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5 Classic Movie Resolutions
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 3, 2016
My regular resolutions are never met (or are so ambiguous I can’t tell if they have been), so this year I’m setting some for this blog. Who knows? I may even honor them. Here goes: So that’s it! My hopefully manageable goals for classic film viewing & writing in 2016. What are read more
Mae West: Making an Impression
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 26, 2015
Mae West always gets her guys (emphasis on the plural). And once she gets them, they stay. In her classic She Done Him Wrong, Lou (West) is en route to visit an ex in prison. Her companion on the visit questions whether her ex will listen to her, given that he’s probably “sore” at read more
Mae West: Making an Impression
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 26, 2015
Mae West always gets her guys (emphasis on the plural). And once she gets them, they stay. In her classic She Done Him Wrong, Lou (West) is en route to visit an ex in prison. Her companion on the visit questions whether her ex will listen to her, given that he’s probably “sore” at read more
Irene Dunne’s Birthday
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 20, 2015
Others may love Irene Dunne for her skill with pathos: I Remember Mama, Love Affair. Fair enough: the woman sure could summon convincing tears. But for me, Dunne admiration is all about the comedy. Not the frantically paced Theodora Goes Wild, but those sophisticated films that beautifully negotiat read more
Irene Dunne’s Birthday
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 20, 2015
Others may love Irene Dunne for her skill with pathos: I Remember Mama, Love Affair. Fair enough: the woman sure could summon convincing tears. But for me, Dunne admiration is all about the comedy. Not the frantically paced Theodora Goes Wild, but those sophisticated films that beautifully negotiat read more
Hitchcock Fans, Watch The Gift (2015)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 13, 2015
The beauty of watching The Gift (2015) is how often our own reactions to the film are reflected in Rebecca Hall’s expressive face: compassion, fear, doubt, suspicion.
Her character, Robyn, is in a vulnerable state when she and husband Simon (Jason Bateman) move to a new town: She’s give read more
A Classic Film for Media Critics: Ace in the Hole
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 6, 2015
This fall, the media is a top-trending topic (surprising in a season when we’ve lost Jon Stewart’s acerbic touch): Ted Cruz won applause for attacking the media, Spotlight accolades for celebrating them. For the second year in a row, news-centered movies have garnered Oscar buzz; this y read more
A Classic Film for Media Critics: Ace in the Hole
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 6, 2015
This fall, the media is a top-trending topic (surprising in a season when we’ve lost Jon Stewart’s acerbic touch): Ted Cruz won applause for attacking the media, Spotlight accolades for celebrating them. For the second year in a row, news-centered movies have garnered Oscar buzz; this y read more
5 Holiday Meal Planning Fears on Film (aka, It Could Be Much Worse)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 26, 2015
5. The Meal Scars Your Company: Better Off Dead (1985)
Take comfort in the quality of your cooking after watching (a) Lane’s (John Cusack’s) mother boil bacon just days before her holiday feast and (b) Lane accidentally passing a guest primer instead of liquor.
4. Your Guests Never Show read more
Long Films: Why Hollywood Is Failing Viewers
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 22, 2015
I love going to the theater, getting my popcorn, staring at that big screen. I look forward to the lights going down, the previews. But lately, I find myself opting to stay home. Not because the “golden age” of TV makes me prefer HBOathons. Not because of the ticket prices. I simply don& read more
Elle King Wrote Mae West’s Theme Song
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 14, 2015
When my husband told me he’d heard Mae West’s theme song on the radio, I asked for an explanation; instead, he played me Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”: “Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ’em all
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Elle King Wrote Mae West’s Theme Song
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 14, 2015
When my husband told me he’d heard Mae West’s theme song on the radio, I asked for an explanation; instead, he played me Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”: “Ex’s and the oh, oh, oh’s they haunt me
Like ghosts they want me to make ’em all
T read more
The Amazing Mind of Bombshell Hedy Lamarr
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 9, 2015
Many of you vaguely know her name from the Blazing Saddles spoof of it. (Remember Hedley, played by Harvey Korman?) Others may remember that she made a scandalous entry into film, or that she simply had one of the loveliest faces ever to appear on screen. But today Google Doodle is celebrating the read more
The Amazing Mind of Bombshell Hedy Lamarr
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 9, 2015
Many of you vaguely know her name from the Blazing Saddles spoof of it. (Remember Hedley, played by Harvey Korman?) Others may remember that she made a scandalous entry into film, or that she simply had one of the loveliest faces ever to appear on screen. But today Google Doodle is celebrating the g read more
An Unabashedly Romantic Pirate Tale: Frenchman’s Creek (1944)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 7, 2015
Daphne Du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek was my favorite romance as a kid, and when I found a copy of it in a bookstore in my twenties, became enthralled with it all over again. Du Maurier excelled at atmospheric suspense, and what girl wouldn’t love a period drama featuring a heroin read more
An Unabashedly Romantic Pirate Tale: Frenchman’s Creek (1944)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 7, 2015
Daphne Du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek was my favorite romance as a kid, and when I found a copy of it in a bookstore in my twenties, became enthralled with it all over again. Du Maurier excelled at atmospheric suspense, and what girl wouldn’t love a period drama featuring a heroin read more
Sister Celluloid’s & Movies Silently’s Blogathon
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 1, 2015
Hi everyone! I didn’t realize that Janet of Sister Celluloid & Fritzi of Movies Silently already had a newbie blogathon in the works. So anyone interested in posting recs for classic movie newbies, please join two of my favorite bloggers here, and I’ll come up with a different idea read more
Announcing the Classic Movies for Newbies Blogathon
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 1, 2015
A blogathon to convert friends to classic film: January 8th-9th, 2016 Many of you grew up loving classic movies. I didn’t. I knew few black-and-white films, and liked only a couple of them. As a kid, I was even an advocate for colorization. (I know.) It took an electrifying scene capitalizing read more
Sister Celluloid’s & Movies Silently’s Blogathon
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 1, 2015
Hi everyone! I didn’t realize that Janet of Sister Celluloid & Fritzi of Movies Silently already had a newbie blogathon in the works. So anyone interested in posting recs for classic movie newbies, please join two of my favorite bloggers here, and I’ll come up with a different idea read more
5 Classic Film Costume Ideas–& What They’ll Be Mistaken for
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 27, 2015
Inspired a fashion blogger’s posts on Halloween options, I started thinking about potential costumes from classic film. I have recs for those of you stuck for ideas. Sure, your peers who don’t know the classics will mistake the character you’re playing, but if the costume is sharp, read more