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- The Last Picture Show. Bogdanovich is a personal filmmaker, and his work sparks personal reactions. With the exception of perhaps "Illegally Yours," a Bogdanovich fan could make a claim for nearly any film on this list as their favorite, often for sentimental reasons.
- Paper Moon (1973) One of the joys of Ryan O'Neal's performance in "What's Up, Doc?" is watching him get completely buffaloed by Barbra Streisand. In 1973's "Paper Moon," O'Neal gets buffaloed twice over, by the great Madeline Kahn as exotic dancer Miss Trixie, and of course, by his daughter Tatum, who became the youngest Academy Award winner in history as little orphan Addie.
- What's Up, Doc? (1972) Bogdanovich's follow up to "The Last Picture Show" swerves (literally) into cartoon territory. True to its title, "What's Up, Doc?"
- Targets (1968) The bifurcated structure of Bogdanovich's 1968 official debut feature "Targets" (sorry, "Prehistoric Women") was born out of necessity.
Oct 14, 2016 · “They All Laughed” is ostensibly a romantic comedy/detective story hybrid about a couple of private eyes who have been hired by suspicious husbands to secretly follow their wives around New York City to see if they are being unfaithful, only to become involved with the women themselves.
They All Laughed: Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter. A madcap private-eye caper about a team of detectives who are following, and are being followed by, a group of beautiful women.
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They All Laughed (1981) Peter Bogdanovich had directed two real classics of 1970s American Cinema before this one, The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon. Both are heartfelt, somewhat romanticized, and sensitive movies. That's all I knew of him before seeing They All Laughed, and I was surprised at the choppy, slight, throwaway quality to it all.
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However, They All Laughed is a surprisingly good-natured effort and some of the same cadences can be found especially in Charles (John Ritter) and Christy (Coleen Camp) whose conversations mirror those of Howard and Eunice from the earlier picture. Names are swapped with every other sentence while their patter is frantic and harried in a similar ma...
Of course, I must save the best (subjectively speaking) for last – it’s time to talk about Audrey Hepburn, who gets top billing, and understandably so. Though I barely recognized her at first, behind her shades, she still maintains the same congenial elegance, even in eighties attire. If anything, she’s more grounded. Somehow she almost doesn’t bel...
Due to a lack of commercial success (Bogdanovich tried his luck distributing the film himself unsuccessfully) They All Laughed is considered to be one of the ending markers of The New Hollywood Era (along with Heaven’s Gate). No one can completely blame him for his decision as he was stricken with immense grief at the time. Because of course, the a...
For others on the outside looking in, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, or even What’s Up, Doc might gleam with superior film stock. However, it’s not too difficult to understand Bogdanovich‘s own sentiments. This is about as personal as a movie can come even as it’s weaved into a hybrid private eye, screwball tale. It’s not the content speaking, ...
Dec 30, 2019 · They All Laughed (1980): Peter Bogdanovich’s Melancholy Screwball. Posted on December 30, 2019. A version of this review was published over at Film Inquiry. I recently watched an interview between Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson reminiscing about the film. One of the most striking suggestions is the inferred sadness in “They All Laughed.”
Dec 10, 2018 · 1 3,573. Description: They All Laughed is less a comedy than an extended love letter—there’s a rambling, awkward tone to the film, and in places it’s so unabashedly personal that certain viewers may flinch from the self-exposure.