#The Front Page

[citizenscreen]

Lee Tracy as Hildy Johnson in the 1928 Broadway production of “The Front Page.”

#lee tracy #the front page

[lobbycards]

The Front Page, Italian Fotobusta. Italian Theatrical release 1975

#submission #The Front Page #Billy Wilder #Jack Lemmon #Walter Matthau #Lobby Cards

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getting drunk with old hollywood

Libeled Lady (1936) The Front Page (1931) The Thin Man (1934) A Letter to Three Wives (1949) Some Like It Hot (1959) Boy Meets Girl (1938) I Love You Again (1940) The Old Dark House (1932) Guest Wife (1945) Humoresque (1946)

#oldhollywoodedit #libeled lady #the front page #the thin man #a letter to three wives #some like it hot #boy meets girl #i love you again #the old dark house #guest wife #humoresque #1930s #1940s #1950s #30s #40s #50s #1936 #screwball comedy #1931 #pre-code #pre-code hollywood #comedy #romance #1949 #1934 #1959 #1938 #1940 #1932

[duinlam]

“I was jealous. I was sore because he could offer you the kind of life I can't give you.”

The Front Page.

- Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur -

His Girl Friday (1940).

Directed by Howard Hawks.

Cary Grant - Rosalind Russell

#His Girl Friday #The Front Page #cigarettebullet3498mm

[filmnoirfoundation]

ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, August 25, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss the series finale of “Better Call Saul” (we warn you when to mute if you’re not caught up), our favorite film noir wisecracks, the film adaptations of Ben Hecht’s “The Front Page” and more. We end by answering the question, “Is there a character in a film noir movie that you would like to portray?” On the cat front, Emily and Charlotte are background players, but the latter decides everyone needs to see her pretty face.  

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Note: Eddie will not be able to answer questions posted during the livestream nor ones left on our social media accounts

#film noir #ask eddie #eddie muller #anne hockens #better call saul #the front page #ben hecht

[sistergeorge]

the front page (1974)

#the front page #1974 #jack lemmon #walter matthau

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#The Front Page #Jack Lemmon #Walter Matthau #Vincent Gardenia #Susan Sarandon #Allen Garfield #David Wayne #Charles Durning #Austin Pendleton #Carol Burnett #Billy Wilder #1974

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The Front Page (1974) Billy Wilder

March 12th 2024

#the front page #1974 #billy wilder #jack lemmon #walter matthau #susan sarandon #austin pendleton #vincent gardenia #carol burnett #david wayne #jon korkes #charles durning #harold gould #allen jenkins

[disteal]

I hate gay people so much. I haven’t been able to hear an imagine dragons song on the radio or in a shop without my brain just IMMEDIATELY being flooded with ‘Okay im imagining his dragon’. People think i just rly hate imagine dragons with the way my face reacts but i don’t im literally fighting such a personal battle against saying something fruity abt mr dragons out of nowhere because the shit gay people say online is so funny

#vent #drafted in pieces over an hour after hearing radioactive on the aux #dis.txt #y’all are being so ridiculous in the comments #i saw someone say ‘you’d really go for a man with thin ankles? no thanks.’ #there’s like a dozen men who look like this on the front page of seancody #like i KNOW you femcel ass tumblrinas are not this picky

[eclecticpjf]

Now watching:

#the front page #adolphe menjou #pat o’brien #mary brian

[oscarupsets]

And it was the SAME newspaper editor!!! I kid, I kid, but still a weird coincidence!

This year's match up is between Cimarron, a Western drama, and The Front Page, a crime comedy.

The best review I could find for Cimarron described the adaptation of Edna Ferber's 1930 novel as "one of the year's best pictures." Current critics and the general audience find the opening scenes of Cimarron to be visually appealing, but the rest to be full of racist stereotypes.

I watched Cimarron early in my journey and remember it being overwhelmingly slow. The plot was thin and the film felt like it dragged on for hours. There were some pretty impressive shots of the Oklahoma land rush and landscape, but overall I did not enjoy it.

The Front Page was adapted from a stage play and directed by Lewis Milestone, who directed our previous Best Picture winner. Most current critics enjoyed The Front Page, but some found its subsequent remakes to be more impressive.

Photoplay's review is exactly as I'd describe it - fast paced and humorous. There is also plenty of neat camera work to improve the adaptation from a flat play to a multidimensional film. I love a movie under 2 hours, so this one is a solid choice.

Taking a look at the insights from the 1920s, how do these two films line up?

Cimarron meets all of the most notable characteristics of a Best Picture winner to date - having a longer run time, earning more at the box office, and winning more Oscars.

The Front Page did not earn more nominations, but it did earn nominations for Directing and Acting. It also rivals Cimarron with major accolades.

Unofficial Results: An Upset!

#oscars #oscars95 #academy awards #4th academy awards #cimarron #cimarron 1931 #the front page #the front page 1931 #film #movies #1930s #1930s film #pre code film #oscar upsets

[citizenscreen]

Lee Tracy, Osgood Perkins, and Frances Fuller in the first stage production of "The Front Page" in 1928.

#lee tracy #osgood perkins #frances fuller #the front page

[lobbycards]

The Front Page, Italian Fotobusta. Italian Theatrical release 1975

#submission #The Front Page #Billy Wilder #Walter Matthau #Lobby Cards #Lobby Card

[just-your-average-supervillain]

DP x DC: The Rivalry

It's a little-known fact among the Watchtower residents that there is a fierce rivalry going on amongst its members. On one side, the Flash, a core member of the Justice League. On the other, Daniel "Danny" Fenton, Head of Engineering for the Watchtower.

