Peter Bogdanovich | John Ford as Director

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Peter Bogdanovich is a director, screenwriter, actor, film scholar, and critic. A recipient of several Oscar nominations and film critic awards, Mr. Bogdanovich made his directorial debut with the Oscar-nominated The Last Picture Show. He went on to direct numerous other films, including Paper Moon, Mask, The Cat’s Meow, She’s Funny That Way, and, most recently, The Great Buster: A Celebration. His many television credits include the Emmy Award-winning HBO show The Sopranos and an episode of The Simpsons. He directed the 2007 documentary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream, which won a Grammy award. He is the author or editor of several books, including Who The Devil Made It: Conversations with Legendary Film Directors and Who The Hell’s In It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors.
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@gojira387 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You for this presentation. I never tire of discussion concerning one of America's Great Mythmakers: John Ford. It is heartbreaking to see Mr. Bogdanovich in such a frail state, so he also deserves commendation & respect for his effort. It's also a reminder that we need to enjoy this time while we have it, in many ways, Bogdanovich is one of our last connections to these giants, men like John Ford, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles et cetera, figures who grow more distant to us every day but Mr. Bogdanovich talked with, spoke with, learned from & when he is gone, that connection is lost forever. Some may see no value in this presentation. They have no concept of the value of our Artistic Heritage & deserve to be ignored & disregarded. Thank You for Reading.

@lawrencefierman6979 4 жыл бұрын

His frailty in light of his condition just a few years ago is very disconcerting.

@keshaunbates2586 2 жыл бұрын

Safe travels bogdanvich rest well

@robertdolle9985 2 жыл бұрын

Farewell, dear Peter Bogdanovich.

@robertdolle9985 4 жыл бұрын

What a pleasure listening to Mr. Bogdanovich, a master director himself, recounting Ford's life and work. Thank you for posting this.

@cwcobo 4 жыл бұрын

I thought an hour, I can't do that, too much time. But, how the time flew by, Peter Bogdanovich is a fascinating man with so many wonderful stories to tell. Please do this again Mr Bogdanovich. These stories shouldn't be lost.

@CaesarInVa 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, so when I came across this clip, I was just gonna click play and let it run in the background while I puttered around the garage (its nearly 2:30AM here in Houston). But now, after reading your comments and others, I'm going to go fix something to eat and watch this attentively in the comfort of the living room.

@cwcobo 4 жыл бұрын

@@CaesarInVa If you're a fan of John Ford, the old Hollywood, or westerns you should enjoy it. Cheers. PS It's about 1:00am here in SF bay area.

@philiphalpenny3783 2 жыл бұрын

Alas, Peter passed away today( January 6th)R.I.P.

@geniusloci915 3 жыл бұрын

I never tire of listening to Bogdanovich -- never.

@jcoltrane8976 2 жыл бұрын

It almost seems like an elegy for Bogdanovich as much it is a survey about John Ford. There are moments in the lecture where he is overcome by emotion-could it be any other way for a man who bridged old and new Hollywood. Bogdanovich’s love of cinema is embedded in his own movies; they are often paeans to bygone eras. The Last Picture Show is an outright masterpiece. He always struck me as a man haunted by his past-the cumulative effects of his divorce from Polly Platt, the numerous affairs, and the tragedy of Dorothy Stratten.

@capscow_5398 Жыл бұрын

same as that jc

@rifatsiddique1702 2 жыл бұрын

great session RIP Peter u really was a treasure

@GeorgeSemel 4 жыл бұрын

Peter is getting to be more like John Ford in his old age. I know one thing from this Peter actually loved John Ford as a son would love his father. I am going to watch The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance tonight, I have seen it at least 100 times in my short 65 years. And I fully agree there is Black and White and then there is the rest. The Western is our Heroic Myth.

@CaesarInVa 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting you should mentioned The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance....I always thought that was one of Lee Marvin's greatest performances. To me, no one played sinister better than Lee Marvin (Jack Palance came a close second). Lee Marvin's performance was so good in this movie, so dark and malevolent, that even to this day I find it difficult to watch his scenes. Marvin played a miserable, vicious SOB with such consummate adroitness and skill that you both fear and loathe his character. Funny fact: In the film's ultimate scene in which Liberty is shot, Marvin's hat falls off, under which lay his poker winnings. Completely by coincidence, one coin fell perfectly on it's edge and spun on the wooden planking for something like 30 seconds, gradually slowing down until it finally came to a halt. Marvin said that it was just one of those miraculous occurrences that sometimes happen during filming when something completely unexpected occurs that just nails the scene. In this case, the spinning coil was just so perfect and symbolic that Ford cut it from the film because he felt it stole the scene and distracted the audience from Marvin. I think otherwise. I think the spinning coin was a perfect symbolic metaphor of Valence's death, slowly spinning down, struggling to keep going until finally it, and he, dies.

