Mr. Popper’s Penguins: Although my expectations for another Jim Carey movie were relatively low, I wanted to give the film, based on the classic children’s story by Richard and Florence Atwater, the benefit of the doubt. However, I was still a bit disappointed. Those are really the only read more
Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on Nov 30, -0001
The post is written in honour of International Women’s Day 2015. Scroll to the bottom for more information about how you can be part of the fight against sexism and gender inequality. A WOMAN REBELS (1936) is about a Pamela Thistlewaite (Katharine Hepburn), a young woman in Victorian England read more
Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on Nov 30, -0001
The Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon 2014 was such a success, I thought I’d do it again this year! The blogathon will take place over Katharine Hepburn’s birthday weekend, May 9-12. Hepburn was born May 12, 1907. A number of interesting events took place that year. The first Cubist exh read more
Margaret Perry Posted by Margaret Perry on Nov 30, -0001
This post is written in conjunction with the Russia in Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by Movies, Silently and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Like DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), ANNA KARENINA gives a cinematic snapshot of the opulent life of Imperial Russia. Although the earlier film is unable to employ the read more
