Random Acts of Cinema

806 - Only Angels Have Wings (1939)


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Sometimes all you need is a little classic Hollywood glamour.  Jean Arthur and Cary Grant put on some saucy hats and deliver just that it is this action/adventure story about the daring lives of... uh... postal service pilots and the women who love them.  Don't worry: Howard Hawks figures out how to make this work with the combination of thrilling special effects, edge-of-your seat danger, and themes of courage, friendship, love, and self-sacrifice.  And did I mention Jean Arthur and Cary Grant?  And their hats?

If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1996).

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