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Mae West as a Deadpan Plaintiff in I’m No Angel
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 26, 2015
This post is part of the The “…And Scene!” Blogathon. Check out the other entries here. There are very few scenes in film as funny as when Mae West is talking about the number of men in her life, or, as she famously put it after the courtroom scene in I’m No Angel, the much more important read more
Mae West as a Deadpan Plaintiff in I’m No Angel
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 26, 2015
This post is part of the The “…And Scene!” Blogathon. Check out the other entries here. There are very few scenes in film as funny as when Mae West is talking about the number of men in her life, or, as she famously put it after the courtroom scene in I’m No Angel, the much more important read more
The Liebster Award
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 21, 2015
Thank you, Cinema Maven, for nominating me for the Liebster award, and for being so patient with my horrible tardiness in giving responses! Everybody check out her responses to the questions she was asked, which are so funny and awesome. She also nominated 10 wonderful blogs I’m honored to see next read more
The Liebster Award
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 21, 2015
Thank you, Cinema Maven and Steve Bailey of MovieMovieBlogBlog, for nominating me for the Liebster award, and for being so patient with my horrible tardiness in giving responses! Everybody check out Cinema’s Maven’s responses to the questions she was asked, which are so funny and awesom read more
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch’s Design for Living
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 13, 2015
I hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised its hum read more
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch’s Design for Living
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 13, 2015
I hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised it read more
My Own “Awakener”: Mae West’s Writing
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 4, 2015
As I was reading the bios of Kate Bolick’s awakeners in Spinster, writers whose independence had inspired her own, I inevitably began to consider my own awakeners. Which literary women had encouraged me to live by my own definition of womanhood? I came up with many answers, but soon one figure nudg read more
My Own “Awakener”: Mae West’s Writing
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jun 4, 2015
As I was reading the bios of Kate Bolick’s awakeners in Spinster, writers whose independence had inspired her own, I inevitably began to consider my own awakeners. Which literary women had encouraged me to live by my own definition of womanhood? I came up with many answers, but soon one figure nudg read more
The Man Who Knew Too Little: an Underrated Bill Murray Gem
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2015
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) received a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was panned by critics as only moderately funny. Experts claimed it was undeserving of the talents of Bill Murray, relied on broad stereotypes, and centered around only one gag. Most of these critiques are true. But the film is read more
The Man Who Knew Too Little: an Underrated Bill Murray Gem
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 28, 2015
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) received a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was panned by critics as only moderately funny. Experts claimed it was undeserving of the talents of Bill Murray, relied on broad stereotypes, and centered around only one gag. Most of these criti read more
Could Silent Films Woo Non-Classic Movie Fans?
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 22, 2015
I recently caught It at a theater with live music, and am still buzzing from it. I liked the film before. With live music, it was a revelation. The talented composer, Jeff Rapsis, used the term “moving picture” rather than film to discuss silents. This term and my exposure to multimedia read more
Could Silent Films Woo Non-Classic Movie Fans?
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 22, 2015
I recently caught It at a theater with live music, and am still buzzing from it. I liked the film before. With live music, it was a revelation. The talented composer, Jeff Rapsis, used the term “moving picture” rather than film to discuss silents. This term and my exposure to multimedia read more
The Nerdiest Scene Ever: Encyclopedia Writers Trumping Gangsters in Ball of Fire
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 16, 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. Nerd alert: I used to sit in the basement, reading my parents’ World Books for fun. I thin read more
The Nerdiest Scene Ever: Encyclopedia Writers Trumping Gangsters in Ball of Fire
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 16, 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. Nerd alert: I used to sit in the basement, reading my parents’ World Books for fun. I think it started with A Tale read more
A Beauty After All: Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 10, 2015
This is an entry in the Great Katharine Hepburn blogathon. Check out the marvelous posts on her work. “I’d rather look like Katharine Hepburn at 80,” Aunt Betty said, looking at the screen, “than myself at 30.” I looked at the old lady on the TV, then back at my aunt, confused. Maybe Betty read more
A Beauty After All: Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 10, 2015
This is an entry in the Great Katharine Hepburn blogathon. Check out the marvelous posts on her work. “I’d rather look like Katharine Hepburn at 80,” Aunt Betty said, looking at the screen, “than myself at 30.” I looked at the old lady on the TV, then back at my aunt, confused. Maybe Betty read more
The Hottest Woman around in Her 40s: Mae West’s Age-Defying Career
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 6, 2015
Amy Schumer’s hilarious skit about discrimination against middle-aged women in Hollywood has me wondering about Mae West. It’s true that modern films imply that women aren’t attractive enough past their 40s to be worthy of sex onscreen. But Mae West starred in Sextette in 1978; th read more
The Hottest Woman around in Her 40s: Mae West’s Age-Defying Career
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 6, 2015
Amy Schumer’s hilarious skit about discrimination against middle-aged women in Hollywood has me wondering about Mae West. It’s true that modern films imply that women aren’t attractive enough past their 40s to be worthy of sex onscreen. But Mae West starred in Sextette in 1978; th read more
Go West Young Man: Mae West’s Censorship Satire
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 30, 2015
This post is part of The Fabulous Films of the 30s blogathon hosted by the Classic Movie Blog Association. Click here to see the many wonderful entries! For an eBook collection of blogathon entries, click eBook on the menu above. It’s easy to dismiss Go West Young Man (1936) as an inferior Mae West read more
Go West Young Man: Mae West’s Censorship Satire
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 30, 2015
This post is part of The Fabulous Films of the 30s blogathon hosted by the Classic Movie Blog Association. Click here to see the many wonderful entries! For an eBook collection of blogathon entries, click eBook on the menu above. It’s easy to dismiss Go West Young Man (1936) as an inferior Mae West read more