Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.


November 2007 activity

Total Log Entries: 25

Total Comments: 6


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Hail The Conquering Hero / USA / 1944

Working my way gradually through the Sturges box set, this is perhaps a little broader than previous efforts, but still a cut above. It’s the closest a cynical wit like Sturges could ever get to patriotism, as a disillusioned factory worker returns home claiming to be a war hero, and the town wants to elect him mayor. The gags are daft, the dialogue crackles, the human interest is strong and the narrative pointed and direct. You really can’t argue with this kind of quality.

by Tom Huddleston | Source: DVD
27 Nov 2007 11:29 AM | Submit Comment


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