Cri Life: A monthly column about the Criterion Collection Andrew Winter 9 Months Ago. He met her on vacation and, yes, already she is betrothed to him. And then I do the opposite! A fresh, lively story with all great characters and a happy ending. This release is made complete with the addition of the uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Director George Cukor’s Holiday, starring Katharine Hepburn as the black sheep of her family and Cary Grant as her sister’s smooth walking and talking beau, is an important film when you consider that this romantic comedy was filmed in a run of now-certified classic films which include Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story. It’s been almost a month since I last typed up something for this old blog, and, I think, as much time since I last saw a B&W movie… now, that’s a long time. Now how about the “Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer”? He doesn’t show much sympathy for Johnny Case at first, but we can see later that he’s rooting for him and Linda. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I adore this movie for all of the reasons you pointed out. This is one of my favorite movies. The film was based upon the 1928 play written by Philip Barry (who also wrote The Philadelphia Story). And let’s be honest, they are just so cute. So I think I’ll leave you with a back flip from Cary Grant (if I’m not wrong, he does 3 back flips in the movie, plus some other acrobatic shenanigans with Kate Hepburn – it’s marvelous). And just wait until you see the split staircases. Now, I don’t want to spoil the ending for you completely if you haven’t seen the film yet. A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. ( Log Out /  If I’m not loading too much meaning into a single room, I’d say that it plays quite an important role in the film. The film hits every single note right in the kisser, providing moments of sheer comedy and romance and even allowing for some melancholy as lifestyles are measured against financial gain. Thank you for hosting and for your kind comment! The problem is that Julia comes from a family of great wealth and her father, Henry Kolker as Edward Seton Sr, is very protective of his family and his wealth, keeping a suspect eye on the people his family meets that he doesn’t know. Luckily, Holiday came to rescue; I had previously signed up for The Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Blogathon, hosted by Love Letters to Old Hollywood & In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, and I’m glad I did because, honestly, I needed some good old late 30s screwball in my life after a while. To demosntrate a bit what I’m talking about, one conversation between the Potters goes like this: Nick Potter [referring to the massive Seton home]: You know, this reminds me a little of the palace of Caligula. An All-new Original Scooby-Doo Movie Coming to Digital and DVD This October - HAPPY HALLOWEEN, SCOOBY-DOO! Ohh yes! Whatever became of him? I’d probably even watch a movie dedicated only to them, they’re just so fun A wonderful pairing of Grant, Hepburn and Edward Everett Horten. Holiday (1938) Reviews More Reviews > 6 minute read. There's a problem loading this menu right now. A Grand Society Dramedy From Hollywood's Golden Era, Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019. The servants, while friendly, are surprised to see him there. The funniest, but also the saddest and most dramatic ones, like the one where Linda dances with Johnny or when she gets very upset and confronts her father. He also doesn’t seem to like Julia very much; if by the beginning of the film Linda and Julia appear to be close and confidential with each other, by the end it’s Julia and Ned who prove to be a better team. THE THIRD SPENCER TRACY AND KATHARINE HEPBURN BLOGATHON IS HERE – In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. ( Log Out /  Holiday (1938) Director: George Cukor. His only “warm” moment I can think of is when he realizes that Johnny is wearing his tie, and the whole family starts laughing. 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Concise script and, of course, great acting create a little romcom that survived the ages. Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019. It was my pleasure! In fact, she is very much like her father, and is actually the only one of the children that resembles him. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019. They quickly take him to the library where he is asked to wait for his love. You will get sucked into the life of the wealthy as the riches herein tease and tantalize you, begging you to pick them up and never, never let them go. But in the beginning and by the ending of the film we have a scene in the Potters’ house, and two brief scenes in the servants’ hall. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. View all posts by Nadine. It’s quite obvious at this point that Linda and Johnny get on really well in a short time. Two years before stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant and director George Cukor would collaborate on The Philadelphia Story, they brought their timeless talents to this delectable slice of 1930s romantic-comedy perfection, the second film adaptation of a hit 1928 play by Philip Barry. I was familiar with that look before, but I had no idea that it was from this movie. Fancy people wanted gap years in the 1930s too! It’s just brilliant, and the cast is top-notch. As was the Hollywood trend during the depression, the rich are shown as miserable, while the working class are shown as noble. Susan Potter Oh, very well indeed. