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In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

Howard Hawks always had a knack for creating worlds and subsequently building camaraderie between his characters simply by stringing scenes together one after the other. Only Angels Have Wings sets up a premise — revolving around a South American outpost — then settles in on two flyers. read more

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

The Children's Film Foundation made a number of good little mysteries in the 1960s, one of which was Wings of Mystery, released in 1963. This British film tells the story of a brother and sister ( Hennie Scott and a young Judy Geeson ) who try to help their brother Ted ( Richard Carpenter ) whe read more

The first forty-five minutes of Only Angels Have Wings is mostly continual present action. Jean Arthur arrives in a South American port town, looking around–followed by two possible ne’er-do-wells (Allyn Joslyn and Noah Beery Jr.)–and the film tracks her experience. Great direction from Hawks, read more

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

May 15 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the wi read more

Film Class Wednesday pushes through the works of 1939 with the high-flying adventure, Only Angels Have Wings.  This is the second Hawks film I’ve watched in a classroom setting, the first being Hawks’ The Thing.  Howard Hawks was a master of any genre he came across and even though Only read more

Only Angels Have Wings Directed by Howard Hawks Written by Jules Furthman 1939/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #131 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   This is another 1939 example of the Hollywood studio system at its height. Piano player Bonnie Lee read more

The Lion Has Wings Directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst and Michael Powell Written by Adrian Brunel, Ian Dalrymple, and E.V.H. Emmett 1939/UK London Film Productions First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus   It’s not always great filmmaking but I have a special place in my heart fo read more

Starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur with a cast including Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, and Noah Beery Jr., with director Howard Hawks, the film follows pilots who fly mail throughout South America. Grant is the head of the dangerous operation and it becomes apparent to Arthur that he is callous, read more

Starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur with a cast including Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth, and Noah Beery Jr., with director Howard Hawks, the film follows pilots who fly mail throughout South America. Grant is the head of the dangerous operation and it becomes apparent to Arthur that he is callous, read more

Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) is a German film by Wim Wenders.  In Berlin, angels watch over the city and its people.  They can hear the people’s thoughts, which gives us many scenes listening in on individuals’ silent worries.  They seem to be able to comfort, but not intervene. read more

As with the majority of Veronica Lake‘s work, I Wanted Wings has not received any DVD release.  Thankfully, the fantastic Barbara of Reel Old Films offered to send me a complimentary DVD and this was the one I picked.  I’m actually sad I picked this one, because it’s not the best read more

This is my contribution to the Eternity of a Dream’s Speechless Blogathon. My piece (as you can probably tell) is on the classic silent epic and first Academy Award winner, ‘Wings’ (1927). PLOTLINE: As it is a 2 hour long marathon it is difficult condense the plot down, but I read more

This is my contribution to the Eternity of a Dream’s Speechless Blogathon. My piece (as you can probably tell) is on the classic silent epic and first Academy Award winner, ‘Wings’ (1927). PLOTLINE: As it is a 2 hour long marathon it is difficult condense the plot down, but I read more

For more than 80 years, WINGS was considered the only silent film to have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. It now shares that distinction with THE ARTIST, a fact which irks many fans of silent cinema who don’t consider Michel Hazanavicius’ 2011 release to be truly silent. But what read more

I’m going to take a break from posting about Wellman after this one and turn to other directors for a while… but first just wanted to say something about his movie focusing on aviation pioneers, Men with Wings, which stars Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland and Louise Campbell.  Sadly this is read more