#theafricanqueen

“They were great friends, him and my mother were great friends with Katie and Spencer Tracy. And I remember going over to their house. Katie was my brother Sam’s godmother. It was a longtime friendship. My father always admired talent, and Katie was a great, great actress. They were friends forever. They were close.” - Stephen Bogart speaking to Entertainment Weekly about THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) and the re-release of the film in honor of its 70th anniversary! Fathom Events with TCM will be bringing back the Bogart/Hepburn film this month - check Fathom Events’ website for local showings. ⁣
⁣
• #theafricanqueen #katharinehepburn #bogart #humphreybogart #stephenbogart #entertainment #film #spencertracy #laurenbacall #1950s #actors #actress #africanqueen #fathomevents #turnerclassicmovies #tcm ⁣

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUghRxlCxp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Two by John Huston. The African Queen is a rewatch. What’s remarkable is how full of life the movie is at the beginning, with the missionary work and the dreadful heat that is so communicated throughout. The boat journey is delightful. Huston really could get so much out of just two characters (great actors, of course) who talk and make plans. One of Huston’s very best, and justly counted among the great films.
.
The Unforgiven, from 1960, unfortunately is the opposite. It starts out okay, but we are soon enmeshed in a windswept soap opera of unbelievably oversaturated emotions and overwrought motives. It concerns two families about to intermarry - but Lancaster, the oldest brother, is reluctant to let Hepburn (his sister) marry. He drinks moonshine every time he makes a hard decision. There’s a mysterious horseman about who knows a family secret. Shenanigans happen, the horseman is hanged, uttering the terrible secret. It’s a dramatic moment, but next we see Lancaster and his family trying to drown out the Indian flutes playing across the fields by playing their piano outside. It’s one of the silliest scenes I’ve ever seen in a “serious” film. I could not help but laugh at this MST3K- worthy movie. I rejoiced to find out that Huston hated it.
.
#johnhuston #theafricanqueen #theunforgiven #humphreybogart #katharinehepburn #audreyhepburn #burtlancaster #films #movies #filmreview #filmreviews #moviereview #movieclassics (at Nashville, Tennessee)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHcZcCpI5L/?igshid=ad702pjv6knn