Nobody knows when the rivalry started. Some rumors say that it began when, after hearing the Flash rant about how stupid it is to believe in ghosts, Danny took the effort to reroute all of his outgoing calls to the advice line of the JLD. Others say that after Danny doubled the max speed of one of the jets, Flash took it upon himself to have a joyride in it and then submit a complaint about it being too slow... twelve separate times, each one no more than 24 hours after Danny had finished the last speed improvements.

Ever since, the two have been taking potshots at each other with pranks large and small. Danny arranged a standard maintenance check to change room authorizations... resulting in the Flash being unable to access the kitchens for a week. In return, the Flash spent an entire week replacing every single cup of coffee Danny had with the cheapest, most watered-down decaf he could find - and he swapped out the mugs for Flash-branded ones as well. Danny's modification of the Flash's suit to change colors to randomized sets of the most eye-searingly-bright, clashing colors possible for exactly one second after being exposed to the Speed Force were met with "Kick Me!" signs taped to Danny's back.

But... surely this has gone too far, right? Flash... really can't think of what he can do to top this.

He stares as every single Watchtower engineer zips between tasks using the Speed Force as if it's nothing. It's not a permanent change, thank god, he can see the packs on them that apparently give them the Speed Force, but it's still ridiculous.

You know what, no. He's just... not gonna engage with that. He turns around and leaves the engineering department.

It becomes a lot harder to avoid engagement when, over the course of the day, he has to witness each and every member of the Justice League speed around with a Speed Force pack of their own. Shouldn't Batman and Wonder Woman be above this sort of thing? Why does Superman need to be faster?!

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dc x dp #dp x dc #danny phantom #dcu #Danny adds a more subtle version of his reverse-engineered Speed Force to Bruce Wayne's suits - as in the ones he wears to interviews #now Barry has to spend a MONTH seeing theories of Bruce Wayne actually being the Flash on the front page of every newspaper he reads #he DOES eventually ask Danny for a custom version of the color-changing version of his suit to cycle through the rainbow during Pride Month

[frejs-froggy-artblog]

I am finally watching One Piece

#I see tumblr conveniently added op tags at the front page for this moment thank you very much #roronoa zoro #monkey d. luffy #nami one piece #one piece usopp

[inkskinned]

sometimes we just need someone to pay enough attention.

for the longest time i had been trying to read The Lord of The Rings. everyone had sung the praises for it, over and over. i'd seen clips of the movie and it seemed like it could be fun, but actually reading it was fucking horrible.

my parents had the omnibus - all the books squished into one big tome - and in the 4th grade i started sort of an annual tradition: i would start trying to read TLR and get frustrated after about a month and put it back down. at first i figured i was just too young for it, and that it would eventually make sense.

but every time i came back to it, i would find myself having the exact same experience: it was confusing, weird, and dry as a fucking bone. i couldn't figure it out. how had everyone else on earth read this book and enjoyed it? how had they made movies out of this thing? it was, like, barely coherent. i would see it on "classics" list and on every fantasy/sci-fi list and everyone said i should read it; but i figured that it was like my opinion of great expectations - just because it's a classic doesn't mean i'm going to like experiencing it.

at 20, i began the process of forcing myself through it. if i had to treat the experience like a self-inflicted textbook, i would - but i was going to read it.

my mom came across me taking notes at our kitchen table. i was on the last few pages of the first book in the omnibus, and i was dreading moving on to the next. she smiled down at me. only you would take notes on creative writing. then she sat down and her brow wrinkled. wait. why are you taking notes on this?

i said the thing i always said - it's boring, and i forget what's happening in it because it's so weird, and dense. and strange.

she nodded a little, and started to stand up. and then sat back down and said - wait, will you show me the book?

i was happy to hand it over, annoyed with the fact i'd barely made a dent in the monster of a thing. she pulled it to herself, pushing her glasses up so she could read the tiny writing. for a moment, she was silent, and then she let out a cackle. she wouldn't stop laughing. oh my god. i cannot wait to tell your father.

i was immediately defensive. okay, maybe i'm stupid but i've been trying to read this since the 4th grade and -

she shook her head. raquel, this is the Silmarillion. you've been reading the Silmarillion, not the lord of the rings.

anyway, it turns out that the hobbit and lord of the rings series are all super good and i understand why they're recommended reading. but good lord (of the rings), i wish somebody had just asked - wait. this kind of thing is right up your alley. you love fantasy. it sounds like something might be wrong. why do you think it's so boring?

#thanks for reminding me this happened #writeblr #warm up #i don't think this story translates well to the page #IRONIC!!!! :) #but yeah man i read the Silmarillion before i read the hobbit #the omnibus didn't explain what it was and i figured - you start at the beginning and then you read from the beginning #that's how books work #how was i supposed to know #EDIT IN THE TAGS: hi i think i worded this in a confusing way #the omnibus had ALL the stories in it - the silm #the hobbit #and all of LOTR #they just put the silm in the front so i thought logically it was the first book #that's how an omnibus usually works after all - the first book in the series is the first book in the tome #to be fair i GUESS the silm takes place “before” the hobbit????