

Review: Frank Capra’s Christmas Classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Starring James Stewart

It’s A Wonderful Life is an all time cinematic classic, and there is very little that I can say about Frank Capra‘s 1946 film that hasn’t already been said. I’ll give it a go anyway… James Stewart gives a mesmerising [...]

November 5, 2020

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: HARD TIMES, LITTLE DEAD ROTTING HOOD, XX, TWO RODE TOGETHER & MY LITTLE SISTER

A selection of new blu-ray and DVD releases. This time around: Charles Bronson and James Coburn fall on Hard Times; Little Dead Rotting Hood isn’t afraid of the big bad wolf; XX offers up four different types of horror, James Stewart and [...]

May 14, 2017