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Mae West’s Klondike Rebellion
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 6, 2016
There’s something terribly wrong and terribly right about Klondike Annie’s (1936) odd musical tribute to Asian sensuality. It’s one of the few moments of the film when Mae West seems somewhat genuine. Elsewhere, she can’t sell the censored treatment of her material, so she d read more
SHOCKER: The Oscar Ceremony Was Good
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 29, 2016
For the first time in at least a decade, I actually thought the Oscars were entertaining and even well planned. That there were some smart tweaks–the order change (with more exciting awards earlier), the ticker-tape names at the bottom so that the speeches were less listy and long winded. And read more
SHOCKER: The Oscar Ceremony Was Good
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 29, 2016
For the first time in at least a decade, I actually thought the Oscars were entertaining and even well planned. That there were some smart tweaks–the order change (with more exciting awards earlier), the ticker-tape names at the bottom so that the speeches were less listy and long winded. And read more
5 Ways for the Oscars Not to Suck
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 27, 2016
While I have my favorites among this year’s nominees, my most fervent wish is for the ceremony itself. I don’t expect anything so lavish as entertainment. I just really, really hope that for once the ceremony doesn’t vie with a tractor pull for most boring event of the year. I can& read more
5 Ways for the Oscars Not to Suck
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 27, 2016
While I have my favorites among this year’s nominees, my most fervent wish is for the ceremony itself. I don’t expect anything so lavish as entertainment. I just really, really hope that for once the ceremony doesn’t vie with a tractor pull for most boring event of the year. I can& read more
To Kill a Mockingbird–the Film that Spread the Word
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 20, 2016
“In surveys asking what one book every civilized person should read, Mockingbird routinely finishes second to the Bible, and in one (if I may go a bit Maycomb on you here) it up and finished first.” —Charles Leerhsen, Smithsonian I don’t know how to put into words how thank read more
To Kill a Mockingbird–the Film that Spread the Word
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 20, 2016
“In surveys asking what one book every civilized person should read, Mockingbird routinely finishes second to the Bible, and in one (if I may go a bit Maycomb on you here) it up and finished first.” —Charles Leerhsen, Smithsonian I don’t know how to put into words how thank read more
Big Fish: A Kettle of Oscar Snubs
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 13, 2016
Director Tim Burton’s beautiful Big Fish was shut out of all Oscar nominations in 2004 but for original score (which it didn’t win). The director’s work is often dismissed as creative, but too weird, or lovely, but lacking in feeling. The same critiques, by the way, the Coen brothers and Wes Anders read more
Big Fish: A Kettle of Oscar Snubs
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 13, 2016
Director Tim Burton’s beautiful Big Fish was shut out of all Oscar nominations in 2004 but for original score (which it didn’t win). The director’s work is often dismissed as creative, but too weird, or lovely, but lacking in feeling. The same critiques, by the way, the Coen brothers and Wes Anders read more
Canada Lee: Blacklisted Actor, Civil Rights Activist, Benefactor
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 6, 2016
In 1940, a white kid shows up at actor Canada Lee’s door in Harlem. Lee knows him, met the lonely teenager backstage while starring in Broadway’s Native Son. The kid asks to stay; Lee says yes, lets him remain a year. Introduces the kid to the lights of the Harlem Renaissance, loans him read more
Canada Lee: Blacklisted Actor, Civil Rights Activist, Benefactor
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 6, 2016
In 1940, a white kid shows up at actor Canada Lee’s door in Harlem. Lee knows him, met the lonely teenager backstage while starring in Broadway’s Native Son. The kid asks to stay; Lee says yes, lets him remain a year. Introduces the kid to the lights of the Harlem Renaissance, loans him read more
Mae West Quote of the Week: Religion vs. Jewels
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 30, 2016
“You know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.” The line would be funny regardless, but West does so much with it: She pauses in between the sentences for emphasis. She follows up the words with an arch look at her love interest of the hour read more
Mae West Quote of the Week: Religion vs. Jewels
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 30, 2016
“You know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.” The line would be funny regardless, but West does so much with it: She pauses in between the sentences for emphasis. She follows up the words with an arch look at her love interest of the hour read more
Joel McCrea: Stalling Director Preston Sturges
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 23, 2016
This essay is part of Cinema Maven’s Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, featuring wonderful director/star pairings. Click here for all the great entries. When I was a kid, my sisters and I used to play with the record player. We loved to speed it up to make it sound like Mickey Mouse. I ment read more
Joel McCrea: Stalling Director Preston Sturges
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 23, 2016
This essay is part of Cinema Maven’s Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, featuring wonderful director/star pairings. Click here for all the great entries. When I was a kid, my sisters and I used to play with the record player. We loved to speed it up to make it sound like Mickey Mouse. I ment read more
A Classic Christmas Romance for Any Day
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 19, 2016
How do you create a Christmas film that is sentimental, without dripping it in eggnog? Especially when you’ve agreed to make it a romance between a shoplifter and her prosecutor, and set it in *gulp* Indiana, which is peppered with cornpone clichés in every cinematic portrayal? Miraculously, read more
A Classic Christmas Romance for Any Day
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 19, 2016
How do you create a Christmas film that is sentimental, without dripping it in eggnog? Especially when you’ve agreed to make it a romance between a shoplifter and her prosecutor, and set it in *gulp* Indiana, which is peppered with cornpone clichés in every cinematic portrayal? Miraculously, read more
Turning My Sister into a Classic Movie Fan, Bout 2: Abject Failure
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 15, 2016
For anyone who is interested, a long while ago, I made a bet with my sister: I would watch Breaking Bad, and she would watch ten classics. When I reminded her that she hadn’t honored our bet while I’d made it through four seasons, she said, “Yeah, but Breaking Bad is good. And you read more
Turning My Sister into a Classic Movie Fan, Bout 2: Abject Failure
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 15, 2016
For anyone who is interested, a long while ago, I made a bet with my sister: I would watch Breaking Bad, and she would watch ten classics. When I reminded her that she hadn’t honored our bet while I’d made it through four seasons, she said, “Yeah, but Breaking Bad is good. And you read more
Thanks to Love Letters to Old Hollywood!!
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 8, 2016
Thank you, Michaela, for nominating me for a Liebster. And thank you even more for your wonderful blog, and all of the hours of enjoyment I’ve gained from it. read more