The Mirror and the Scene

Considered as the first of the Ealing Comedies, Hue and Cry (1947) is a socio-realist thriller for children set amongst the rubble of post-war London. Scene after scene show swathes of a crumbling city. The ruins serve as a playground for the children and in an odd way a nurturing ground. Hue

It's a Barnum and Bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me 'It's Only A Paper Moon' - Harold Arlen (1933 Utilising black and white much as with The Last Picture Show (1971), Peter Bogdanovich goes vintage again and captures the