tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post1698968615394130345..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: A Song Is BornEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-853823553865601162010-04-21T16:01:03.255-04:002010-04-21T16:01:03.255-04:00The only problem with "A SONG IS BORN" i...The only problem with "A SONG IS BORN" is that it is a remake that doesn't really improve on the original. It was okay. Then again, "BALL OF FIRE" wasn't perfect either.The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-46889082130202860842010-03-13T14:37:54.564-05:002010-03-13T14:37:54.564-05:00David, totally agreed. It's a paycheck alright...David, totally agreed. It's a paycheck alright, not entirely devoid of incidental pleasures, but certainly not a typical Hawks.<br /><br />Drew, I wouldn't recommend this one to anyone but Hawks completists (and people who really love the era's jazz, I suppose), but I'd certainly say that a close look at most of Hawks' filmography is VERY rewarding. He had so many masterpiecesEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-39723070040007606442010-03-12T18:29:37.520-05:002010-03-12T18:29:37.520-05:00Great acting, great cinematography. i like Hawk...Great acting, great cinematography. i like Hawk's films.dellahttp://www.filminginturkey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-13995782350940718132010-03-12T14:40:13.543-05:002010-03-12T14:40:13.543-05:00I can sadly count on one hand the number of Hawks ...I can sadly count on one hand the number of Hawks features that I've seen, and while you fall short of recommending this particular one, it's a fantastic piece of criticism and a reminder that this is a director I need to devote more time and attention to. Thanks Ed.Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-71308388095629768092010-03-12T11:10:45.901-05:002010-03-12T11:10:45.901-05:00A Song is Born is the only film about which Hawks ...<i>A Song is Born</i> is the only film about which Hawks and Bogdanovich have absolutely NOYTHING to say in the Museum of Modern Art Hawks monograph. <br /><br />It's been a "structuring absence" of Hawks' entire career. Very much a paycheck. Directing Danny Kaye must have bee Living Hell fo hawks.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-17984765470439280712010-03-12T11:04:20.981-05:002010-03-12T11:04:20.981-05:00Yea, it says something when even I don't reall...Yea, it says something when even I don't really care for a Hawks film! It's definitely one rare case when Hawks gave up on creative integrity in favor of a big payday — I can't blame the guy, and he still at least captured some enjoyable moments with some jazz greats, but it's certainly one of his weakest, least characteristic works. <br /><br />I know we agree about <i>Land of Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-14846213119544114502010-03-12T09:31:17.212-05:002010-03-12T09:31:17.212-05:00"So in one sense, the only real problem with ..."So in one sense, the only real problem with A Song Is Born is coming second. If it weren't for the familiarity of it all — and a majority of the film is outright stolen, line for line and sometimes shot for shot, from the earlier film — A Song Is Born might be a slight but enjoyable musical comedy."<br /><br />I think this is the major problem here, as this musical comedy is mildlySam Julianonoreply@blogger.com