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Watch It: Betty Boop Cartoons (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 9, 2013
Betty Boop is an international star of big and small screens. A perennial favorite, here are a few of Betty’s toons that you can watch right now! Before she was the star of her own series, Betty appeared in the Talkartoons series. She was also, um, a poodle. Here she is, still in the read more
Watch It: Tango Tangles (1914) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 9, 2013
Released on March 9, 1914, the Keystone comedy Tango Tangles features Charlie Chaplin, sans mustache, and Fatty Arbuckle. Charlie and Fatty have an eye on the same gal in a dance hall. Hilarity ensues. Here’s a not-so-great copy of Tango Tangles that you can watch right now! charlie chaplinf read more
Side Effects, Vertigo, and Soderbergh the Storyteller
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Mar 8, 2013
Whenever you’re watching a Steven Soderbergh film, you know you’re in good hands. Whether it’s the crowd-pleasing Ocean’s trilogy, the more experimental Girlfriend Experience, his foray into television with the massively underrated K Street, or even his attempt at exploitative action (Haywire) read more
The Sheila Variations
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 8, 2013
The Sheila Variations is one of the finest blogs out there. Full stop. And this lady is prolific! The Sheila Variations is not solely about films, though there is a copious amount of movie content. Sheila writes about literature, culture, Elvis, New York, and whatever strikes her fancy. Fortunately read more
Top 5 Movies Set on Trains
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 8, 2013
Lots of movies are set on trains and is it any wonder. There’s really nothing more romantic than a train. One of my deepest regrets is that I was born after the golden era of train travel. Some of the very first motion pictures involved trains, whether it was a dramatic shot of a train arrivi read more
Review: Stage Fright (1950)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 7, 2013
As I was watching Stage Fright, it occurred to me that the old saw about sex and pizza applies to Hitchcock’s lesser works as well. Stage Fright isn’t the greatest, but it’s still pretty good. Of course, I’m comparing Hitchcock to himself here. Compared to other thrillers pl read more
Greenbriar Picture Shows
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 7, 2013
You won’t find anything too fancy over at Greenbriar Picture Shows. There’s no about page, there’s no explanation, there’s no fancy scrolling sliders. What you will find is a rich archive and a steady stream of new content about classic movies. Blog author John Mcelwee crank read more
Top 10 Wedding Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 7, 2013
Hollywood history is just littered with Wedding Movies.Weddings are kind of seminal moments in human lives. Having dipped a wee toe into the wedding industry, I can assure you that brides-to-be, in the throes of planning, are pretty sure the wedding will be the most important day EVER. So is it any read more
Review: The Narrow Margin (1952)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Mar 6, 2013
The Narrow Margin airs on TCM Friday March 8, 2013. Check local listings for time. The Narrow Margin is one of the great film noirs that takes giddy joy in reveling in its genre. From the very opening title sequence, it brazenly telegraphs exactly what you’re about to enjoy. Made on a paltry (even read more
The Bioscopist
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 6, 2013
If there was an award for best movie site header ever, The Bioscopist would win it. In fact, I hereby declare there is such an award and name The Bioscopist the winner of the first annual Best Movie Site Header Ever Award. Congrats! But seriously, The Bioscopist is a not-to-be-missed movie site, fu read more
Top 5 Bittersweet Love Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Oubah O. on Mar 6, 2013
Love is a many splendored thing, but in cinema, we are never quite content with only the splendid parts. For that reason, I bring you my top 5 bittersweet love movies. So let’s just say – love is many things, period. Enjoy and don’t forget to comment below on your favorite bitters read more
Review: Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 5, 2013
While poking around archive.org yesterday, I came across Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde, a silent spoof of the perennial Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I’ve long been a fan of Laurel & Hardy movies. While aware that the duo first appeared in silent comedies, I’ve yet to have the privilege of se read more
PCF Blog of the Day: All Good Things
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 5, 2013
All Good Things seriously has the longest, wordiest subhead in all of movie blogdom. But that’s okay because every word of it is true. You may think it’s a bold claim to be ALL good things, but this little film blog comes shockingly close to having at least most good things. One good th read more
Watch It: Hell’s Hinges (1916) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 5, 2013
Hell’s Hinges is a 1916 American Western silent film starring William S. Hart and Clara Williams. Directed by Charles Swickard, William S. Hart and Clifford Smith, and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film was released on March 5, 1916, read more
Top 5 Stage to Screen Adaptations
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Oubah O. on Mar 5, 2013
Some of the best works of literature come in the form of plays, written for the stage. Some of the best films come in the form of play adaptations, taking the idea of ‘staging’ a play to different and potentially more challenging levels. Whether you prefer the films to the plays, or the read more
Watch It: Hell’s Hinges (1916) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 5, 2013
Hell’s Hinges is a 1916 American Western silent film starring William S. Hart and Clara Williams. Directed by Charles Swickard, William S. Hart and Clifford Smith, and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film was released on March 5, 1916, read more
PCF Blog of the Day: 1001 Movies I (Apparently) Must See Before I Die
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 4, 2013
If you’re guessing that 1001 Movie I (Apparently) Must See Before I Die is a blog that chronicles one cinemaniac’s journey to see all the movies listed in the best-selling book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die then you are correct. Now, I have that book. One, I’m super jeal read more
5 Overlooked Silent Films that I Love
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 4, 2013
Sure, everyone knows Buster Keaton and The General, Charlie Chaplin and – well, all of ‘em. The people love Harold Lloyd hanging off that clock face in Safety Last. Everyone knows the controversy surrounding D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. Angsty teenagers still flock to th read more
Casablanca test
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 4, 2013
In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Ren read more