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. [CDATA[ In Holiday, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn reprise their effervescent double-act after Sylvia Scarlett (1935) and Bringing up Baby (1938). Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. As he meets her family, his somewhat idealistic ideas aren’t met with much understanding; the only one who sems to click with him is Julia’s sister Linda (Katharine Hepburn), the “black sheep” of the family. Histats.track_hits();} catch(err){}; Resulting in moving dots in the background, where it should be solid. As Linda explains, the room was their mother’s idea because Mrs Seton wanted a place where people could come and have fun. Framed in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio, Holiday’s main location is a glorious monument to stirring black-and-white cinematography as the details in each of the rooms (AND THE DOORS) absolutely burst out of the edges of this transfer with depth and surprising detail. Johnny will soon learn those trials and troubles as Julia’s brother Ned (Lew Ayres), who takes to the bottle in order to escape life with his father, and her older sister Linda (Hepburn) have a lot to say on the matter. All in all, I’m happy to see this movie again and thank Amazon prime for making it available. This is a grand transfer for a grand house and the actors, with a clarity that is appreciated, look all the more gorgeous. 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You see, a fiercely independent man, Johnny Case (Grant), has met the great love of his life in a new whirlwind romance with fiancée Julia Seton (Doris Nolan). ( Log Out /  Isabella Eklöf's startling debut is released on UK on blu-ray. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Holiday (1938) at Amazon.com. Sometimes it takes meeting the wrong person to finally get to the right person. This page works best with JavaScript. As viewers, it might be a bit difficult to see why Julia and Johnny got engaged in the first place, as they are clearly completely different. And this release from the Criterion Collection - who present Holiday with a Sony-approved brand new 4K scrub - lets the movie, the actors, the writing, and the director explain why. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Hand-wringing in Hollywood: When Covid Killed the Cinema Star, Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - January 7, 2020, Death of a Princess - The Story of Grace Kelly's Fatal Car Crash, Joaquin Phoenix 911 Call - River Phoenix - Viper Room, Screen Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79, Suicide and the Hollywood Sign - The Girl Who Jumped from the Hollywood Sign, The Black Dahlia Murder - The Death of Elizabeth Short, The Death of George Reeves - the Original Superman. This is also about the only moment that we get to see where the Seton family looks united. Great Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn movie. // Cri Life: A monthly column about the Criterion Collection Andrew Winter 9 Months Ago. He met her on vacation and, yes, already she is betrothed to him. And then I do the opposite! A fresh, lively story with all great characters and a happy ending. This release is made complete with the addition of the uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Director George Cukor’s Holiday, starring Katharine Hepburn as the black sheep of her family and Cary Grant as her sister’s smooth walking and talking beau, is an important film when you consider that this romantic comedy was filmed in a run of now-certified classic films which include Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story. It’s been almost a month since I last typed up something for this old blog, and, I think, as much time since I last saw a B&W movie… now, that’s a long time. Now how about the “Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer”? He doesn’t show much sympathy for Johnny Case at first, but we can see later that he’s rooting for him and Linda. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I adore this movie for all of the reasons you pointed out. This is one of my favorite movies. The film was based upon the 1928 play written by Philip Barry (who also wrote The Philadelphia Story). And let’s be honest, they are just so cute. So I think I’ll leave you with a back flip from Cary Grant (if I’m not wrong, he does 3 back flips in the movie, plus some other acrobatic shenanigans with Kate Hepburn – it’s marvelous). And just wait until you see the split staircases. Now, I don’t want to spoil the ending for you completely if you haven’t seen the film yet. A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. ( Log Out /  If I’m not loading too much meaning into a single room, I’d say that it plays quite an important role in the film. The film hits every single note right in the kisser, providing moments of sheer comedy and romance and even allowing for some melancholy as lifestyles are measured against financial gain. Thank you for hosting and for your kind comment! The problem is that Julia comes from a family of great wealth and her father, Henry Kolker as Edward Seton Sr, is very protective of his family and his wealth, keeping a suspect eye on the people his family meets that he doesn’t know. Luckily, Holiday came to rescue; I had previously signed up for The Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Blogathon, hosted by Love Letters to Old Hollywood & In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, and