Comedy

Jan 12 min read

Big-Screen Screwball Queen

Screwball comedies ignited movie screens in the depths of the Depression – and the star who lit the match was Carole Lombard. Beginning...

Nov 1, 20232 min read

Some Don't Like "Some Like It Hot..."

...and by “some,” I mean “me.” I know, I know. I should be crazy about any film that tops most critics’ lists of classic comedies. Trust...

Aug 15, 20233 min read

Films of 1948: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Let me admit upfront that this Cary Grant comedy isn’t Philadelphia Story-great, nor did it launch a Thin Man-like franchise for Grant...

Jul 1, 20233 min read

Films of 1943: The More the Merrier

In 1942, Jean Arthur’s career stalled out. She refused the roles her studio offered, which put her on the guano list with her boss,...

Jul 29, 20202 min read

Buster Keaton: King of Comedy

If Mount Rushmore honored comedians instead of presidents, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd would be carved in granite as...