Mick LaSalle on movies and F-bombs Oct 5, 2009
Dear Mr. LaSalle: I think the remake of "His Girl Friday," "Switching Channels," is way better than the original for three reasons. 1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
GARY WALKER: Nothing like an afternoon at the movies Sep 22, 2009
For good examples of old-time crisp dialogue, check out "His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russsell, or the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "North by Northwest.". My faultfinding with today's cinema notwithstanding, I still love going to the movies. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Devilishly Funny Aug 27, 2009
Drawing inspiration from such screwball comedies as "His Girl Friday" and '50s sci-fi B-movies (Ed Wood looms large), author Buddy Thomas and director Kenneth Elliott turn their cut-rate budget into an asset, and provide a great vehicle for its shameless cast. When aliens are sighted in Lizard Lick, Fla. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Shrew vs. shrewd Jul 30, 2009
Women in movies are so uptight. Maybe they're just jealous of their TV sisters. (FOX59, IN)
Review: 'The Ugly Truth' Jul 25, 2009
Watch what Gina McKee does in "In the Loop." The spirit of Rosalind Russell in "His Girl Friday" lives. This has not been an inspiring time for the battle of the sexes. (FOX59, IN)
'Killer Hair' teases out a new sleuth in Lacey Smithsonian Jun 19, 2009
Byerrum, who until recently was a reporter covering government in Washington, drew inspiration for Lacey from newswomen Brenda Starr and Rosalind Russell's Hildy Johnson from His Girl Friday: "That kind of fabulous, get-out-there woman who's strong and fun and attractive as well.". Lawson was impressed by the book-to-script translation, which shows a multifaceted Lacey, all the better to deal with the various people in her life and the alternating moods in the movie. (USA Today -- Life)
Sergeant York Movie (1941) May 25, 2009
Howard Hawks (The Dawn Patrol, His Girl Friday, Red River) directed. Max Steiner created the original music score, with Sol Polito as cinematographer. (Suite101.com)
Review: 'State of Play' may be last of its kind Apr 18, 2009
Try to imagine "His Girl Friday," "Ace in the Hole" or "All the President's Men" with Perez Hilton (or his avatar) in the lead. Sobering, isn't it. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'State of Play' - inside a Washington thriller Apr 12, 2009
Also "His Girl Friday." I once made a documentary about [the film's director] Howard Hawks, and watched it 10 times ... Q. One of the things about "His Girl Friday" is that it casts a woman in what had been a male role. (Boston Globe)
Stop The Presses! Mar 30, 2009
It was the newspaper that became as powerful a force as any it covered, the kind of power Charles Foster Kane delighted in wielding in "Citizen Kane." It was the newspaper that brought news of crime and corruption to its readers, with an energy - and occasional manic recklessness - captured in the classic "His Girl Friday.". And it was the newspaper whose proudest moments came when it held the powerful to account - even bringing down "All The President's Men.". (CBS News)
Roberts return Mar 21, 2009
" "We laugh at the same things" adds Roberts. Duplicity takes a satirical pop at the huge amounts of money and time thrown at trivial causes, which means Owen continues his run of films in tune with the zeitgeist - following the release of his banking thriller The International in February. Yet despite the contemporary theme, Duplicity is shot with a classic 1960s look, from the use of split-screen devices to the impeccably tailored costumes. There are also echoes of Hollywood's classic... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Life Begins At Forty Mar 20, 2009
Russell was a contemporary movie star to Crawford and Davis, but although she enjoyed much success in films such as The Women (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), My Sister Eileen (1942), and Sister Kenny (1946), she has become perhaps most associated with the roles she played after the age of 40. Although the acting career of Rosalind Russell remained predominately steady, she has become most linked to the part of Mame in the 1958 film Auntie Mame. (Suite101.com)
Witty to ditzy: Mar 7, 2009
When Rosalind Russell strides across the screen in the first scenes of His Girl Friday - arguably the greatest romantic comedy of all time - she is intent on a safe, boring life as the wife of an insurance salesman ... So in His Girl Friday, Russell and Grant trade witticisms at terrifying speed, as do Katharine Hepburn and Grant in The Philadelphia Story. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Waiting for Whedon Feb 13, 2009
TV's Tarantino returns, this time with his Girl Friday. ANDREW RYAN. (Globe and Mail)
The reel thing Feb 8, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Love, to quote Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge, is like oxygen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
