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Butterfield 8
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 18, 2011
Butterfield 8 (1960) Elizabeth Taylor‘s sexuality seemed to be the guiding part of her career in the years surrounding 1960. She had done Cat on a Hot Tin Roof two years prior and would do Cleopatra two films after Butterfield 8 –a story of a woman who is a bit too liberal with read more
Man of the World
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 12, 2011
Man of the World (1931) Some actors are meant for comedy, some for drama. William Powell and Carole Lombard separately are quite adept at both, but it seems a crime to pair them together in a drama. The duo made Man of the World the same year they would marry, however briefly; although, their read more
Daisy Kenyon
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 11, 2011
Daisy Kenyon (1947) I have said (to myself) for a while now that Otto Preminger films never disappoint. I’m not implying that Daisy Kenyon is a let down, but it is not the sort of film for which I have come to know Preminger. It is a romance, quite unlike the mysteries, often murder myst read more
We’re Not Dressing
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 10, 2011
We're Not Dressing (1934) I know I’ve raved about Carole Lombard before but haven’t actually managed to review any of her movies –but it’s not my fault! I went through a couple month phase a year or so ago when TCM was playing a bunch of her stuff, but the channel read more
Ginger & Fred
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 9, 2011
Ginger & Fred (1986) I’m not sure why I keep returning to Fellini films thinking the result will be different. I’ve seen more of the director’s films than any other Italian actor or director and yet I continually dislike what I see. I know I keep trying to enjoy them beca read more
Rhapsody in Blue
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 6, 2011
George Gershwin is probably my favorite composer after Cole Porter, so I was naturally interested in Rhapsody in Blue, a docudrama about his life. I can honestly say, however, that my conclusion of this film’s worth is independent of whatever favorable bias I might have. It’s a read more
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Apr 4, 2011
Sunrise (1927) After much procrastination, I finally decided this weekend that I had the necessary energy and focus to sit down with a silent film. I was drawn to Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans because it was directed by F.W. Murnau, who is famous for The Last Laugh (a silent starring Emil read more
Pillow to Post
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 30, 2011
Pillow to Post (1945) I have not seen loads of Ida Lupino films, but I greatly respect the actress and grasp any opportunity to watch her. I previously expressed surprise at the difference I saw between Lupino in They Drive By Night and While the City Sleeps. In Pillow to Post, she appears read more
Shane (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 28, 2011
After much prodding from Ryan’s father and at least a year sitting idle on the DVR, Shane finally earned the attention of my “play” button. I have never been a fan of westerns, to the chagrin of some, and I am probably primarily turned away by the dirty, hot settings and the read more
Hold Your Man
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 26, 2011
Hold Your Man (1933) Turner Classic Movies has devoted Tuesdays in March to Jean Harlow, and I have been diligently recording them to further explore whom I think of as THE platinum blonde. Harlow was the epitome of sex appeal in the 1930s. Her suggestive roles always seemed emphasized by read more
Elizabeth Taylor
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 25, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2001 The loss of Elizabeth Taylor March 23 seems to have sparked more media discussion about her humanitarian efforts, particularly with AIDS, than the Hollywood life she had separated herself from some years ago. Her last film appearance playing a role was in 2001 in These Ol read more
Cinematic Shorts: The Divorcee
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 23, 2011
The Divorcée (1930) The Divorcée makes for a great study in film history. It not only illustrates the liberal sexual subjects able to be portrayed in the time before the Production Code banned anything seemingly indecent, but it shows all too well the double standard of infidelity between read more
Richest Girl in the World
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 22, 2011
Richest Girl in the World (1934) Joel McCrea seems to have a special place in my heart, and the more I think about it, I realize my only rationale is his presence in Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent. He is a lot of fun in that movie with the dry delivery of humor and every-man look read more
The Dancing Co-Ed
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 21, 2011
Dancing Co-Ed (1939) I am often amazed to find the range of some actors’ careers in terms of the types of characters they play. Lana Turner, who would come to be known as a ruthless blonde bombshell, started like many actresses of those days in light-hearted stage-themed movies. The Danc read more
It’s a Great Feeling
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 15, 2011
It's a Great Feeling (1949) I’ve never really been sold on Doris Day as an actress; however my vocabulary on the subject is limited. I would not say that It’s a Great Feeling –her third film– really showed her in the best light, but the flick itself is somewhat read more
Reunion in France
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 11, 2011
Reunion in France (1942) Only Joan Crawford could make a movie about the hardships of war and still manage to be glamorous. Reunion in France sets the star in Paris in 1940 when the French were still naive enough to think Hitler could not invade their country. He does, of course, and the read more
Destination Tokyo
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 7, 2011
Destination Tokyo (1944) I have never been particularly drawn to war pictures or those that pair Cary Grant opposite a bunch of men, rather than wooing a woman, but Grant made some great war pictures, and Destination Tokyo is certainly one of those (I need to revisit Operation Petticoat, read more
Cabaret (2)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 4, 2011
Cabaret (1972) I was a bit blown away by Cabaret as I engaged in my first viewing last night. I had avoided the musical despite is obviously jazzy style and music because of a … we’ll call it fear of Liza Minnelli. I will attempt not to delve too deeply into my opinions of her as read more
The Corn is Green
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 3, 2011
The Corn is Green (1945) Someone said to me recently that Bette Davis never made a bad movie, and as I move further into her repertoire, I am inclined to agree. Even a movie with such an uninteresting title as The Corn is Green (which, of course, has its source in something said/written in read more
Pink Panther Strikes Again
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Mar 2, 2011
Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) I thought I was watching the Pink Panther movies in sequence, but my powers of deduction have fooled me into thinking The Pink Panther Strikes Again was the third in the series, when in fact I’ve missed The Return of the Pink Panther that was released read more