They need to resurrect the screwball comedy genre

Let's start a movement.

I'll watch any comedy that makes me laugh, but so much I see today just relies on shock at the expense of humor. "They" won't be changing anything until audiences demand better, and I don't see that happening anytime soon. I'm fine with watching decades-old movies for the rest of my life because there were so many excellent ones made, such as this.

Whatever anyone thinks of Petere Bogdonavich, the guy is a brilliant director, and almost as importantly for a film like this, a historian, like Martin Scorcese. This film succeeds mostly because of his touch (great performances notwithstanding), and without the right person in charge, this subgenre of film can easily crash and burn (jokes fall flat, etc. another poster mentioned Oscar, which I wanted to like because of Marisa, and Vincent Spano, but unfortunately is a great example of what I'm talking about). The original screwball comedies were necessarily helmed by either all time geniuses (Howard Hawks, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, if you consider some of his comedies screwball) or very competent professionals (Leo McCarey). Bogdonavich understood this.

I agree, I wish they'd start making them again - as long as we can get the right people running the show!

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