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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: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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05-14-2005, 11:08 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: Pulse (2006,Jim Sonzero) 2/5, In the Realm of the Senses (1976,Nagisa Oshima) 4/5, Sing a Song of Sex (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 2/5, The Passionate Friends (1949,David Lean) 3/5, Band of Ninja (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 1/5, Saw V (2008,David Hackl) 3/5, Quantum of Solace (2008,Marc Forster) 2/5, Role Models (2008,David Wain) 3/5, Dorm (2006,Songyos Sugmakanan) 3/5, Candy (2006,Neil Armfield) 3/5, Shutter (2004,Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom) 1/5, Skinwalkers (2006,Jim Isaac) 2/5, Out of Season (1998,Jeanette L. Buck) 2/5, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983,Nagisa Oshima) 5/5, The Catch (1961,Nagisa Oshima) 3/5
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05-14-2005, 12:10 PM
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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, 12:45 PM
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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
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 314 Last Watched: An Autumn Afternoon
Last 10 Films Watched:
Mon Oncle Antoine - B / Late Autumn - A-
Paranoid Park - B / An Autumn Afternoon - A
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B / Run, Fatboy, Run - B
Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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05-15-2005, 01:41 AM
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