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6 days ago · Directed by Preston Sturges, this satirical comedy-drama follows the journey of a Hollywood director, John L. Sullivan, played by Joel McCrea, as he sets out to experience the hardships of the real world in order to create a meaningful and relatable film.
May 16, 2024 · A perfect blend of satire, drama, and slapstick comedy, with a splash of romance. Black and White, 91 minutes, 35mm. Tired of making lightweight comedies, successful Hollywood director John Sullivan (Joel McCrea) yearns to create a serious film capturing the hardships of poverty. The problem?
May 23, 2024 · Preston Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels received a special from Criterion, presenting the film in the aspect ratio of about 1.33:1 on a dual-layer disc. It’s altogether bad for one of their earlier DVD transfers.
May 17, 2024 · Classic Review: Sullivan's Travels (1941) A comedy film director aching to make a "picture that matters and shows what the world is really like", decides to go on the road and "experience real trouble" for research, only to get more than he bargained for when he encounters a struggling actress and eventually a reality check that he didn't expect.
4 days ago · Sullivan’s Travels commenced production on Wednesday, 7 May 1941, with Sullivan embarking on his journey with a gigantic Sturges-equipped land cruiser dogging his steps. Inside are PR people, a short-wave radio, a kitchen, and a complete support staff required by the studio.
May 28, 2024 · Gulliver’s Travels, four-part satirical work by Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift, published anonymously in 1726 as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. A keystone of English literature, it is one of the books that contributed to the emergence of the novel as a literary form in English. A parody of the then popular travel ...
2 days ago · The Coen brothers' next film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), was another critical and commercial success. The title was borrowed from the Preston Sturges film Sullivan's Travels (1941), whose lead character, movie director John Sullivan, had planned to make a film with that title.