@GeorgeSemel 4 жыл бұрын

@@CaesarInVa Yeah that is for sure, I have it in my will that "Wandering Star" sung by Lee himself to be played at my funeral! One of my all-time favorite Actors. along with that toady Struther Martin!

@jadezee6316 4 жыл бұрын

@@CaesarInVa i dont agree that lee marvin was the epitome of "sinister"...in film..though i recognize the subjectivity of such opinions.....but..i am curious if you have ever seen...other actors playing such characters....the first one that comes to mind is robert mitchum....night of the hunter and cape fear....if you havnt seen those 2 movies...i highly recommend them....

@jackgrattan1447 4 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeSemel I also loved that Twilight Zone episode that Lee, Strother, and Lee Van Cleef were in together.

@65g4 2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was very close with Orson Welles as well

@loge10 4 ай бұрын

Wow... I've watched and heard many commentaries and intros by Peter over the years, but I was riveted by this and almost weeping, so moved was I over the depth of his emotional involvement in what he was presenting. Would that we had the same depth of emotional involvement in the films and filmmaking of today...

@roccoz2231 Жыл бұрын

He was really starting to show his age here, and he appeared frail and unwell. At the very least, he went out doing what he loved best....celebrating cinema.

@jilldavis2608 4 жыл бұрын

Hillsdale is to be commended....Culture is upstream from politics and this helps our culture and thus our politics...

@martinhanley9524 2 жыл бұрын

Emotional tribute by Peter ! ❤️

@IndianBrah 4 жыл бұрын

This is great. As a fan of John ford and Bogdanovich it’s always a joy to hear him talk about admiral ford.

@rkomgm3932 3 жыл бұрын

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@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

Anang I like your drone selfi loop

@CanalDuModem 7 ай бұрын

He was a good impersonator as well! That Cary Grant was great!

@martinfolan4864 Жыл бұрын

The wonderful Peter Bogdanovich! Could listen to him for days!

@cinnamon4605 4 жыл бұрын

Real fun listening to Bogdanovich stories.

@chitown1782 2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Peter bogdanovich!🙏

@midrash100 3 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy Peter Bogdanovich. He is interesting and articulate. A wonderful storyteller besides.

@paulfrancisjenkins6483 3 жыл бұрын

Very moving and funny And off course he Directed The last picture show.... a truly heart breaking and wonderful picture. Ford would have been secretly proud of him.

@65g4 2 жыл бұрын

This is really great stuff thanks for posting

@paulpeterson4320 2 жыл бұрын

How do I say this without sounding weird? I'm addicted to Peter Bogdanovich.

@thomaskirkpatrick1134 3 жыл бұрын

Love and Deep Appreciation to Maestro Peter B.

@JT8D200C 2 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after his passing

@erikramaekers63 3 жыл бұрын

I can listen to Peter Bogdanovich for hours.

@johnlowell9300 3 жыл бұрын

Did anyone notice that the young man introducing PB said his PB's first movie was THE LAST PICTURE SHOW? It was not. He had directed a movie called TARGETS in 1968, which was well-received.

@65g4 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he meant his first hit

@65g4 4 ай бұрын

Actually targets was a box office bomb because it came out after the robert kennedy and mlk assasinations

@carsondyle1793 Жыл бұрын

My parents were friends with Peter while teenagers in 1950’s NYC.

@michaelscribe4827 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious and informative. Perfect combination.

@moonshinefilms 2 жыл бұрын

re-reading Who the Devil Made It... PB is a soldier of cinema

@johnmulvey5121 3 жыл бұрын

Why do young Americans speak with jerky little upward inflections in their speech. Contrast with the older generation Peter Bogdanovich ,a pleasure to listen to.

@1dannaa 2 жыл бұрын

rest in peace GREAT MAN !!!!!!!

@chitown1782 2 жыл бұрын

John ford the poet!

@cwcobo 4 жыл бұрын

Freaken Awesome. Peter Bogdanovich is a true treasure. Why isn't Peter Bogdanovich directing more movies?

