Passing the Test
On Repetition, Performance, and the Greatness of Howard Hawks
by Imogen Sara Smith
posted Sep 4, 2013
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Imogen Sara Smith is a writer living in Brooklyn. She is the author of two books, In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City and Buster Keaton: the Persistence of Comedy.
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I've read any number of your articles on film, ms. smith. I especially liked your pieces on Joan Blondell for Chiseler. But this is your masterpiece. I think even the great Robin Wood would be an admirer. You catch something so obvious about what makes Hawks great and present it so clearly and incisively. This is quite a performance on your part. Bravo!
esco posted 06.09.13