"[Preston] Sturges somehow channeled the pandemonium of the Marx Brothers into a sedate, middle class milieu, and unearthed an encyclopedia of white-collar hypocrisy, idiosyncrasy, and hilarity. Small towns and big cities, ocean liners and offices—none of them are safe from Sturges’ apocalypse. Only those that jettison their safe, conveniently ways and embrace the chaos are able to come out on top..."
Read my full coverage of Film Forum's Essential Sturges here at Blank Screen NYC.
http://blankscreennyc.tumblr.com/post/66306424/preston-sturges-subversive-screwball
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