THE TALK OF THE TOWN: 4K UHD (Columbia, 1942) Sony Home Entertainment
Famed filmmaker/actor, John Cassavetes once said , “Maybe there really wasn't an America. Maybe it was only Frank Capra.” Perhaps…although Cassavetes’ quote could - and should - be expanded to encompass a few other pioneers from Hollywood’s golden age who helped to shape the global impressions of America at large. Chiefly, director, George Stevens. There is little to deny Hollywood’s hand in crafting the collective persona of a great nation with stars like James Stewart and Gregory Peck as its noblemen, Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart, its he-men, Ava Gardner and Lana Turner, its sex bombs, Mary Pickford, America’s sweetheart, June Allyson – its proverbial girl next door, and Esther Williams, its bona fide mermaid. No, Hollywood of yore gave America not only its’ worldwide cultural identity, but also its legacy of prestige as an untouchable panacea for prosperity, joy, sophistication, chic good taste and supreme beauty. The men behind the camera were no less prolific in dissemina...
