1996 is the centenary of the birth of Howard Hawks, one of the great directors of American cinema. This anthology collects together writings from around the world on the director of such films as "Bringing up Baby", "The Big Sleep", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", and "Rio Bravo".
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It's hard to overrate Howard Hawks, the extraordinary film director whose credits include the classics Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo. Hawks directed Cary Grant in most of his best comedies, and John Wayne in many of his best Westerns. He was instrumental in furthering the careers of Angie Dickinson, James Caan, Jane Russell, and Marilyn Monroe. Fortunately, the critical writing on Hawks is excellent and this book collects the best of it. With essays by Graham Greene, James Agee, Andre Bazin, Jaques Rivette, Robin Wood, Andrew Sarris, Molly Haskell, Hawks's screenwriter Leigh Brackett, Stanley Cavell, and Laura Mulvey, this will surely be the single most important book on Hawks for many years to come.
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"An excellent collection of essays, reviews and interviews." -- The Observer
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Red River, Howard Hawks, Rio Bravo, New York, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Only Angels Have Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Cary Grant, Monkey Business, John Wayne, The Big Sleep, Anita Loos, Male War Bride, Robin Wood, Air Force, Lauren Bacall, Leigh Brackett, Marilyn Monroe, The Big Sky, Cahiers du Cinéma, Every Port, Ben Hecht, High Noon, Jules Furthman, Warner Bros New!
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There is nothing suspect about the unanimity of this film's success. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
combat films, war bride, underground films, prefer blondes, adventure films Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red River, Howard Hawks, Rio Bravo, New York, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Only Angels Have Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Cary Grant, Monkey Business, John Wayne, The Big Sleep, Anita Loos, Male War Bride, Robin Wood, Air Force, Lauren Bacall, Leigh Brackett, Marilyn Monroe, The Big Sky, Cahiers du Cinéma, Every Port, Ben Hecht, High Noon, Jules Furthman, Warner Bros New!
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- Howard Hawks (Film Focus) by Joseph McBride on 11 pages
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Penguin Readers, Level 2) by Kathy Burke on 10 pages
- Hawks on Hawks by Joseph McBride on 8 pages
- The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler on 7 pages
- The Red River by D.M. Thomas on 5 pages
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- Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture by Kendall R. Phillips in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Hollywood's West: The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History by Peter C. Rollins on page 125, and page 336
- Flaming Classics: Queering the Film Canon by Alexander Doty on page 130
- From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western (New Approaches to Film Genre) by Patrick McGee in Back Matter
- Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir by Gene D. Phillips in Back Matter
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