“Oh, we’re going to talk about me now, are we? Goody.” — Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story A fierce and… Read more »
Celebrating Kate the Great
Tag: screwball comedy
Rosalind Russell’s Remarkable Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940) is definitely one of the most iconic classic films today. The lightning-fast dialogue; the searing political commentary; the colorful characters and the excellent cast that brings them to life… This film is probably one of the most well-known old movies out there, in part because of its fall into the public domain,… Read more »
Myrna Loy: More Than Just “The Perfect Wife”
If you were to ask the average person to name an actress from old Hollywood, you’re likely to hear the same handful of names: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, maybe even Ginger Rogers. If you’re a classic film fan, you know that while these ladies are incredible representations of… Read more »
A Skirmish of Wit: Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing and Modern Screwball Comedy
There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signor Benedick and her. They never meet but there’s a skirmish of wit between them.” Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing. Act 1. Scene 1 “Your ego is absolutely colossal” “Yeah, yeah, not bad, hows yours?” Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in It Happened One Night