Monthly Archives: July 2007
I was hasty…and I’m a sucker for Little Women
After a lot of thinking, er no, feeling, I’ve decided to take back what I said in class about Little Women. I love it. It’s timeless and warm, comforting like an old country song. Upon finishing the book, I realized … Continue reading
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I was hasty…and I’m a sucker for Little Women
After a lot of thinking, er no, feeling, I’ve decided to take back what I said in class about Little Women. I love it. It’s timeless and warm, comforting like an old country song. Upon finishing the book, I realized … Continue reading
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Adapting Books to Film
As we all know many movies are made from books, but what makes film adaptations of books a success? For me it is important that the film portray the feeling of the book, and to a great degree it does … Continue reading
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There’s nothing more foolish than a man chasing his hat
The protagonist of Miller’s Crossing, Tom, harkons back to Hammet’s Ned Beaumont, the cynical idealist that keeps his friends close and his enemies closer. It would appear that just as much as his gambling habits, Tom’s hat is an equally … Continue reading
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There’s nothing more foolish than a man chasing his hat
The protagonist of Miller’s Crossing, Tom, harkons back to Hammet’s Ned Beaumont, the cynical idealist that keeps his friends close and his enemies closer. It would appear that just as much as his gambling habits, Tom’s hat is an equally … Continue reading
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Little Women, Part II
I like to look these movies up on IMDB after I view them, so of course I did for this one. It perplexed me that Beth was made younger than Amy, and my original theory was that they wanted a … Continue reading
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The Brilliance of George Cukor
Permit me a moment of film geekdom, in which I ramble on (probably at length) about how incredibly awesome I think George Cukor is. Together, he and Howard Hawks directed most of my favorite Golden Age movies. There is, I … Continue reading
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Literary Lessons
As I stated in class yesterday, I love the book Little Women. The first Louisa May Alcott book(s) I read was actually Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom. I still have the falling apart copies my mother gave me as … Continue reading
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Little Women
I just finished watching the 1933 version of “Little Women,” and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the film did an excellent job portraying each of the central characters accurately; especially Katharine Hepburn as Jo. The only … Continue reading
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“I could tell you stories that’d curl your hair, but it looks like you’ve already heard em.”
This post is a bit random, but after watching Miller’s Crossing I decided to rent another Coen brothers film. I chose Barton Fink—and wow. What a film. I wanted to talk about it for a bit, even though it’s not … Continue reading
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