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A very good PAL DVD of Frank Borzage's The River , or as much of it as exists, has been released by Edition Filmmuseum. My article on the film is up at the Auteurs' Notebook . In the article, I allude to the 1916 two-reeler The Pilgrim , which is one of three early Borzage shorts included as extras on the DVD. I've seen only a handful of Borzage's 1910's films (and I presume that most are lost): until...
Turner Classic Movies mysteriously canceled this week’s broadcast of Frank Borzage’s masterpiece, though another showing is still scheduled for August 31 at 11:30 pm. Now that Leo McCarey’s “Make Way for Tomorrow” has finally turned up on DVD (albeit in a stiffly priced French edition), Borzage’s magnificent Depression romance moves into my number one [...]
"The Film Society of Lincoln Center will begin a changing of the guard this weekend as its 11-day, two-sided program extolling Saints, Sinners, Obsession, and Seduction transitions from American leading lady Jennifer Jones to vintage French screen heartthrob Charles...
The First Legion is the high point of the driest period of Douglas Sirk's career, the stretch between his adventurous independent American films of the 40s and the full-bodied Universal melodramas upon which his reputation stands today. Transitioning between major studios Columbia and Universal in the early 50s, and stuck with a series of unpromising projects, Sirk went indie one last time to film...
DVD Video Review: Anthony Nield returns to the site with a review of Edition Filmmuseum's release of The River, Frank Borzage's film from the last year of American silent cinema that has been reconstructed using all available materials.
By Vadim Rizov [History Is Made at Night screens Monday, May 26th & Tuesday, May 27th as part of the "Charles Boyer and the Art of Seduction" series at The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Click here for screening details.] Relegated by Andrew Sarris to "The Far Side Of Paradise," Frank Borzage has long occupied an uneasy place in the film canon—claimed by some as an old Hollywood master, an
Ann Carter (Deanna Durbin) hopes to have a singing career in New York and shows up on the Park Avenue doorstep of her long-lost half brother Martin (Pat O'Brien). When Ann learns that Martin is not a wealthy New Yorker as she had assumed, but the butler to Broadway composer Charles Gerard (Franchot Tone), Ann takes a job working alongside Martin as Gerard's maid. Before long, Gerard is charmed by HIS...
This is one of those discs that, for some film lovers, is in and of itself the justification for a purchase of a multi-region DVD player. (Although, to get a little technical here, the region coding of the disc—region 0—is...
Your birthday today: You like and desire fine surroundings and are unhappy without them. You are strong-willed, dominating, like to lead and expect complete obedience from your subordinates. Your love is masterful and passionate. As there is no name listed in the book for today, your dominance most likely will have to be tested against these other notable birthday celebrants: James Buchanan , Stephen...
By Kevin B. Lee [Editor's Note: This is the latest entry in House contributor Kevin B. Lee's Shooting Down Pictures, a record of his ongoing quest to see every title on the list of the 1000 Greatest Films compiled by They Shoot Pictures, Don't They']_____________________ Frank Borzage’s most celebrated film (winner of three of the inaugural Academy Awards, including best director and actress)
I’m still experimenting with different online video services to find the most optimal quality platform - currently I have settled on veoh. In the event that the embedded player doesn’t work on your browser, please find the video via this YouTube link. Special thanks to Paolo Cherci Usai, director of the feature film Passio (2007), [...]
screened Monday, March 31 2008 on VHS in Jersey City, NJ TSPDT rank #854 IMDb Wiki Frank Borzage’s most celebrated film (winner of three of the inagural Academ Awards, including best director and actress) envisions romantic love as the ultimate absolution for a sewer cleaner (Charles Farrell) and a prostitute (Janet Gaynor). Borzage was one of the [...]
STRANDED is a lightweight but enjoyable romance starring George Brent and Kay Francis. Brent plays Mack, an engineer building the Golden Gate Bridge . Mack loves Lynn (Francis), who works for Traveler's Aid in a San Francisco train terminal. Mack doesn't see value in Lynn's job and is anxious for her to quit her job and devote her time to him. Lynn loves Mack but needs him to respect her job. In a...
Dolly Payne is adored by two leaders of the fledgling American government. Playing each against the other, she helps Thomas Jefferson win the presidency. CAST: Ginger Rogers, Burgess Meredith DIR: Frank Borzage (1946)
