By Christine Bamberger Winchester ’73 – 1953 – dir. Anthony Mann It has been said that this film has every western cliché in the repertoire: dance hall floozy who’s a good girl at heart, trusty sidekick, shooting contest with incredible … Continue reading
Written by Christine Bamberger The Man From Laramie – 1955 – dir. Anthony Mann Prominent among the James Stewart films most often shown on television in the 1960s and ’70s were the five westerns that he made with director Anthony … Continue reading
By Christine and Robert Bamberger The Thin Man – 1934 – dir. W.S. Van Dyke Most people get a terrific kick out of the interplay between William Powell and Myrna Loy in the Thin Man movies, especially in the original, … Continue reading
By Chris Bamberger TOP HAT (1935) dir. Mark Sandrich In 2007 National Public Radio played an excerpt of Fred Astaire singing “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” and asked listeners to describe in a single phrase the quality of his … Continue reading
By Christine Bamberger My Man Godfrey NOTE: If you’ve not seen this evening’s movie before, you may wish to enjoy our program note after viewing My Man Godfrey. Does My Man Godfrey have a happy ending? Somehow I have trouble … Continue reading