tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post3259983413876658670..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Ball of FireEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-60238407264757974512011-04-01T10:35:26.631-04:002011-04-01T10:35:26.631-04:00Great comment, nem baj. I love the way you look at...Great comment, nem baj. I love the way you look at this film through the lens of Hawks' common narrative and thematic structures. I've often seen this referred to as a less Hawksian film than some of his others, but I very much agree with you that many of the director's trademark concerns and visual ideas are in evidence here.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-61154547036618054612011-03-30T08:01:00.966-04:002011-03-30T08:01:00.966-04:00Thanks for the remarkable points about the cinemat...Thanks for the remarkable points about the cinematography and Barbara Stanwyck ! And now, just my two smackaroos (I mean, my two bangers, fishes, rugs...)<br /><br />'Ball of fire' is an example of the classic Hawks parallelogram, a gender structure which involves a woman, a man who has to prove his masculinity, a masculinity poster (enemy of the former), and a 'sexless' ally of nem bajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-74271950397766509952008-11-23T10:21:00.000-05:002008-11-23T10:21:00.000-05:00Stanwyck positively glows in this film at times. Y...Stanwyck positively glows in this film at times. You're right Ed about the nightclub scene - she doesn't quite pull off the big band fronting singer - but otherwise she's top form all the way. And you can tell she just relishes that dialogue.<BR/><BR/>Terrific film all the way around.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82626961382720840632008-11-21T07:25:00.000-05:002008-11-21T07:25:00.000-05:00Ed: Great stuff, as usual. I haven't seen this, bu...Ed: Great stuff, as usual. I haven't seen this, but I loved the description of how Cooper's standard stoicism provides a new translation given the context. Well done.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.com