Criterion’s two-disc edition of Howard Hawks’s His Girl Friday hit stores last week and it’s a real pip. Packaged with all the usual supplemental features and interviews, you’ve also got the full edition of Lewis Milestone’s first film adaptation of the play The Front Page from 1931. But all you really need is the film itself, a sparkling new 4K restoration that makes every gag from this whirlwind-speed screwball comedy ring clear.
My review of His Girl Friday is at PopMatters:
Unlike his lionized peers Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, Hawks didn’t stick to one genre. He made some crime and war dramas like Scarface and The Road to Glory, but was better known for romances and screwball comedies like Bringing Up Baby and Twentieth Century. His defining characteristic, though, served him in good stead for his newest project: speed…
Check out the trailer here.
Chris Barsanti 
Fabulous review! I love how you talked about the history behind the film. I also feel that there is a lot of cynicism in the movie, and that it captures the “addictive” and “soul-killing” profession it portrays. I recently wrote in my blog post about this awesome film if you wish to read! https://charsmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/his-girl-friday-1940/
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