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Entries by John Farr from 07/2009

So Long, Mr. Malden...

| Posted 07.01.2009
Read More: Best Movies by Farr, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Great Movie Reviews, Great Movies, Elia Kazan, News

As we celebrate the Fourth, we should think of you, since you represented all the best possibilities of being American : a young immigrant, full of promise, who found identity and success in the new world.

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A Wistful Champagne Toast to William Powell

| Posted 07.15.2009
Read More: Carole Lombard, Screwball Comedy, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Irene Dunne, Nostalgia, Classic Movies, Hollywood, Henry Fonda, News

One of the finest actors and leading men from Hollywood's Golden Age, William Powell was born towards the end of this month way back in 1892. It's unlikely most people under 30 would even recognize his name, which is sad, but also easily remedied.

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Cronkite's Legacy

| Posted 07.18.2009
Read More: Kyra Phillips, Television News, Cnn, Walter Cronkite, News

Cronkite projected the idealism of his generation, embracing the conviction advanced by his mentor Ed Murrow that television could be and should be much more than a vehicle for vacuous entertainment.

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The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr

| Posted 07.27.2009
Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Mitchum, Pbs, Journalists, Kirk Douglas, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Jane Fonda, Billy Wilder, American Masters, Best Movies by Farr, Journalism, Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Woodward, Tom Brokaw, Jack-Lemmon, Peter Jennings, Reel 13, 60 Minutes, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Carl Bernstein, Walter Cronkite, Sam Waterston, Dan Rather, Peter Saarsgard, PBS Documentaries, Jason Robards, Robert Redford, Michael Douglas, News

In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.

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