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His Girl Friday

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May 9, 2016

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A comedy classic with Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell is #17 in the Next 100 Project. Even 76 years later, it's sharp, funny and remarkably competent (Bev's favourite word!). This is Howard Hawks' best comedy (and that's saying something). It might have some problems with tone though. Check out Sparkplug.Coffee, then ignite the rat-a-tat rom-com!

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May 9, 2016

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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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