The great comedic screenwriter and eventual director, Preston Sturges, created some of the funniest and socially conscious films of the 1940's. Whether or not Sturges' films were deliberately aware and intending to address such issues as the Depression, poverty, and class politics is debatable, but what is not debatable is th... More..
Sometimes the fun and magic of cinema is comparing andcontrasting two seemingly unrelated films. 2005's Broken Flowers by JimJarmusch and The King of Comedy from 1983 are the subjects. The formerstars Bill Murray as an aging playboy who receives a mysterious letterproclaiming that he has a son by way of one of his ex-lovers. ... More..
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