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MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1936
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
We’re getting to the middle of the 30’s now. Hollywood knows what it’s doing. ( And maybe I’m getting a little more comfortable with the era having about twenty-two films under my belt ). A lot of hits came out this year. We’ve got Nick & Nora again in “After the read more
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1935
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
Skimpy. I know. I have seen twenty-one films this year including “Dangerous” “The Flame Within” “Ruggles of Red Gap” “Mutiny on the Bounty” “Magnificent Obession” etc.etc. But these are the four I can watch repeatedly. ( Garbo in “Anna Karenina” – The girl can’t catch read more
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1934
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
The sultry “Bolero” the light Terpsichorean “Gay Divorcee” the dramatic “Of Human Bondage” and the classic Oscar-winning screwball “It Happened One Night” among others, made their debut in 1934. I’m doing a little better; seen about twenty films. Here are the list of my favorites. read more
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1933
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
This was a banner year for me in movie-watching. I’ve seen 35 films made in 1933. Could ‘pre-code’ have anything to do with it? Naaaaaaaaaaaaah. _________________________________________________________________________ BABY FACE – ( Alfred E. Green ) Ya gotta give it read more
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1932
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
I know 1939 is considered the banner year for the Golden Age of Hollywood, but I gotta tell ya, I haven’t even begun to tap into all the films that were released in 1932. This was a helluva year. ( Garbo in “As You Desire Me” and “Grand Hotel” ) ______________________________________________________ read more
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF 1931
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
The rise of gangster films and monster movies. ( Garbo in “Mata Hari.” Men lose their mind and give up secrets to her. Exotic. ) _____________________________________________________________________ DRACULA – ( Tod Browning ) Helen Chandler and Bela Lugosi Atmospheric. The Vampire read more
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE FILMS – THE 1930’s
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 1, 2015
MY FAVORITE FILMS OF THE 1930’s I know. HOW in the name of Murgatroyd can I call myself a CineMAVEN when I’m so lacking in knowledge of this decade? As I look over the films of the 1930’s, I find I haven’t seen as many films as I thought I’ve seen. How can that be? I’m afraid read more
T-MEN
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 24, 2015
“Did you ever spend ten nights in a Turkish bath looking for a man?” Why if I had a dime…. I thoroughly enjoyed “T-MEN.” And I’ve made a discovery. I think I might be becoming hooked on the procedural docu-drama. I’m pondering why I have this new-found interest in that genre. read more
THE RECKLESS MOMENT ( 1949 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 17, 2015
A daughter’s reckless moment wreaks emotional havoc on her mother in Max Ophüls‘ “THE RECKLESS MOMENT.“ Even blackmail has a silver lining. Joan Bennett plays the incredibly taut mother who must deal with blackmail…and a dead body. It’s interesting to read more
“VERTIGO” – MY FAVORITE CLASSIC MOVIE
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 14, 2015
This post is part of the My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon in celebration of National Classic Movie Day ( May 16th ). Click here to view the schedule listing all the great posts in this blogathon. I have to tell ya, I’ve had many favorite movies over the years watching classic films. read more
OUT OF THE VERTIGO
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 14, 2015
Two Sides of the Same Coin? Knowing and loving “Vertigo” and “Out of the Past” as I do, I can’t explain for the life of me, what gave me the idea to juxtapose these two images against each other or think of both movies together. One is a romantic drama by Hitchcock and the other, a classic read more
HAVING IT ALL??
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 10, 2015
Can a woman really “have it all”? This ‘EITHER / OR’ situation of choosing to EITHER stay home OR be in the work force ranges from the serious to the comedic in classic films. There are various reasons for which side of the fence women an men are on on this. Movies show there is always read more
WENT THE DAY WELL? ( 1942 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 10, 2015
I enjoyed “WENT THE DAY WELL?“ immensely. Hitchcock could not have done a better job of supplying tension, suspense and thrills. ( Actually, I kind of think Hitch would, but I want to leave a sliver of admiration for other directors ). Director Alberto Cavalcanti has us vest our intere read more
WEEK-END MARRIAGE ( 1932 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on May 3, 2015
Love on the Rocks “If you just know the six sentences to say that would make him propose, would you say them?” This is the question Aline MacMahon proposes to Loretta Young to hook that special guy. A whole lot of cards are dealt from the bottom of the deck on both sides of the gender gap read more
HIS GIRL FRIDAY ( 1940 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 26, 2015
See what happens when a woman who realizes she can’t “have it all” decides to quit her job to concentrate on being a wife… “HIS GIRL FRIDAY” stars Cary Grant as newspaper editor Walter Burns and Rosalind Russell as his ex-wife and ex-star reporter, Hildy Johnson. Howard read more
WOMAN OF THE YEAR ( 1942 )
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 19, 2015
Three weeks ago I was at the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival where of the eight movies I saw that weekend, six: ( “The Sound of Music” “The Smiling Lieutenant” “My Man Godfrey” “Don’t Bet On Women” “Calamity Jane“ and read more
THE GREAT VILLAIN BLOGATHON
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 18, 2015
Last week, was a week that will live in villany! Speakeasy, Shadows & Satin and Silver Screenings hosted THE GREAT VILLAIN BLOGATHON for 2015. If you haven’t already, I hope you’ve checked out the entries. I, for one, am printing many of them up so I can have them in a handy read more
A REAL PISTOL-PACKIN’ MAMA
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 13, 2015
I figure I’d start you off with this nice 40-second clip I took at the 2012 TCM Film Festival: …because it’s going to get pretty bad girl, pretty fast. All this week the bad, the ugly and the dastardly will be featured in this year’s Great Villain Blogathon hosted by Kristi read more
2015 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: STARS IN MY EYES…AND A DRINK IN MY HAND
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 12, 2015
CLOSING NIGHT I wind up this year’s 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival by seeing two of Hollywood’s biggest stars in person, confirming once and for all, in my mind…they actually EXIST. And I also got to hang out at a pretty cool after-party. The first movie I ever saw with a bunch of kids, ( read more
2015 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: WHEN IS A MULTI-PLEX NOT A MULTI-PLEX…
CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on Apr 8, 2015
…When you’re showing classic films! THE MOVIES I can’t tell you how many times I bolted through those doors like a kid in a candy store ( or is that a bull in a China shop? ) I would look for my theatre and the line I should wait on for my next movie experience. I once got there b read more