I’m glad I did because, honestly, I needed some good old late 30s screwball in my life after a while. To demosntrate a bit what I’m talking about, one conversation between the Potters goes like this: Nick Potter [referring to the massive Seton home]: You know, this reminds me a little of the palace of Caligula. An All-new Original Scooby-Doo Movie Coming to Digital and DVD This October - HAPPY HALLOWEEN, SCOOBY-DOO! Ohh yes! Whatever became of him? I’d probably even watch a movie dedicated only to them, they’re just so fun A wonderful pairing of Grant, Hepburn and Edward Everett Horten. Holiday (1938) Reviews More Reviews > 6 minute read. There's a problem loading this menu right now. A Grand Society Dramedy From Hollywood's Golden Era, Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019. The servants, while friendly, are surprised to see him there. The funniest, but also the saddest and most dramatic ones, like the one where Linda dances with Johnny or when she gets very upset and confronts her father. He also doesn’t seem to like Julia very much; if by the beginning of the film Linda and Julia appear to be close and confidential with each other, by the end it’s Julia and Ned who prove to be a better team. THE THIRD SPENCER TRACY AND KATHARINE HEPBURN BLOGATHON IS HERE – In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. ( Log Out /  Holiday (1938) Director: George Cukor. His only “warm” moment I can think of is when he realizes that Johnny is wearing his tie, and the whole family starts laughing. Holiday: Criterion Collection (1938) - Blu-ray Review, Notorious: Criterion Collection (1946) - Blu-ray Review, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005) - Blu-ray Review, Abbott & Costello The Complete Universal Pictures Collection: Hold That Ghost (1941) - Blu-ray Review, Abbott & Costello The Complete Universal Pictures Collection: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Blu-ray Review, Curse of the Undead (1959) - Blu-ray Review, Friday the 13th Collection: Deluxe Edition (1980 - 2009) - Blu-ray Review, List of the Best Christmas Movies of All Time, My Fair Lady (1964) - Blu-ray Movie Review, The First Trailer for Denis Villeneuve's DUNE Is Here - Watch, See Danny Trejo in the New Trailer for THE LAST EXORCIST, "I'm Vengeance": Watch the First Trailer for THE BATMAN, DEATH ON THE NILE Trailer Arrives - Star-studded Sequel to MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, Director Rene Perez Has Been Working on a SNAKE EYES Fan Film: Check it Out Now. Concise script and, of course, great acting create a little romcom that survived the ages. Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019. It was my pleasure! In fact, she is very much like her father, and is actually the only one of the children that resembles him. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019. They quickly take him to the library where he is asked to wait for his love. You will get sucked into the life of the wealthy as the riches herein tease and tantalize you, begging you to pick them up and never, never let them go. But in the beginning and by the ending of the film we have a scene in the Potters’ house, and two brief scenes in the servants’ hall. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. View all posts by Nadine. It’s quite obvious at this point that Linda and Johnny get on really well in a short time. Two years before stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant and director George Cukor would collaborate on The Philadelphia Story, they brought their timeless talents to this delectable slice of 1930s romantic-comedy perfection, the second film adaptation of a hit 1928 play by Philip Barry. I was familiar with that look before, but I had no idea that it was from this movie. Fancy people wanted gap years in the 1930s too! It’s just brilliant, and the cast is top-notch. As was the Hollywood trend during the depression, the rich are shown as miserable, while the working class are shown as noble. Susan Potter Oh, very well indeed. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. [CDATA[ In Holiday, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn reprise their effervescent double-act after Sylvia Scarlett (1935) and Bringing up Baby (1938). Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. As he meets her family, his somewhat idealistic ideas aren’t met with much understanding; the only one who sems to click with him is Julia’s sister Linda (Katharine Hepburn), the “black sheep” of the family. Histats.track_hits();} catch(err){}; Resulting in moving dots in the background, where it should be solid. As Linda explains, the room was their mother’s idea because Mrs Seton wanted a place where people could come and have fun. Framed in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio, Holiday’s main location is a glorious monument to stirring black-and-white cinematography as the details in each of the rooms (AND THE DOORS) absolutely burst out of the edges of this transfer with depth and surprising detail. Johnny will soon learn those trials and troubles as Julia’s brother Ned (Lew Ayres), who takes to the bottle in order to escape life with his father, and her older sister Linda (Hepburn) have a lot to say on the matter. All in all, I’m happy to see this movie again and thank Amazon prime for making it available. This is a grand transfer for a grand house and the actors, with a clarity that is appreciated, look all the more gorgeous.

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