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What to Watch #17: May 29 – June 4
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 28, 2013
All recommendations are listed in EST and subject to change; check TCM’s website for changes or to view the schedule in your time zone. As always, films that I’ve never seen and hope to catch are marked with an asterisk. I’m trying out the links for streaming again this week rather than giving read more
Favorite things about… Roman Holiday (1953)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 27, 2013
(Image: Wichita Orpheum)
The favorite film:
Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy directed by William Wyler and released by Paramount Pictures
The synopsis:
Princess Ann is feeling stifled by the confines of her royal family’s conventions. While on a publicity tour of Europe, Ann makes a plan read more
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 26, 2013
(Image: moviegoods.com)
Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) is one of seven brothers, all of whom are looking for wives. Adam heads into town to find a lady, and convinces one named Milly (Jane Powell) to marry him that exact day.
After Milly readily accepts his proposal and the two get hitched, they head b read more
Second looks: Jeanne Crain in ‘People Will Talk’
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 25, 2013
A note from Lindsey: I promise you I’ve had this post drafted/this “Second Looks” series planned since long before TCM’s series of the same name started up. I’ve been thinking of doing this since creating the “re-watch reviews” category that I mainly use for read more
Children in Films Blogathon: Skippy Homeier
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 24, 2013
Skip in the television series ‘Rawhide’ (Image: Classic TV History)
Skip Homeier is an actor possibly best known for his role of Hunt Bromley in 1950′s The Gunfighter, also starring Gregory Peck. Before he became the young wannabe gunfighter at the age of nineteen, though, Skip was read more
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: The Princess Comes Across (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 23, 2013
Throughout the month I’ve been reviewing films from Carole Lombard – The Glamour Collection DVD set. This is the fifth of six films in the set.
An American woman (Carole Lombard) masquerading as a Swedish princess with Hollywood hopes boards an ocean liner, fooling everyone on board into read more
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 22, 2013
Ella Bishop (Martha Scott) dreams of being a teacher. As she comes closer and closer to graduating from college, she becomes frustrated by the push and pull between her career ambitions and love.
Her love for teaching wins out in the end, and Ella loses her chance to find true love. From then on, he read more
What to Watch #16: May 22 – 28
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 21, 2013
All recommendations are listed in EST and subject to change; check TCM’s website for changes or to view the schedule in your time zone. As always, films that I’ve never seen and hope to catch are marked with an asterisk.
I’ve decided to do the streaming recs a bit differently this read more
Mill Creek Musings: Reet, Petite and Gone (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 20, 2013
Schyler Jarvis (Louis Jordan) is a wealthy music star nearing the end of his life. He hopes to leave behind something beneficial for his son, Louis Jarvis (also played by Louis Jordan), a bandleader: a plan for his future happiness Schyler is willing to leave his entire estate to his son… if h read more
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: Love Before Breakfast (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 19, 2013
Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a rich New Yorker torn between two men. Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) is Kay’s fiance, but Scott Miller (Preston Foster) also has a thing for her.
(Image: vargklo.com)
In order to eliminate the competition, Scott decides to buy out the company that Bill works for read more
3 Days of “Forgotten Noir”: The Case of the Babysitter (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 17, 2013
Ace Detective Agency has been hired… to babysit an infant.
(Image: Silver Disc)
What they don’t know is that he baby is just a cover. They’ve really been hired by a couple of jewel thieves who want their loot protected, so they hire someone to “watch the baby” and make read more
3 Days of Forgotten Noir: Pier 23 (1951)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 16, 2013
Dennis O’Brien (Hugh Beaumont) owns a small boat shop in San Francisco, right on the waterfront. Business is pretty slow, so Dennis does a little bit of detective work on the side.
(Image: Silver Disc)
Dennis tackles two different cases over the course of Pier 23. First, he gets wrapped up in read more
3 Days of “Forgotten Noir”: Scotland Yard Inspector (1952)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 15, 2013
Danny McMara is run over by a woman in a parking lot on a dark, foggy London night while his sister Heather awaits his arrival at a nearby bar.
While waiting in the bar, Heather (Bernadette O’Farrell) meets Philip Odell (Cesar Romero), a magazine writer from America who is waiting for the fog read more
What to Watch #15: May 15 – 21
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 14, 2013
All recommendations this week are from TCM, once again. Listed in EST, subject to change, asterisks on my “new to me” picks, yadda yadda — you all know how it goes!
May 15
6:30 am – Lydia (1941)* – Merle Oberon stars, which is enough reason for me to give this one a sho read more
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: Man of the World (1931)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 13, 2013
(Image: c1n3.org)
Jimmie Powers (William Powell) was once a reporter with a budding career, but after a scandal he found himself unable to find work in the United States. Now living in Paris, Jimmie goes by “Michael Trevor” and runs a sleazy newspaper, writing about the wealthy American read more
Katharine Hepburn: a tribute
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 12, 2013
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College she began her stage career, and a few years later found Hollywood success in the 1930s. She went on to amass 51 film and television credits between 1932 and 1994. As we celebrate her read more
Series review: Village of the Damned (1960) and Children of the Damned (1963)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 11, 2013
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for both films.
Back in March I scored Warner Archive’s “horror double feature” DVD of 1960′s Village of the Damned and its sequel, Children of the Damned (1963). I had never seen either film before purchasing it and wasn’t sure whet read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, ep. 11 – 15
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 10, 2013
Laura finds Rob lying flat on the floor after he stumbles over one of Ritchie’s toys. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) SEASON 1, EPISODE 11: “FORTY-FOUR TICKETS” DIR. JOHN RICH WRITTEN BY CARL REINER ORIGINALLY AIRED DECEMBER 5, 1961 Recap: Rob complains of tripping over Ritc read more
Debbie Reynolds covers Modern Screen and Photoplay, November 1954
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 9, 2013
This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, where I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications.
Much like the rival magazines in the 2004 rom-com 13 Going on 30, fan magazines of the mid-20th century were constantly competing for cover stars. By either coincidence or read more
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: We’re Not Dressing (1934)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 8, 2013
Doris Worthington (Carole Lombard) is a beautiful, wealthy woman traveling through the Pacific on a yacht.
When there’s an accident and the yacht sinks, Doris manages to make her way to an island closeby with the help of Stephen Jones (Bing Crosby). Stephen is a sailor and a singer, and luckil read more