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Cinematic Shorts: High Society
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 29, 2010
High Society (1956) I have always considered myself a fan of musicals, but in recent years I have discovered I am a bit choosy on that front. For instance, I cannot stand The Sound of Music or South Pacific and was fairly bored with The King and I. If Kathryn Grayson is singing in a picture, read more
Bonnie and Clyde (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 28, 2010
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) A movie such as Bonnie and Clyde is one that makes me pause and realize that only through film could a true-life story of murderous bank robbers leave the viewer rooting for a criminal. This flick is more than a yarn of lovable villains, however, thanks in large part to one read more
What to Watch: Wednesday
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 27, 2010
I wanted to make a quick note about a great, seductive comedy set to air at 8 p.m. ET tonight, Oct. 27 on TCM. The Lady Eve is a great flick with Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda involving a woman scam artist who falls for her mark. Stanwyck’s character goes so far as to reappear in FondaR read more
Cinematic Shorts: Mildred Pierce
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 26, 2010
Mildred Pierce (1945) Mildred Pierce was the first Joan Crawford movie I ever watched, and it truly turned out to be the perfect introduction to the legend. Crawford won her only Best Actress Oscar for what was her first film with Warner Bros. after leaving a lengthy career with MGM. My read more
The Thin Man (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 25, 2010
The Thin Man (1934) I first noticed The Thin Man movies when I was working at a retail movie store in college. We had a box set of the collection valued at something like $100. The box itself did not make the movies look like much — some old, boring black-and-white flicks, I figured. read more
Cinematic Shorts: Charade
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 22, 2010
Welcome to the first of what should be a common occurrence on this site. The Cinematic Shorts will be quickie reviews of movies. I will reserve this approach for movies I have not watched recently but on which I would like to comment anyway. For instance, you likely noticed I’ve seen read more
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 21, 2010
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) I am generally drawn to movies based on dramatic plays (provided the films are considered good) and am a big fan of adaptations of Tennessee Williams’ works. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is an Edward Albee piece that certainly rocks read more
Die! Die! My Darling
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 20, 2010
Die! Die! My Darling (1965) Tallulah Bankhead was always a bit on the freaky-looking side, but the once-seductive standby of 1930s cinema drops the glamor act for a twisted turn as a psychotic hostage-taker in 1965′s Die! Die! My Darling. This is my second experience with the film. read more
Feature: Halloween Flicks to Watch
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 19, 2010
We are fewer than two weeks out from my favorite holiday, so I think it is about time I bring up some upcoming, halloween-appropriate showings on Turner Classic Movies. Essentially what I have done below is gone through the TCM lineup and noted the one’s I’ve seen, which has caused me t read more
Man with the Movie Camera
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 18, 2010
Man with the Movie Camera (1929) This post marks a first for this blog in several regards. Not only is Man with the Movie Camera a foreign film, but it is also a silent picture and one I am categorizing as “documentary”. I watched this flick with Ryan last night in order to help read more
Feature: My Momentary Celebrity Obsession – Carole Lombard
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 18, 2010
Your eye might have been caught by a certain striking image on the left panel of the page of lovely Miss Carole Lombard. She is the first in my latest addition to this blog under the concept of current obsessions. Expect this to change as my tastes do. Carole Lombard I discovered Lombard through read more
Hamlet (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 15, 2010
Hamlet (1948) In making Hamlet, Laurence Olivier was credited with, more than anyone else, introducing Shakespeare to the mass public at the time, and rightfully so. Not only does Olivier star in this film adaptation of a brooding young man attempting to prove his uncle murdered his father read more
Life with Father
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 14, 2010
Life with Father (1947) I never thought I would see the day when I could dislike William Powell. The star of such great comedies as My Man Godfrey and the Thin Man movies could never be an outright asshole, or so I thought. In Life with Father Powell’s persona as the head of family is read more
New! List After List
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 13, 2010
I have debuted a new tab to the top of the site labeled “Lists”. Here I will make available a compendium of the various movie checklists I keep for myself. Not only will this allow me to electronically keep track of my progress, but it should give you some insight as to what movies I ha read more
Feature: Once Upon a Time at a Muse Concert
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 13, 2010
I wanted to throw in a quick note about how thrilled I was upon attending a Muse concert last night when the band, as their final encore, used the theme from Once Upon a Time in the West as a lead-in to Knights of Cydonia. The bass player busted out a harmonica and delivered a spot-on rendition lat read more
Feature: Shopping Spree
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 11, 2010
I am going to diverge from the usual review post to share the stack of classic movie DVDs I purchased today. It should be known at the outset that I essentially refuse to buy a DVD unless its $10 or less, which is why most of my lot these days comes in the pre-viewed form from places such as read more
They Were Expendable
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 7, 2010
They Were Expendable (1945) I am typically not a huge fan of war pictures but am always willing to sit through a good one, especially if it stars Robert Montgomery. A friend recently commented on this site that his favorite Montgomery pictures include this one, and I happened to have in on read more
It’s a Wonderful World
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 7, 2010
It's a Wonderful World (1939) I must say it is nice to finally have a comedy to post about, and a good one too, although I don’t think I had ever heard of it before. It’s a Wonderful World from 1939 is a slapstick adventure between Jimmy Stewart and Claudette Colbert. Although read more
A Farewell to Arms (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 6, 2010
A Farewell to Arms (1932) I return to the unwed pregnancy scenario again with A Farewell to Arms in which military ambulance driver Gary Cooper has an affair with nurse Helen Hayes that results in the premature start of a family. This 1932 endeavor was the first motion picture version of read more
These Wilder Years
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Oct 5, 2010
These Wilder Years (1956) This post and the one to follow it will focus on out-of-wedlock pregnancy, which I promise is pure coincidence. I happened to watch two films in a row that dealt with the subject — one that I always find interesting when it comes to older movies. Pregnancy read more