tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post1444365521111690428..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Straight ShootingEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-92104663671581794352012-06-24T11:03:45.814-04:002012-06-24T11:03:45.814-04:00Very true about the comparison between Ford and Hi...Very true about the comparison between Ford and Hitchcock, Sam. While Hitch struggled a little in his early years, making films that were very unlike his later classics, Ford started out making rougher, less mature versions of the classics he'd go on to make. <i>Straight Shooting</i> is nowhere near as complex or as great as later Ford, but it's recognizably his work and you can easily Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-66692697034764862602012-06-23T13:37:14.428-04:002012-06-23T13:37:14.428-04:00Obviously the film has enormous historical signifi...Obviously the film has enormous historical significance, but aside from that it's heartening that Ford, unlike Hitchcock, actually began his career with films that for all their flaws are not only representative of a style that would later flourish, but also of a genre that this great director put his stamp on. That's not to say that Hitch is anything less than the very first rank (he&#Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com