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The Saint’s Double Trouble
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Feb 12, 2013
The Saint’s Double Trouble (1940) RKO had three films based on Leslie Charteris’ The Saint books by 1940 and had found a great leading man for the role of Simon Templar in George Sanders. Charteris had come to Hollywood to help make the movies about the rogue detective, former crook and read more
The World, the Flesh & the Devil
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Feb 5, 2013
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) I stumbled upon The World, the Flesh and the Devil several years ago on TCM in the middle of the airing. What I saw was a man arguing with a mannequin named Snotgrass. You can imagine I was intrigued and endured the remainder of a movie that eventually boil read more
The Unknown (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 29, 2013
The Unknown (1927) Despite how harsh I came down on circus movies in my last post, I recently enjoyed a very old but very good flick that falls in the sometimes successful circus-as-horror category. The Unknown pairs silent screen great Lon Chaney with a woman with a couple dozen silent movies to h read more
Side Show
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 23, 2013
It seems rare that a really good movie comes out of a story about a travelling circus. The Greatest Show on Earth did it with aplomb, but monstrosities such as Berserk and I’m No Angel leave much to be desired. Then there are the horror movies, such as Freaks, that achieved their aim well read more
Feature: Caught in the ‘Tender Trap’
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 22, 2013
TCM will be playing one of my favorite Sinatra movies this weekend, The Tender Trap. The story is a cute comedy about perpetual bachelor Sinatra and the young woman who ensnares him for domestic life –Debbie Reynolds. The song “The Tender Trap” refers to “love” being t read more
Feature: 31 Days of Oscar
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 17, 2013
Each February I look forward to Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar and the opportunity it affords me in terms of completing my viewing of all Best Picture-winning movies. But TCM does not make its schedule around Best Picture winners, instead showing nominees and winners in other, someti read more
Grand Hotel (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 16, 2013
Grand Hotel (1932) Grand Hotel has the distinction of being the only movie to win the Best Picture Oscar and be nominated for nothing else. The fact that it drew no acting nominations is notable given the star-studded cast, but it is true that none of the actors really stands out. Perhaps they were read more
Rocky (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 28, 2012
Rocky (1976) I have avoided watching Rocky my entire life because I never found anything to respect about it. Being born nine years after it was released, by the time I became aware of Sylvester Stallone, he pretty much seemed like a joke who did nothing but Rocky movies and other action junk. The read more
All Quiet on the Western Front (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 27, 2012
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Telling a World War story from the German perspective was not a common occurrence in classic film, but in 1930 Hollywood did just that with All Quiet on the Western Front. Based on the classic novel by German World War I veteran Erich Maria Remarque, the story read more
Feature: Name that Movie Poster 17
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 25, 2012
Welcome to the next installment of Name that Movie Poster. Can you guess what movie the poster advertised despite my having concealed its title and key players’ names? If you cannot guess off the bat, tell me the quiz is too hard and I’ll give you a hint. To see if your skills of deduct read more
A Ticket for Thaddeus & It’s a Most Unusual Day
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 20, 2012
It has been some time since I enjoyed the half-hour “Screen Directors Playhouse” movies created for television airwaves in 1955 and 1956. The shows used big-time directors and often big-name actors to create the mini movies and many have proven to be quite good. Among the great ones is read more
Feature: Name that Movie Poster 16
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 19, 2012
Welcome to the next installment of Name that Movie Poster. Can you guess what movie the poster advertised despite my having concealed its title and key players’ names? If you cannot guess off the bat, tell me the quiz is too hard and I’ll give you a hint. To see if your skills of deduct read more
The Gorgeous Hussy
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 18, 2012
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) It probably comes as no surprise that the star of a movie called The Gorgeous Hussy is Joan Crawford. I think the term hussy was probably used quite regularly to describe the star’s off-screen behavior, but the movie is not as scandalous as the title might suggest. T read more
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 17, 2012
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960) I have never really loved Doris Day as an actress and so do not often seek out her movies. In Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, however, she is ideally cast and stellar in her part. I think the star sort of grew into her attractiveness, as I tend to find read more
City Lights (1)
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 14, 2012
City Lights (1931) Only Charlie Chaplin could make a hit out of a silent movie after the transition to sound. City Lights was his first movie since talkies were invented. They had become the norm by 1929, but despite pressures to convert his flick to include audible dialogue, the star stuck to what read more
Feature: A Movie Through It’s Posters–It’s a Wonderful Life
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 12, 2012
This slideshow requires JavaScript. It’s a Wonderful Life has become a nauseating mainstay of the American Xmas tradition, but the movie was seen elsewhere in the world when it was released in 1946. What the movie was about at its core seems to have been perceived differently in other countri read more
What to Watch This Month: Shop Around the Corner
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 10, 2012
The shop Around the Corner (1940) Turner Classic Movies seems to have designated The Shop Around the Corner as the Xmas movie for the network. Year after year they seem to book it during the December holiday season, and this year has it scheduled for both Dec. 16 and Dec. 24. This perfect Ernst Lu read more
Feature: Name that Movie Poster 15
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 5, 2012
Welcome to the next installment of Name that Movie Poster. Can you guess what movie the poster advertised despite my having concealed its title and key players’ names? If you cannot guess off the bat, tell me the quiz is too hard and I’ll give you a hint. To see if your skills of deduct read more
The Great Gatsby
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 4, 2012
The Great Gatsby (1974) I have been sharing a weekly classic movie-viewing experience with my 91-year-old grandmother for going on a year now. Last weekend I brought her the 1974 The Great Gatsby, and it was the first movie she stayed awake all the way through, asked clarifying questions about the read more
Secret Bride
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Dec 3, 2012
The Secret Bride (1934) Barbara Stanwyck is a good example of an actor who is remembered by history as being a real standout performer with many phenomenal movies and roles to her name while still having a list of disappointments on her resume. The same can be said of many stars that eventually read more