@searchers 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Bogdanovich is getting very old, like many of us. He has already outlived John Ford and Orson Welles, age wise, and is now equaling Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock. Very few Hollywood directors (other than Clint Eastwood) get to shoot feature films when they get close to the age of 80.

@jamianmateja5574 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard him say in recent interviews that he wants to make some pictures. His ghost flick “Wait For Me” has been on pause for many years and will probably be his next.

@cinnamon4605 4 жыл бұрын

@@searchers Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen are mighty men.. Until their last breath. They want to make movies.

@chitown1782 2 жыл бұрын

He unfortunately passed away on 1/6/22.

@jamesmmahoney 14 сағат бұрын

When was this talk held? No mention of the date in the description.

@jamesdrynan 5 ай бұрын

Peter's a pleasure! At the end, he mentions the best things happen by accident. I recall Norman Jewison telling about the final shot in " Jesus Christ Superstar. " The camera was showing the sun going down on a desert horizon. As the music played, a herd of sheep entered from the left followed by the herder. This was TOTALLY UNPLANNED! Jewison and the others sat mesmerized by this fluke that was almost mystical.

@1dbanner 4 жыл бұрын

@16:32, I'm sure Mr. Bogdanovich was thinking of Dorothy Stratten. RIP.

@paulcarpenter999 2 жыл бұрын

And Cybill Shepherd from earlier.

@barbarahourigan8462 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@sunzeneise 4 жыл бұрын

Good “reading” with cogent commentary, perhaps Peter could ask Pacino to stand-in next time he’s suffering the vissitudes of age (as he resembles Al). I’m his age, so I well know the “vissitudes of maturing”)

@terriealexander2344 4 жыл бұрын

Filming in the desert stories interesting. Coffee talk ten years ago.

@dadsongs 6 күн бұрын

An entire course in 20th century American film in one video.

@obelusfilms 2 жыл бұрын

His first feature was Targets

@cinnamon4605 4 жыл бұрын

"uninterested in my contemporaries" same with me.

@ricardocantoral7672 4 жыл бұрын

I am young curmudgeon and I can relate to Peter. I much prefer the golden years of Hollywood. Is there anyone around today who could fill the shoes of Marlon Brando, Spencer Tracy, Monty Clift, or Jimmy Cagney ? I don't think so.

@jamianmateja5574 4 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Cantoral We should start a Young Curmudgeons club.

@cinnamon4605 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamianmateja5574 let's do it.

@SueProv 2 жыл бұрын

Capra also had a stock company he worked with often.

@rockyhill9965 Жыл бұрын

Girl holding the mic is a bit of a control freak.

@grandmasterflash2496 Жыл бұрын

so annoying

@ethanedwards7557 2 жыл бұрын

The Last Picture Show was not the first film he directed. So much for research.

@WintersWar Жыл бұрын

such a likable man. Shame he's suffering here. RIP

@moniquek8041 4 жыл бұрын

The audience almost sounds like a laugh track

@MartinSage 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in the 60's I love Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns.

@aliensoup2420 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 60's and 70's, and went to film school in the late 70's, yet never saw a Sergio Leone western until this past year. I watched the Dollar movies with Clint Eastwood, and "Once Upon a Time in the West". I was stunned at how stylish and well made they were - far more interesting than the plastic/cut-from-a-mold crap Hollywood was generating.

@TD-sw3kv 5 күн бұрын

53:28 is pretty funny. I hope this guy was ok.

@summerlakephotog8239 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of great anecdotes revealing the unique American wit which political correctness has banished from our culture.

@angeladobbs1991 4 жыл бұрын

Shalom not salem lol

@lukewarme9121 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, “cancel culture” would cancel Ford today. Good thing they haven’t found out about him, yet.

@angeladobbs1991 4 жыл бұрын

Shewaul? Not shur how to spell it but i whistle alot

@GarenGarson 6 ай бұрын

I am surprised that Perter would repeat the canard about Hepburn's romantic leanings toward Ford! Hep never felt romantic about ANY man in her life!!!

@dabearcub 2 жыл бұрын

The last jagoff, lol

@Bubbles99718 2 жыл бұрын

She stood her ground. Ford woulda approved

@angeladobbs1991 4 жыл бұрын

Y❤🍇Slalom family

@rossellmanuel584 3 жыл бұрын

I am saddened to hear Peter Bogdanovich reading rather than speaking from memory... old age is a massacre

@Bubbles99718 2 жыл бұрын

He remembered tons of great stories with great little details. Sharp as a tack. All the reading was exposition. Needed to be read

@JeffRebornNow 2 жыл бұрын

He had to fill up an hour.

