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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #23 - The Films of PRESTON STURGES
THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #23 - The Films of PRESTON STURGES
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
PRESTON STURGES
The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
The Great Moment (1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Christmas in July (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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05-14-2005, 09:14 AM
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The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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05-14-2005, 10:08 AM
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The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)  (Own the DVD)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
The Great Moment (1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Sullivan's Travels (1941) (Own the DVD)
The Lady Eve (1941) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
Christmas in July (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Seen 6
Own 3
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Effi Briest (1974,Rainer Werner Fassbinder) 2/5, The Water Horse (2007,Jay Russell) 3/5, The Innocent (1976,Luchino Visconti) 4/5, Wild Hogs (2007,Walt Becker) 1/5, The Devil-Doll (1936,Tod Browning) 3/5, Woman in the Dunes (1964,Hiroshi Teshigahara) 5/5, Love in the Time of Cholera (2007,Mike Newell) 2/5, Across the Universe (2007,Julie Taymor) 3/5, The Last Wave (1977,Peter Weir) 4/5, 3 Women (1977,Robert Altman) 4/5, The Terror of the Tongs (1961,Anthony Bushell) 3/5, The Stranglers of Bombay (1960,Terence Fisher) 3/5, The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964,Don Sharp) 3/5, The Pirates of Blood River (1962,John Gilling) 3/5, Rogue (2007,Greg Mclean) 3/5
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05-14-2005, 11:10 AM
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PRESTON STURGES
Seen: 8
Like: 5
Own: 2
Rank order:
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Christmas in July (1940)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
The Lady Eve (1941)
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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05-14-2005, 11:45 AM
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Love "The Genius". My favorite comedy writer too and great casts. William Demarest is consistently hysterical.
*1. Sullivan's Travels - A (all-time top 10)
*2. The Lady Eve - A (seen on film, awesome to see Sturges magic still work so well on a fresh crowd. Probably my favorite romantic comedy, Stanwyck is luminous and incredibly sexy, plus it has cards/gambling, always a plus with me.)
*3. Hail The Conquering Hero - A (Terrific celebration of the soldier and hilarious skewering of politicians)
*4. Christmas In July - A (very light, but a perfect comedic house of cards that just builds and builds and builds)
*5. The Palm Beach Story - A- (Everything until they meet the rich guy is comic gold, but after they're off the train and in the mansion, I think this one loses steam and drops off)
*6. The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek - B+ (Fantastic for just about anyone else, but I didn't find this one nearly as funny/good as I thought I would. Liked it more the 2nd time though)
*7. The Great McGinty - B+ (Wasn't nearly as funny the 2nd time and Hail is more politically astute. He's still finding his way here and his leads aren't as good as what he would work with later. His stock company is terrific right off the bat though. Especially Demarest, who as I've always said, is the key actor to Sturges' genius run.)
*8. The Great Moment - B+ (Different and the same. Undeserved of criticism's though, this is a solid biopic, but Sturges manages to infuse it with some comedy as well. A bio-comedy? Hey, it works, and is actually moving as well by the ending. Joel McCrea is very good here as is Demarest as always)
9. Unfaithfully Yours - B (No Demarest and not enough contribution from the supporting cast.)
Own - 8
Want to see: Everything
I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. - George Bailey
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 313 Last Watched: Time of the Gypsies
Last 10 Films Watched:
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - C+ / Brand Upon the Brain! - B+
Stage Fright - B / Rope - B+
Lifeboat - B / The Dark Knight - B+
Suspicion - B / The Deal - B
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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