Flashback MMM: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

This weekend Showtime debuts “Becoming Cary Grant,” a documentary about the great actor’s life and career. Watch the trailer and you’ll see that it’s about identity, with the grown man working hard to keep up the image of someone that didn’t quite match who he felt he really was but felt pressure to maintain. That’s … Continue reading Flashback MMM: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Flashback MMM: His Girl Friday

If you’re not familiar with His Girl Friday, you need to correct that immediately. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, the movie is a wonderful example of the kind of comedic filmmaking that was relatively commonplace in the first half of the 20th century. The story follows Hildy Johnson (Russell), … Continue reading Flashback MMM: His Girl Friday