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TV on DVD: The Fall
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 4, 2013
Do you miss Gillian Anderson as much as Jared Bratt does? If so, you’re in luck. Thanks to Artists Studios, Anderson is back on the small screen in the smash Euro TV hit, The Fall. And thanks to RLJ Entertainment and Acorn Media, you can snatch up The Fall on DVD and watch it over and over ag read more
Top 5 Most Terrifying Movie Airplane Crashes
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Oct 3, 2013
I just took a long flight today, and as I white knuckled several “goony bird” type landings, I not only watched my life flash before me more times than I care to mention, but I had the time to reflect on the visceral fear I have regarding plane crashes. I have far less than a healthy airplane neuro read more
Movie Review: It Happened One Night (1934)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on Oct 3, 2013
As a film genre, the screwball comedy arguably made its debut with Frank Capra’s classic, It Happened One Night. Long considered the finest example of the genre, this 1934 Best Picture winner has continued to endure in popularity, thanks in large part to its sharp dialogue and memorable perfo read more
Love is a Racket (1932) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 2, 2013
In Love is a Racket, quick drama-comedy from director William A. Wellman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. does his best Clark Gable impression (hint: his best is really good). True to Pre-code form, this movie is full of wise-cracks,manipulative dames, and one very serious crime with zero consequences. Jimmy read more
The Phantom Hat: Phantom Lady (1944)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Oct 2, 2013
“Stick with me Snooks, and I’ll stake you to a carload of hats!” Phantom Lady is a film about a hat. Pure and simple. Two women wore it and a third woman tries to find it. Oh sure, the film is a noir classic about murder, but everything evolves around “The Phantom Lady Hat”. The film was made read more
The Netflix Queue: The Secret Of NIMH (1982)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Jennifer Reynolds on Oct 1, 2013
The Secret Of NIMH is available for streaming on Netflix. A strange thing happens when you revisit the movies you grew up on: you pick up all the mature themes you may have missed out on as a child. You might also start to wonder how such an emotionally traumatizing story could have ever passed for read more
Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 1, 2013
So… Sex Kittens Go to College. Wow. Just wow. This recent release from the Warner Archive, directed by schlockmeister Albert Zugsmith, might arguably one of the oddest entries in the “sexploitation” category. Featuring a trio of sex kittens – Mamie Van Doren, Mijanou Bardot, read more
5 Things You (Likely) Don’t Know about Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Oct 1, 2013
“We want… a shrubbery!” As menacing as that line is, alone it seems all too silly. For many people, however, it is an invitation to continue the quotation. “A path! A path!” Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a favorite for fanboys and fangirls alike. For the Pythons themselves, however, read more
Brothers Tucker Launches Rock Stars Beyond the Grave
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Sep 30, 2013
A few months ago we told you about Brothers Tucker Productions and their very funny video Sweaty Taint. Well Brothers Tucker are back with a hilarious new web series Rock Stars Beyond the Grave! Dean Sinatra Davis has inherited a magic jacket from his dead father who was a bathroom attendant to th read more
Top 5 Memorable Film Openings
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sophie Vickers on Sep 30, 2013
As we’re all told from an early age, stories always have three distinct parts – a beginning, a middle and an end. All play a huge part in the overall success of a film, but a bland opening can lose an audience immediately. Here’s a list of five films with opening scenes that grab read more
A Love Letter to The X-Files
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Jared Bratt on Sep 30, 2013
I have never written a love-letter before. I don’t foresee myself writing one anytime soon, but if I had to, if my life absolutely depended on it – Well than consider it done, and consider that white manila-envelope mailed out west care of The X-Files television-series producer, Chris C read more
The Working Man (1932)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Sep 30, 2013
In The Working Man, directed by John G. Adolfi, successful shoe manufacturer John Reeves (George Arliss) takes a vacation leaving his business in the hands of his nephew Benjamin (Hardie Albright). While on vacation Reeves runs into his rivals heirs Jenny (Bette Davis) and Tommy (Theodore Newton), read more
Indie Watch: Mallas, MA
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sean Fitzpatrick on Sep 29, 2013
Ghost hunting is something of a famous and funny profession these days. Between the SyFy’s Ghost Hunters series, found-footage films like Paranormal Activity, and that movie with Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man that shall remain nameless without Ray Parker Jr. coming through your computer’ read more
Overlooked Gems: Goodbye Columbus (1969)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Sep 29, 2013
Earlier this week, Jack Klugman’s name appeared in the news a great deal in relation to how the Emmy memorial was handled. I won’t engage in that debate, however, the debate reminded me of a film I had been wanting to mention as an Overlooked Gem for some time because of the incredible perfo read more
Top 3 Reasons that Ripping Yarns Makes You Laugh at Murder Mysteries
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Sep 28, 2013
Everyone knows Monty Python. Not everyone, however, knows about Ripping Yarns, the series that Michael Palin and Terry Jones did after the Pythons split after their Flying Circus days. My favorite episode of this underrated series is the episode titled “Murder at Moorstones Manor.” Not read more
Grand Theft Auto V: The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Sep 28, 2013
Among the various perplexing side-missions and mini-games to be found in this month’s blockbuster videogame Grand Theft Auto V there is an extremely cheeky ten-minute animated short called The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain - and, like everything in the hyperreality of GTA, it is a twisted mishma read more
Top 5 Psychotic Women Not to Have as a BFF
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on Sep 27, 2013
I’ve long enjoyed stories focusing on “crazy bitches,” but usually psychotic charm of these women is ignited by their obsession with a man. It’s sort of understandable why Fatal Attraction’s Alex fell into a dark, downward spiral after her passionate affair with Dan. Y read more
Overlooked Gems: Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Sep 27, 2013
There have been many, many movies dealing with the myths, lore, and downfalls which come from fame, fortune, and celebrity. But no star evokes the idea of celebrity more than Marilyn Monroe, and no film about Monroe is better than the little seen high school satire Lord Love a Duck. Tuesday Weld read more
In The Loop (In Memorium): James Gandolfini
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Sep 26, 2013
During the recent broadcast of the 65th Emmy Awards, actress Edie Falco gave a stirring remembrance to the late, great actor James Gandolfini. While he’ll always be known for his perfect performances as Tony Soprano, he gets short shrift if we don’t also regard some of his great film work. Th read more
Take the TCM Classic Film Tour
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Sep 26, 2013
New York City is full of tour buses, some seats even sold right off street corners. There are double deckers, stop-and-go, even some with stadium seating so you don’t have turn your head to look out the window. It is really hard to create a tour which has something new to offer which is worth read more