https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2021/02/fools-parade-1971/ The Cave of Forgotten Films Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2021/02/fools-parade-1971/#comment-12311 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:03:14 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=18804#comment-12311 Whenever I see Andrew V. McLaglen’s screen credits, I think of John Ford & John Wayne. And, of course..the wonderful Victor McLaglen. Ford’s cinema was uniquely American in themes & values. He was truly inspired, but Victor’s son was more reliable and commercial director, more bent & shaped by the Hollywood studio system that made John Wayne rather than John Ford famous. Like this film, Andrew was a masterly carpenter who was always dependable,and who did solid professional work. But little in his films, including this one really soar or take flight. It neither tickles the curious or inspires devotion. And ever time a film should take a risk or state something important, McLaglen’s films slip away into often cloying sentimentality. Still I have seen many of James Stewart’s features and this been one of the toughest to find. Thank you Jon!

]]> https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2021/02/fools-parade-1971/#comment-12203 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:55:14 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=18804#comment-12203 Like a proto-Coen brothers film, the comedy is dark and dialogue is sharp.

]]> https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2021/02/fools-parade-1971/#comment-12026 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:43:30 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=18804#comment-12026 Thanks, Jon! I have been wanting to see this JS film for a couple of years now. Quality is really good, too.

]]>