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A plethora of awesomeness.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 14, 2010
Today’s TCM schedule boasts one of my favorite lineups of the month, with not one, not two, but SEVEN of my favorite films on the schedule. And while you can read my fawning over Casablanca and The Lady Eve in previous entries, throughout the day, I will be posting about my other favorites on read more
“You don’t think a woman can change?”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 14, 2010
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most masterful American films, 1946′s Notorious, starring Hitch favorites Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, is sexy, noir-ish romantic suspense at its very best. Not for nothing was Hitchcock one of the greatest directors of all time: in this film, he combines tigh read more
“Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 14, 2010
Jean Arthur has always been one of my favorite actresses. To look at her–and to listen to her–you might wonder how on earth this woman managed to succeed in Hollywood. She’s lovely to look at, true, but at her peak, Arthur was well into her 30s (though she didn’t look it, di read more
“That is the kind of woman that makes whole civilizations topple.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 14, 2010
The incomparable Barbara Stanwyck meets her match in a group of nerdy professors in 1941′s hysterical Ball of Fire, a film generally recognized as one of the last screwball comedies to come out of the so-called “Golden Age” of the genre. A burlesque performer with the … uniqu read more
“Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 14, 2010
When you combine arguably the best actor and the best actress that filmdom has ever seen in one movie, you’ve got, arguably, one of the best movies of all time. While The African Queen is not my favorite film in the repertoire of its stars, Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn (those would be read more
“This is 1852, dumplin’, 1852, not the Dark Ages!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 13, 2010
Aside from the superb All About Eve, my favorite Bette Davis film is Jezebel. Some critics consider this film a kind of poor man’s Gone With the Wind, as the two movies share similar themes, but Jezebel does not fade in the shadow of the better-known film. This is due, in large part, to Davis, read more
A Roman holiday.
True Classics Posted by Carrie on Feb 13, 2010
TCM has pulled out all the stops for a lineup this weekend, and I’m really excited about Roman Holiday playing tonight. If you’re around, definitely tune in. Audrey Hepburn plays a dissatisfied princess on an ambassadorial tour that eventually leads her to Rome, where she suffers a nervo read more
“What a glorious feeling!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 11, 2010
Well, there was little doubt about what I would recommend for your TCM viewing pleasure today. How can I NOT recommend the singularly best musical ever produced in Hollywood? Singin’ in the Rain revolves around the advent of sound in motion pictures, following a silent-movie icon, Don Lockwood read more
“New York, New York, it’s a helluva town.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 10, 2010
Absolute effervescence. This is the feeling that comes to mind when I think of Gene Kelly’s musicals. Add in Frank Sinatra and the city of New York, and you have one of the greats: 1949′s On the Town, co-starring Jules Munshin, Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen, and Betty Garrett. Carrie can speak read more
“Ready boot, let’s scoot!”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 9, 2010
Some of the first classic films I ever saw were the old Shirley Temple flicks from the 1930s, when the curly-headed moppet conquered Hollywood and the hearts of millions to become one of the first true cinematic superstars. I loved the innocent, precocious youngsters Temple excelled at portraying. I read more
“Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 8, 2010
Now, Voyager, labeled by many critics as the apotheosis of the “woman’s picture,” is an unabashedly sentimental piece of Hollywood froth, but this does not detract from the ultimately enjoyable impact of the film. This Bette Davis vehicle is based on the novel of the same name by read more
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 7, 2010
I am a sucker for an overwrought romance, and Rebecca definitely fits the bill (the book is even more breathlessly affected, so if you’re looking for a mindless read, check it out). The film marks Alfred Hitchcock’s first foray into Hollywood film-making, and it’s somewhat of an read more
A brief note.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 6, 2010
Apologies to all … the 31 Days of Oscar experiment hasn’t worked out the way I wanted it to, thanks to the internet gods who, in their infinite (read: ludicrous) wisdom, decided that we did not need internet access in our household for the last three days. I’ll be posting todayR read more
“We rob banks.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 6, 2010
Today’s recommendation is the fantastic Bonnie and Clyde, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty as the title lovers/criminals. Though the storyline is an undeniably romanticized pseudo-biographical account of the couple’s Depression-era crime spree, it is nonetheless a superior film. T read more
“My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 3, 2010
As far as musicals go, Yankee Doodle Dandy is, without a doubt, one of the very best. In my mind, it’s one of the top five musicals of all time, right behind Singin’ in the Rain. Patriotic to the extreme and VERY loosely based on the life of Broadway actor and composer George M. Cohan, t read more
“I’m way behind in my drinking.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 2, 2010
The first in a series of six films, The Thin Man is a charming, witty comedy about a not-so-retired detective, his glamorous, wealthy wife, and their adorable wire-haired terrier, Asta. Nick and Nora Charles spend their days drinking and carousing with their circle of dilettantes, but when one of hi read more
“We can’t all be lion tamers.”
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Feb 1, 2010
Let me begin by saying this: I am well aware that this film is more than three-and-a-half hours long. That’s a big commitment to make late on a Monday night. That being said, if you do not yet possess the magical mystery device known as the DVR, it’s well worth staying up to catch this m read more
Required viewing.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jan 31, 2010
This is why there will never be a full-screen edition of a widescreen movie on my shelf. And now there shouldn’t be any on yours, either. read more
February rocks. Thanks, TCM!
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jan 30, 2010
This February marks TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar celebration, and I for one could not be happier. Not all of the films on the roster are the cream of the classic crop–even though each film was nominated for at least one Academy Award, we all know that doesn’t necessarily mark a fi read more
Su-Su, you’re a very peculiar child.
True Classics Posted by Brandie on Jan 26, 2010
Tonight, TCM will air one of my favorite comedies of all time, 1942′s wonderful, underrated The Major and the Minor, starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. The film is a must-see, if only for the slightly disturbing sexual undertones that inevitably make the uninitiated viewer squirm the sli read more