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Win a Copy of Cleopatra 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 31, 2013
The iconic historical epic Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and and Richard Burton, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In honor of this milestone, Cleopatra has been restored and released on Blu-ray for the first time in a 2-disc package that features a full-color book with rare images read more
Classic Becky’s Brain Food
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 31, 2013
Classic Becky’s Brain Food has been around since 2009, but there hasn’t been a new update since January 2013. Even still, there’s plenty of great stuff to entertain you until Classic Becky herself reappears. In short, Classic Becky’s Brain Food is a blog devoted to all thing read more
Top 3 Awesome Young Women in Film
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Oubah O. on May 30, 2013
Who’s your favorite awesome girl in a film? Tell us in the comments! read more
1941 – A Comedy of Disasters (1979)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on May 30, 2013
1941 airs on TCM, Friday, May 31 as part of its “Second Look” series. Check local listings. 1941 is not a good film, but it’s definitely an interesting curio of its period. Comedy has never been director Steven Spielberg’s strong suit, but you have to give him some props for diving in, read more
MacGuffin Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 30, 2013
How can you not love a movie blog that’s named for Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite plot device and has ratings system that ranges from “Ring a ding ding” to “Dullsville”? That’s exactly what you get at the delighful MacGuffin Movies! And MacGuffin Movies really read more
DeMille’s Opus: Madam Satan (1930)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on May 29, 2013
“Don’t try to believe it. Just accept it for what it’s worth, the most amazing, lavish, gorgeous DeMille spectacle ever put on screen…” opens Photoplay magazines October 1930 film review. We couldn’t agree more, this film is over the top. It’s almost as if read more
Book Review: Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on May 29, 2013
Movie star. Bombshell. Model. Sex symbol. Actress. Goddess. Marilyn Monroe has been referred to as any number of things, although the vast majority of terms refer to her as little more than a sex symbol. An object for the general public to consume. Those unfamiliar with Monroe and her body of work read more
Forgotten Films
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 29, 2013
The mission over at Forgotten Films is to dust off some of the lesser known movies from history and give them a fresh look. Blog author Todd admits that very few films are truly “forgotten” films, but hey, he’s doing is part. Forgotten Films provides regular posts regarding new cl read more
Winner of the 360 Screenings Tickets
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 28, 2013
Big congrats to Jennifer Archer, winner of the 360 Screenings ticket giveaway! We’re sure Jennifer is going to have an amazing time at the event! Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. There’s still time to grab your own tickets to the event. Just visit http://360screenings.com/ne read more
Top 10 Pre-Code Films
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 28, 2013
Ah, Pre-Code films! Movies from that brief seven years or so after movies learned to talk but no one was policing the sauciness of what they were saying. Getting to the Pre-Code era is to delve into a delightful set of films that are surprisingly suggestive, sassy, and candid about sex, drugs, and read more
Win the Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 28, 2013
Does that Top Ten Pre-Code Films list sound intriguing? Do you want to know more about the Pre-Code era but haven’t gotten around to watching the movies just yet? Now’s your chance! Pretty Clever Films has a copy of the Columbia Pictures Pre-Code Collection to give-away. That’s $4 read more
Via Margutta 51
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 28, 2013
No longer is Via Margutta 51 simply the address of Joe Bradley in the classic Roman Holiday, it’s also the name of a fantastic movie blog from Chilean Clara, who’s favorite movie is – you got it! – Roman Holiday. Simply put, Via Margutta 51 is just fantastic. There’s t read more
Top 3 Most Eccentric Romantic Movie Relationships
Pretty Clever Films Posted by clairedunderman on May 27, 2013
Some people believe in the idea of soul mates – that one particular person is destined to be with you for the rest of your life. Me? I don’t buy that at all. Sometimes people enter your life at a certain point, and sometimes they leave or it ends for one reason or another. And sometimes read more
Frankly My Dear
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 27, 2013
Frankly My Dear is nifty little classic film blog – and a sweetly designed one too – from Rianna, who describes herself as a classic film fanatic and a teenage writer. She’s pretty clear on what she’s all about – old Hollywood, classic movies, Lucille Ball, and glamour read more
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 25, 2013
When his ward Corinne Michaels (Jocelyn Brando) seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart (Randolph Scott), embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell (Richard Boone) hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory. Director H. Bruce Humberstone takes Ten Wanted Men beyond the read more
Top 5 Michael Curtiz Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 24, 2013
Who’s Michael Curtiz, you ask? He directed Casablanca, silly. While classic film fans and people who neglect their children to have more TCM watching time know this and know it well, Michael Curtiz is a little of an unsung directorial hero. This man made movies – 50 in Europe, over 100 read more
Review: H. G. Wells’ Things to Come (1936)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on May 24, 2013
Christmastime in Everytown, Great Britain. The calendar reads 1940 and in the nation’s biggest cities the sights and sounds of the yuletide are everywhere; Carollers sing, church bells ring and children admire toy soldiers through frosted shop windows. But as holiday shoppers clutter the sidewalks read more
The Movie Snob
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 24, 2013
In his profile, Larry from The Movie Snob proclaims “Working tirelessly for more than thirty years to ruin film watching for family and friends.” Don’t we all Larry, don’t we all. Or at least we make our family and friends wish we would just shut up already. But I digress. T read more
Top 5 Movie Casting Mistakes
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on May 23, 2013
Many a director has said that 90% of their job hinges on casting the right person for the part. So when the planets do not align and some grave mistake has transpired, is there any way to fix this glaring error? Footage somewhere exists of Michael Keaton in the Jeff Daniels role in The Purple Rose read more
100 Years of Movies (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 23, 2013
100 years of Movies is a blog on a mission, which is quite neatly stated on The Mission page. Pick a year and explore movies made in that year. Neato, huh? If you’re wondering, 100 Years of Movies is currently swimming in the 1931 pool, with Svengali, Platinum Blonde, and Monkey Business just read more