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Marilyn Monroe and Her “Sisters”
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Aug 21, 2013
The phenomenon that was Marilyn Monroe hit Hollywood in the 1950’s like a rocket and the era of the blonde bombshell was born. With television taking away box-office receipts, every studio needed to cash in with their own version of Marilyn. Some of Marilyn’s “sisters” included Jayne read more
3 Reasons Why Inherit The Wind Continues to Resonate
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Aug 20, 2013
There are certain films that resonate with the period of a certain time in its criticism of society of that time. The satire is rich and informative. For Inherit The Wind, while it was about the Scopes Trial in the ’20s, it continued to battle ignorance and prejudice. Here’s three reaso read more
The Netflix Queue: The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on Aug 20, 2013
The Lady Vanishes is available for Netflix Instant Streaming. The Lady Vanishes is a strange film. I was a bit thrown off when I started watching the comedy thriller directed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The Lady Vanishes starts on a mellow, bubbly introduction of various people wh read more
Ten Scary Film Females
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sophie Vickers on Aug 19, 2013
There’s really no shortage of Scary Film Females (see our very own Kick Ass Ladies in Film series, if you don’t believe it). But you know what? It’s still fun to list ‘em! Young Shosanna manages to escape an attack at the hands of “the Jew hunter” during the second Wo read more
Win Epic on Blu-ray
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Aug 19, 2013
In Epic, a teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world — and ours. Sound good? Really want to see this fantastic a read more
TIFF Cinematheque Presents Rebel Yell: A New Generation of Turkish Women Filmmakers
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Aug 19, 2013
It’s not a big secret that Turkey is mostly male dominated society and thus no surprise that Turkish cinema is a mostly male dominated sphere. But a new retrospective from TIFF Cinematheque, Rebel Yell: A New Generation of Turkish Women Filmmakers demonstrates that Turkish women have much to read more
Indie Watch: Ismail
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sean Fitzpatrick on Aug 18, 2013
Sometimes, seemingly small moments in a person’s life can have an enormous impact on their future actions. This is the crux of Ismail, the new short film from Palestinian filmmaker Nora Alsharif. The film documents one day in 1948, immediately following the Palestinian exodus from Israel, in which read more
Looney Tunes’ First Movement: Bosko and Honey
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Aug 17, 2013
In the years before they launched Looney Tunes at the Warner Brothers Studio, Rudoph Isling and Hugh Harman had been working with Ub Iwerks and the first lineup of animators at Walt Disney’s studio. When the Disney team hit success with a proto-Mickey character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Unive read more
Top 5 Memorable Movie Teachers
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sophie Vickers on Aug 16, 2013
Filmmakers can’t seem to resist the teacher trope, and the big screen is littered with memorable movie teachers. From the sublime to the absurd, here are our top 5 memorable movie teachers. Jack Black is definitely an acquired taste, but School of Rock sees him at his most winning. Low on ca read more
Top 10 Domestic* Box Office Hits
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Aug 15, 2013
* Editor’s note: By domestic, we mean North America. As North Americans, we pretty sure that’s all that really counts. BD We’re into the second half of the summer movie season, so it seems fitting to take a look back at the biggest box office hits of all time. However, with ticket price read more
Orry-Kelly: Les Girls (1957)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Aug 14, 2013
They’re the most vivacious…vexacious…flirtatious personalities in gay Paree! shouts the films tagline and it’s no exaggeration. Kay Kendall, Mitzi Gaynor, and Taina Elg are Les Girls in this delightfully dark musical comedy about truth. “What is Truth?” the film keeps asking, read more
6 Greatest Cinematic Falls
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on Aug 14, 2013
Since it’s conception, cinema has been filled with pivotal moments of characters falling in love, falling out of love, and falling in line to the beat of their own drums. But there are epic falls that have been featured in films that should be given more attention. From the tension created, t read more
5 British Films You Must See
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Aug 13, 2013
Initially, this was going to be a “Top 5 British Films” post, but that title is both too generic and too subjective, at least in my case. When it comes to British cinema, I am biased. Partly because I am an American that identifies as an Anglophile. Mostly, though, it’s because wh read more
Overlooked Gems: Lili (1953)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on Aug 13, 2013
It is unfortunate that Audrey Hepburn’s massive popularity and iconic status came about at the same time as Leslie Caron’s rise to fame. For while they have an obvious similarity in appearance and appealed to the same audiences, she has her own qualities as an actress and dancer which were her read more
Top 5 Rock Songs Used in Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Aug 12, 2013
Sometimes, a song just fits a movie so well that you forget about the story, even just for a little bit. I, personally, find myself getting lost in rock songs in films – be it indie or classic. Rock will never die, even if film is the only thing that is preserving it. Here are my Top 5 Rock S read more
Under the Bed: Q&A with director Steven C. Miller
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Claire Dunderman on Aug 11, 2013
Who knew that scaring could be so much fun? Steven C. Miller was able to talk to Pretty Clever Films about the enthralling and fun atmosphere behind the gory and gruesome Under the Bed. Pretty Clever Films: What was the inspiration for Under the Bed? Steven C. Miller: I always really liked things read more
Indie Watch: The Truth About Romance
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sean Fitzpatrick on Aug 10, 2013
James G. Wall’s debut feature film, The Truth About Romance, is a low-budget romantic comedy that meets and often exceeds the well-worn criteria of its genre. The film tells the story of Josh (Jordan Greenhough), a luckless and lovelorn young man, and his budding relationship with Emily (Danielle read more
The Silly Symphonies of Ub Iwerks
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Aug 10, 2013
He may not have his name on a theme park in Japan or on a Frank Gehry designed concert hall in Los Angeles, but without the creative ideas of animator Ub Iwerks there would be no Magic Kingdom and no Mickey Mouse. Because Walt’s name appears under the company logo, there is a misconception th read more
Movie Review: Mister Roberts (1955)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Aug 9, 2013
Mister Roberts airs August 11th on TCM as part of the Summer Under the Stars Celebration: Spotlight on Henry Fonda. I’m surprised sometimes at the films I liked as a kid. Not because they no longer hold the appeal of my adult self, but because they’re the last type of film you’d think a kid would read more
Book Review: James Dean: The Mutant King
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on Aug 9, 2013
He was Hollywood’s original rebel; the trailblazing actor who opened doors for up-and-coming actors and became the voice of a lost generation. After the Second World War shook the very foundations of society to the core, the youth growing up in the 1950s faced a vastly different cultural land read more