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Gone With The Wind: Part Deux or Get Over it Already!!
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Apr 20, 2012
Beware! This post may offend. It's all in good fun, but if you are offended, well, you were warned!
I have often pondered what happened to Scarlett, Rhett and the gang on Peachtree Street and the outlying areas. I am aware that there was a faux sequel, but I found it to be rather unsatisfacto read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
10 Keys to a Better Life as a Fanboy: 9. Remember What it is You Liked
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Mar 24, 2012
Gracie Films This series of articles is designed to help you, the fan, try and divorce yourself from your attachment to source material and judge a film on its own merits and not in comparison to another work. These tips come from my own experience. I hope they are helpful. I mentioned this in a pre read more
10 Keys to a Better Life as a Fanboy: 8. It Won’t Change a Thing
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Mar 23, 2012
Jeremy Sumpter and Rachel Hurd-Wood in Peter Pan (Universal) This series of articles is designed to help you, the fan, try and divorce yourself from your attachment to source material and judge a film on its own merits and not in comparison to another work. These tips come from my own experience. I read more
10 Keys to a Better Life as a Fanboy: 7. Suspend Disbelief (aka Get Into It)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Mar 22, 2012
This series of articles is designed to help you, the fan, try and divorce yourself from your attachment to source material and judge a film on its own merits and not in comparison to another work. These tips come from my own experience. I hope they are helpful. Many of these topics do overlap one a read more
Sunday Morning on Film – Do It For the Children
ScribeHard on Film Posted by ScribeHard on Mar 20, 2012
It wasn’t that long ago that Fox Searchlight was faced with a decision for Steve McQueen’s Shame: make cuts to the film or take a higher rating. Fox decided against cuts, taking an 18 Rating in the UK and an NC-17 Rating (an 18 equivalent) in the US, thus standing by the artistic vision of its read more
Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971, Bill Melendez)
The Stop Button Posted by on Mar 4, 2012
“Play It Again, Charlie Brown” is shockingly bad. About the only good part of it comes near the end, as Danny Hjeim’s Schroeder debates whether to play rock instead of Beethoven at a concert. There’s actual internal conflict and so on. Unfortunately, it’s a small scene read more
Book it! Soon, a bio from the house of Morgan
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Mar 2, 2012
2012 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for those of us who cherish the memory of Carole Lombard. As mentioned in yesterday's entry, there's a very real possibility that a Lombard exhibit may be held later this year at The Hollywood Museum (though help will be needed to make this dream a reality read more
It Should Happen to You (1954). (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 12, 2012
The sports car that Peter Lawford is driving in the film, It Should Happen to You (1954) is a 1952 Jaguar XK120. read more
Hitchcock’s Most Beautiful Shot Ever; Or, A Single Frame So Good, 2000 Words Don’t Do It Justice
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 3, 2012
by guest contributor Joel Gunz
Practically every frame of every movie Alfred Hitchcock made could be blown up and hung on a museum wall. He had such a clear sense of composition that you can turn off the sound, forget the story and set your DVD player to slo-mo, letting the images parade by.* read more
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941, Walter Forde)
The Stop Button Posted by on Feb 3, 2012
For the final Inspector Hornleigh picture, the filmmakers go propaganda. They do have some fun with it—the film’s first sequence is Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim on an army base, undercover as aged privates, investigating scrounging. It’s all played for laughs, sort of wasting some of the running read more
Hitchcock’s Most Beautiful Shot Ever; Or, A Single Frame So Good, 2000 Words Don’t Do It Justice
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 3, 2012
by guest contributor Joel Gunz
Practically every frame of every movie Alfred Hitchcock made could be blown up and hung on a museum wall. He had such a clear sense of composition that you can turn off the sound, forget the story and set your DVD player to slo-mo, letting the images parade by.* read more
Hitchcock’s Most Beautiful Shot Ever; Or, A Single Frame So Good, 2000 Words Don’t Do It Justice
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 3, 2012
by guest contributor Joel Gunz
Practically every frame of every movie Alfred Hitchcock made could be blown up and hung on a museum wall. He had such a clear sense of composition that you can turn off the sound, forget the story and set your DVD player to slo-mo, letting the images parade by.* read more
'Figuring' it out
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Jan 22, 2012
Three weeks ago, we kicked off the new year with a September 1933 story in which film mogul Darryl F. Zanuck labeled Carole Lombard one of the "nine queens of Hollywood," noting her domain was having the best figure among actresses (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/474070.html). At about that ti read more
If I let you change me, will that do it? (1)
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jan 10, 2012
Today, my contribution to The Lady Eve’s Month of Vertigo celebration is up at TLE’s Reel Life–all about Kim Novak’s sometimes underestimated contributions to the film. Thanks again, Eve, for inviting me to participate and allowing me the chance to revisit this film! And for read more
What Day Is It? & Every Man Has 2 Wives
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 4, 2012
What was going on with the institution of marriage in 1956? Based on my viewing of two episodes of Screen Directors Playhouse from that year I would conclude that no one took that romantic bond very seriously. The two disheartening stories of married couples in What Day Is It? and Every Man read more
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 29, 2011
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947). Comedy, directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Victor Moore, Ann Harding, Don DeFore and Gale Storm. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Story.
On New York City's Fifth Avenue, a tour bus guide points out the boarded-up townhouse of Mic read more
It Takes Two (1988, David Beaird)
The Stop Button Posted by on Dec 5, 2011
It Takes Two features a dream sequence set in protagonist George Newbern’s stomach. It looks cheaper than an antacid commercial. The movie’s filled with fake Southern accents–Newbern loses the accent after about fifteen minutes, right before he gets to the big city (Dallas) where read more