I had hoped to devote much of February to a celebration of John Ford, whose 120th birthday was on the first of that month. But restructuring at Film.com and unsuccessful pitches elsewhere stalled those efforts. At least I did get to write this piece, an attempt to counter some notions of the director's supposed stodginess and obsolescence by pointing out how much he still has to offer. It was difficult to limit this piece; at one point I felt I could make a book on the topic, before I remembered that it could not hope to compete with Tag Gallagher's own book celebrating the auteur.
Anyway, check out my piece for Film.com.
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