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News you can use from the June 1916 issue of Photoplay!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 16, 2013
A note from Lindsey: I apologize for the crappy quality of the photos in this post. The issue of Photoplay is too fragile to scan. I also apologize, once again, for the obnoxious watermarks. I don’t prefer to punish all for the mistakes of few, but I’ve seen my scans/photos stolen before read more
Kiss and Make-Up (1934) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 15, 2013
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Maurice Lamar (Cary Grant) is a plastic surgeon who heads up a cosmetics company, doling out beauty advice to women around the world and creating brand new faces for the richest of them.
Eve Caron (Genevieve Tobin) is his latest client, and she is so happy with her transform read more
Remember? (1939)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 14, 2013
Sky (Lew Ayres) and Linda (Greer Garson) have had a whirlwind romance, meeting on vacation and soon becoming engaged. Upon returning home, Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff (Robert Taylor).
In an unintended and awful twist for Sky, Linda and Jeff fall in love and decide to marry, with Li read more
Classics of the Corn, short film edition: New Shoes (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 13, 2013
If the phrase “delightfully weird” could be summed up in a single 10-minute clip, the 1936 MGM musical short New Shoes would certainly be it.
Technically, the short follows a young man (Arthur Lake) and woman (Jean Chatburn) as they have a meet cute at a shoe shop, go on a date, fall in read more
Forty Guns (1957)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 12, 2013
Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) is one tough lady. She’s an Arizona rancher who rules her county with an authoritarian presence and a gang of gun-toting cowboys to back her up. Her brothers freely terrorize the town with her blessing. She rides through the hills dressed completely in black read more
Corsair (1931)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 11, 2013
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John Hawks (Chester Morris) is the hero of his college football team, but he’s willing to let the glory go for a romance with a wealthy, beautiful socialite named Alison Corning (Thelma Todd, billed under the alias of Alison Loyd).
John had been set to take over the coachin read more
What to Watch #24: September 11 – 17
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 10, 2013
It’s Tuesday, which on TMP means it’s time for me to share my TCM picks for the coming week!
All times are listed in EST and subject to change — check TCM’s website for updates. New-to-me selections are marked with asterisks.
If there’s a film you think I should watch t read more
Gish Sisters Blogathon: Dorothy Gish in The Cardinal
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 9, 2013
Fifty-one years after her debut film An Unseen Enemy was released, Dorothy Gish starred in her final film: Otto Preminger’s The Cardinal (1963). The film follows Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon), a man who decided at a young age – with some prodding by his parents — that it was his des read more
Gish Sisters Blogathon: Lillian Gish in Sweet Liberty
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 8, 2013
A note from Lindsey: Welcome to Day 2 of the Gish Sisters Blogathon! Today I’m posting a Lillian review, and tomorrow will be dedicated to Dorothy, but I’ll also be keeping up with the master list of everyone’s contributions as the celebration continues. To see what all of our wond read more
The Gish Sisters Blogathon is here!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 7, 2013
The day has finally arrived! The Gish Sisters Blogathon, hosted by myself and Fritzi of Movies Silently, is upon us! Today through September 9, we’re paying tribute to all things Gish in honor of the 101st anniversary of Lillian and Dorothy’s film debut, An Unseen Enemy.
In this post I&# read more
Classics of the Corn: The Big Cube (1969)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 5, 2013
The Big Cube has been described by Leonard Maltin as “for camp followers only.” The blurb on the back of the Warner Bros. DVD jacket describes the film as “trippy-dippy.” Needless to say, this is a film that I went into with incredibly high expectations of corn.
The film foll read more
Gish Sisters Blogathon update: Schedule!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 4, 2013
We’re just a few days away from the three-day celebration of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, which Movies, Silently and TMP are co-hosting in honor of the 101st anniversary of the sisters’ film debut! The following is the schedule we’ve cooked up for each day of the blogathon. If youR read more
What to Watch #25: September 4 – 10
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 3, 2013
TCM’s Summer Under the Stars programming has officially ended, so today TMP returns to the usual Tuesday routine of regular “What to Watch” posts. In this series I take a look at the TCM schedule and list my top picks for each day, in hopes that you’ll watch or record them. A read more
Netflix Instant Pick: Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Sep 2, 2013
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Netflix Instant Pick, but since Netflix’s selection seems to be changing more rapidly than it used to, I wanted to get a quick post up on today’s film sooner rather than later.
Barefoot in the Park stars Jane Fonda and Robert Redford, with read more
What ever happened to… The Six Chicks?
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 31, 2013
As if I don’t have enough happening on TMP already, I’ve decided to possibly start up another series on the blog. This one, simply titled “What ever happened to… ?,” will focus on the lesser-known cast members who make non-leading appearances in some of my favorite film read more
Roxie Hart (1942) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 30, 2013
Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers) is a charismatic girl with dreams of making it big in the entertainment industry. When her husband (George Chandler) shoots and kills a booking agent one day, she becomes convinced that she should take credit for the crime, in order to raise her profile with the public. read more
So Long at the Fair (1950)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 29, 2013
(Image: movieposterdb) As you may remember, I recently reviewed a little film called Midnight Warning in my Mill Creek Musings series. That 1932 film tells the story of a woman whose brother goes missing at a luxurious hotel, and the hotel staff seems to be trying to cover up his disappearance, with read more
Post-vacation updates! Historic theaters, blogathons and more…
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 28, 2013
Hello, my dearest movie-loving friends! I’m glad to announce that I’ve finally returned home from my camping adventure, and I managed not to miss a single day of blog posting despite having very little cell service since August 15. It turns out that with a bit of patience (read as: willi read more
What to Watch, Summer Under the Stars edition: August 28 – 31
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 27, 2013
Welcome to What to Watch, TMP’s film recommendation series! During TCM’s Summer Under the Stars, I’ll be selecting three to five films from each day to recommend. There will be no “new to me” selections since I’m going to be out of town/without TCM for half of the month of August and read more
Favorite things about… Laura (1944)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 26, 2013
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This post contains spoilers for Laura in the “Favorite things/quotes” section. Tread with caution if you’ve never seen this wonderful film!
The favorite film:
Laura, a 1944 noir/drama directed by Otto Preminger
The synopsis:
Detective Mark McPherson i read more