From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit
Writing about stories, stories about writing
Citizen Kane (1941) Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore Written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles Directed by Orson WellesThis has been a really hard review to write; I've had to think a LOT about Citizen Kane and why I thought about it the way I did. I completely understand why the American … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Citizen Kane (#1)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell and John Carradine Written by Nunnally Johnson (screenplay) and John Steinbeck (novel) Directed by John Ford One of the things that's slowly and steadily been removed from our cultural identity is a sense of place. The world has gotten smaller and borders have become a … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Grapes of Wrath (#21)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet Written by John Huston (screenplay) and Dashiell Hammett (novel) Directed by John Huston Chances are when you think about the quintessential film-noir detective, you're thinking about Humphrey Bogart from The Maltese Falcon. On the off chance that you aren't, the person you're thinking … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Maltese Falcon (#23)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 