Ambition’s Dark Shadow: Ida Lupino’s Ruthless Rise in “The Hard Way”
Set in the gritty landscape of a Pennsylvania coal town, The
Hard Way (1943), directed by Vincent Sherman, follows Helen Chernen (Ida
Lupino), a woman driven by a fierce, uncompromising desire to escape read more
Screening of “The Hard Way” at the Daystar Center January 17
Classic Movie Man Favorites Series: The Hard Way (1943)
Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street
When: January 17, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Stephen Reginald
Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) wants out of Green Hill, th read more
The Hard Way Directed by Vincent Sherman Written by Daniel Fuchs and Peter Viertel 1943/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Warner Archive DVD Paul Collins: [Sarcastically] Every other Thursday, Baby. This cliche-ridden picture about a woman who claws her sister’s way to the top features a steely read more
vt Hard Attraction Germany, US / 104 minutes / color / Vif, P’Artisan, Time, Open City, Vine, Kino Dir: Peter Sehr Pr: Wolfram Tichy Scr: Peter Sehr, Marie Noëlle Story: Yi Ban Shi Huo Yan, Yi Ban Shi Hai Shui (n.d.) by Wang Shuo Cine: Guy Dufaux Cast: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, read more
On the head stone of Bette Davis, located in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery, the phrase “She did it hard way” is etched in a girly, italic script. And that sums it up, for the woman born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, the power house actress known as Bette Davis, and most (if not all) read more