@jadezee6316 4 жыл бұрын

of course john ford was one of the greatest movie directors..maybe the best ever,,,,,,which i believe he is..based on the totality of his work...stagecoach is without question the best western ever...how green was my valley..a perfect movie...and everyone knows the rest...of his work.... yes...ford made john wayne a star....and his relationship with hepburn...is curious because ford and spencer tracy were the same men.....both were very religious..both stuck in marriages while claiming love for hepburn..both men were horrible alcoholics.....and BOTH MEN...were homosexual.... ford had a need to abuse actors...picking one to humiliate every picture..few stood up to him because they knew what being in a ford movie meant for their careers... but...at the end of the day....all that counts are the movies...and only a fool would find fault with john ford regarding them.

@nstix2009xitsn Жыл бұрын

@jadezee6316 "and BOTH MEN...were homosexual...." Another liar is heard from.

@christophergerety1263 Ай бұрын

He’s displaying Parkinson symptoms.

@gopherstate777 2 жыл бұрын

The Wings of Eagles....sucked!

@pattimaeda6097 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone under 80 in the audience 😂

@moss8448 4 жыл бұрын

one day YOU just might make it to that age....when you do try to remember all your friends that made it too

@angeladobbs1991 4 жыл бұрын

I love you guys and maybe im bloody tired of being treated like we are beneath animales bio crap gr

@jilldavis2608 4 жыл бұрын

I so wish God could have been mentioned.....otherwise ....the cursing and stories have no basis

@stevefowler5970 4 жыл бұрын

Ford and Welles and Stewart were mentioned, what other gods are worth mentioning?

@frank2778 4 жыл бұрын

I refuse to ignore or forgive Ford for his simplistic and unjust representation of the genocide of Native Americans. His romanticizing of gun violence had a pernicious influence on the popular culture. I do love revisionist Westerns: Shane, Unforgiven, The Assassination of Jesse James. TGOW, TQM, and HGWMV were masterpieces of humanism.

@jcoltrane8976 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@nstix2009xitsn Жыл бұрын

@frank2778 You sound like someone who never saw any of Jack Ford's Westerns. Either that, or you're a low-down, racist liar. I have no idea what those abbreviations stand for, and neither do most other readers.

@pouchboy1 Жыл бұрын

It was simplistic, but we as a society did not have the same awareness or consciousness then. Had he made a 1956 movie with 2023 sensibilities, the movie would never have been made. It would have been too radical, believe it or not. There are attitudes we have today that may seem horribly wrong 60 years from now. Regardless, I am glad we tell stories now that are more realistic and honest about American history, esp. re Native Americans. Today, Ford would likely make films that reflect our more enlightened consciousness. Product of the times.

@rossellmanuel584 3 жыл бұрын

Ford and other filmakers glorified the expansion of whites to the West based on killing indians and depriving them of their lands. Nothing to be so nostalgic about

@jadezee6316 4 жыл бұрын

unfortunately peter for what ever reason (s) is not up to doing this...why is he moving like stevie wonder in that chair?... sad...but i hope he sold a few books to that enthralled crowd of 25-30 seniors....and sorry peter but red river....BECAUSE OF THE DUMBEST ENDING in the history of film...does not come close to being a great movie

@guinnesstrail 4 жыл бұрын

Jade Zee, jeepers, you’re being a bit harsh. Bogdanovich is in the autumn of his years. Getting old is no small miracle. You too, if blessed with a long life, will understand when enough time passes. As for Red River, it is a great film. I don’t mind debating if you first posit why you think that end is “dumb”.

@randyparker1942 3 жыл бұрын

Did he struggle a bit? Sure, but he appeared to enjoy himself.

@ethanedwards7557 2 жыл бұрын

Red River is Hawks, not Ford.

@bobpeckinpaugh2550 Жыл бұрын

It's called Parkinson's disease.

@michelboudot2882 3 жыл бұрын

Boring personnality. Story too long to tell a bad raconteur...depressing. A mess of a men

@jcoltrane8976 3 жыл бұрын

Really? You’re the guy that orders dinner at a restaurant, complains the whole time, then laments the size of the portions.

@rsr789 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for life is so sad that you can't see greatness when it's staring you in the face... he contributed something to human civilization: What. Have. You. Done.?

@antiflo781 6 ай бұрын

God the questions are so banal and childish. Every single person that stepped up to the mic was a embarrassing sycophant. Not to mention this predilection for wanting to hold the mic! What's that about? LMFAO at these silly fools