I've been thinking about John Ford a lot lately. Just got back from Portland, Maine, where Ford is from. I've also produced the promos airing on TCM that are pushing the month of Ford films in November. Moreover, I recently perused a biography on Akira Kurosawa, another favorite filmmaker of mine. And in the bio, the author touches upon a meeting between Ford and Kurosawa, sometime in the 1950s, I think. Could you imagine what that meeting must've been like? Two lions of global cinema each showing great respect and mutual admiration for each other. To be a speck on the wall, what I wouldn't give.
The two had a lot in common, tempermentally, thematically, and professionally. I should write a book about the two sides to this coin…
I should probably clear my schedule first.
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Posted By Spencer Shannon : November 1, 2006 5:59 am
A couple questions-(to tcmwebmaster) Is thisgoingto be apermanent section-("Movie Morocks?) Or, is it anly due to Halloween,etc??? PLEASE REPLY & to the other tcm-ite, that spoke of "The Master & all-time ACDEMY WARD hampion for BD>*John "Pappy" Ford-(1895-1973) Many may not know, he even rode wth the Cavalry!& like *Kate, of whom also won 4 OSCARS Neither ever even attended, to accept heir record wins. Though she did make n appearance in early 1970's, to present a special 0SCAR to pal: Lawrence Weingarten. However, she pays attention. Because when she won her 4th & suprise victory, to s pundits. *Streep in "French Lieutenant's Woman," seemed to have the mmentum? (& *Hepburn "0n Golden Pond")*Kate, called *Jane Fonda & yelled You'll Never Catch Me Know" Plus, she went with *Ford, this was brief & prior to Howard Hughes & of course The Great: Tracy" But, it was her 1st encounter witha blackout alcoholic. & when *Orson was asked how he got so great at his craft. He said I learned from the masters "John Ford, "John Ford" & "John Ford!" Thank You
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A couple questions-(to tcmwebmaster) Is thisgoingto be apermanent section-("Movie Morocks?) Or, is it anly due to Halloween,etc??? PLEASE REPLY & to the other tcm-ite, that spoke of "The Master & all-time ACDEMY WARD hampion for BD>*John "Pappy" Ford-(1895-1973) Many may not know, he even rode wth the Cavalry!& like *Kate, of whom also won 4 OSCARS Neither ever even attended, to accept heir record wins. Though she did make n appearance in early 1970's, to present a special 0SCAR to pal: Lawrence Weingarten. However, she pays attention. Because when she won her 4th & suprise victory, to s pundits. *Streep in "French Lieutenant's Woman," seemed to have the mmentum? (& *Hepburn "0n Golden Pond")*Kate, called *Jane Fonda & yelled You'll Never Catch Me Know" Plus, she went with *Ford, this was brief & prior to Howard Hughes & of course The Great: Tracy" But, it was her 1st encounter witha blackout alcoholic. & when *Orson was asked how he got so great at his craft. He said I learned from the masters "John Ford, "John Ford" & "John Ford!" Thank You