The Divorcee (1930)
I’m reviewing all five films (and one documentary)(in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set: Review of Night Nurse Review of Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin, and Censorship in pre-Code … Continue Reading The Divorcee (1930)
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
The Pleasure Seekers was a last second record simply because it has the beautiful Ann-Margaret in it. Ann-Margaret is an actress I love solely due to one film, the musical … Continue Reading The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
The Player (1992)
If there’s one director whose name I always hear it’s Robert Altman. Love him or hate him people talk about him and his movies have taken on a cult status … Continue Reading The Player (1992)
Match Point (2005)
**This is contribution to The Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made Blogathon. Head over to Tales of the Easily Distracted by clicking the link to see the rest of the … Continue Reading Match Point (2005)
Written On the Wind (1956)
Written On the Wind is my first foray into the world of director Douglas Sirk. I know generally the go-to Sirkian melodrama is Imitation of Life (a film on my … Continue Reading Written On the Wind (1956)
The TCM Top Twelve for July
Another month and another TCM Top Twelve (if you’re keeping track I’ve reviewed two films that made my Top Twelve in May and one from my Twelve in June…that’s not … Continue Reading The TCM Top Twelve for July
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
A few of my fellow bloggers reviewed director Whit Stillman‘s Damsels in Distress awhile back, a film I’m still hoping to see in the future. Until that happens I figured it’d make sense … Continue Reading The Last Days of Disco (1998)
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
I mentioned during my Gidget review that I was set to watch Beach Blanket Bingo in an effort to compare the two seminal “beach” movies. If you haven’t read my … Continue Reading Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
Almost Famous (2000)
This is my contribution to Round 2 of the Future Classic Movies Blogathon. To see the rest of the entries check out Paula’s Cinematic Club here. Films fans the world … Continue Reading Almost Famous (2000)
Desk Set (1957)
I’m slowly working my way through the films Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn made together. It’s going slowly because I’m finding the movies in various places because I lack the … Continue Reading Desk Set (1957)
Dark Victory (1939)
All film buffs worth their salt know that 1939 is a crucial year for film; some would even say it was the best year for film as can be proven … Continue Reading Dark Victory (1939)
The Moon is Blue (1953)
I mentioned reviewing The Moon is Blue when I did my first ever blogathon (The Gone Too Soon Blogathon) and discussed star Maggie McNamara. It was recently on TCM (and … Continue Reading The Moon is Blue (1953)
Born to Be Bad (1950)
Today’s post is a tad late, I know. Blame it on the beautiful Idina Menzel who I saw in concert today (well technically Tuesday!). I’m gushing I know but enough … Continue Reading Born to Be Bad (1950)
Dr. Coppelius (1966)
I had more than a few head-scratching moments while watching Dr. Coppelius. For starters, this movie has several different titles and is listed on IMDb as The Mysterious House of … Continue Reading Dr. Coppelius (1966)
Stage Door (1937)
I taped Stage Door on a whim with little knowledge of what it was about short of starring Ginger Rogers and Katherine Hepburn. In just a short time I’ve grown … Continue Reading Stage Door (1937)
Midnight Mary (1933)
To start, the tie in the Leading Man Tourney for this week has been broken (for now)…hopefully the last few days of Week 1 don’t see a tie-breaker right off … Continue Reading Midnight Mary (1933)
Ticklish Business 