FILM
Preston Sturges, 1941, 90’
Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou? - a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering.
FILM
Preston Sturges, 1941, 94’
“Once long ago, as a teenage cinephile, I found myself sitting in front of Sturges’ The Lady Eve (1941). I had been told it was a masterpiece but, as is the case with every cinephile, I needed to be personally convinced of its greatness – so I waited for the epiphany to arrive.
FILM
Preston Sturges, 1940, 82’
“WHATTA GUY! He loved a fight or a frolic... and he usually found one!”
Skeeters: If it wasn’t for graft, you’d get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish.