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What to Watch #14: May 8 – 14
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 7, 2013
Welcome to this week’s installment of What to Watch!
This week, and from here on out until the end of June, I will only be including TCM and streaming recommendations in these posts. I’m taking a four-day-a-week Spanish class that requires a lot of my attention, and even though these pos read more
Mill Creek Musings: Whistle Stop (1946)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 6, 2013
Mary (Ava Gardner) has returned home to her small “whistle stop” town after two years away.
Since she’s back, she wants to reconnect with her old love, Kenny (George Raft). Kenny has become bitter after years of unhappiness, though, so Mary decides to take up a little fling with Ke read more
Classics of the Corn: The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant (1971)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 5, 2013
(Image: Super Beast Creative)
Roger Girard is a wealthy doctor who is conducting experiments with the aim of discovering a way to successfully transplant human heads.
Roger has hired a man to take care of his property while he works, and that man has a full grown son named Danny whose mind never dev read more
Period Film: A League of Their Own (1992)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 4, 2013
(Image: thegloss.com)
World War II is in full swing, and since so many men have gone off to fight, the owners of professional baseball teams are scrambling to find a way to save their teams from dormancy. They decide to form teams with women, just as many other industries filled positions typically read more
Carole Lombard Glamour Collection: Hands Across the Table (1935)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 3, 2013
Throughout the month of May I’ll be sharing reviews of the films featured in the Carole Lombard Glamour collection DVD set. This is the first review in the series.
Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) is a hotel manicurist with dreams of finding a rich husband so she can finally get out of the poverty read more
What to Watch #13: May 1 – 7
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 30, 2013
Finals are done and I’m enjoying a glorious week of nothingness before my summer class begins, so this week I’ve got the full roster of recommendations: TCM, AMC, FMC, IFC, Reelz and a couple of streaming recommendations. As always, all times are listed in EST and subject to change. Film read more
Period television: Bomb Girls
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 29, 2013
(Image: impawards.com)
One thing that I love watching just as much as classic films is period pieces. Film, television series, miniseries… I’ll watch any of it, especially if it’s a 20th century period piece.
One such series that attracted my attention is Bomb Girls, a television d read more
So Young, So Bad (1950)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 28, 2013
(Image: impawards.com)
Dr. John Jason (Paul Henreid) has landed a new job at a school for delinquent teenage girls. John is a good-hearted man who really wants to make changes in the lives of the girls who live at the school.
Those changes might be harder than it would seem to make, though, because read more
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 27, 2013
The phrase “For Those Who Think Young” brings to mind a Mad Men episode and a Pepsi ad campaign before it brings to mind one of the plethora of beachy comedies from the 1960s, but sure enough, such a film exists. (A film connected to the soda campaign, funnily enough.) The film follows read more
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 26, 2013
(Image: IMDb) Dr. Morey Bernstein (Louis Hayward) has taken an interest in hypnosis. After learning how powerful it can be, he decides to continue studying it… by using his friends and their wives as test subjects. Ruth Simmons (Teresa Wright), wife of Morey’s best friend Rex (Kenneth read more
Sleep, My Love (1948)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 24, 2013
(Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Alison Courtland wakes up on a train in the middle of the night. She has no idea where she is, why she’s there or how she got there. The train is headed to Boston, and she has no recollection of getting on it.
Panicking, Alison calls her husband back in New York and read more
What to Watch #12: April 24 – 30
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 23, 2013
I know I promised last week that streaming recs would be back this week, but I’m seriously short on time right now (which is why I’m posting this at 6:30 pm EST rather than the usual “before noon” posting time). Finals week — you know how it goes!
Because I’m so b read more
Sandra Dee: a tribute
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 22, 2013
(Image: Fanpop) On April 23 in either 1942 or 1944 (the year has been debated, with her son claiming 1944 as the correct date) Alexandra Zuck was born. She would later become known as Sandra Dee, a model-turned-actress who lived a troubled life in the public eye. Sandra Dee’s struggles have be read more
His Brother’s Wife (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 21, 2013
When Rita Wilson (Barbara Stanwyck) meets and falls for epidemiologist Chris Claybourne (Robert Taylor), they have an instant connection and quickly fall in love with each other.
MGM kills three birds with one stone, marketing the film, its stars and the whole studio all at once. (Image: mydelineate read more
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 20, 2013
It’s one-sided love at first sight for Larry O’Brien and Diane Forsythe, who catches Larry’s attention after he sees her ride past in a car with her chauffer.
Larry decides to follow Diane and learns that she is not only related to a finance minister, but also engaged to a wealthy, read more
Who’s Who in Hollywood, 1954 issue, Part II
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 19, 2013
Historical Context is a series in which I share excerpts/information from my ever-growing collection of vintage publications. Today’s installment in the series features the 1954 issue of Who’s Who in Hollywood, an annual publication highlighting the biggest stars of the previous year as well as read more
Another award? This time it’s the Versatile Blogger!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 18, 2013
Last week must have been my lucky week. After receiving my very first Liebster Award on Tuesday, Movies, Silently – another great blog that I recommend checking out if you aren’t already reading it! – decided to bestow another award on me the very same day: the Versatile Blogger read more
Recap and React: Alfred Hitchcock Presents… episodes 19 – 24
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 17, 2013
SEASON 1, EPISODE 19: “THE DERELICTS”
DIR. ROBERT STEVENSON
STARRING ROBERT NEWTON AND PHILLIP REED
ORIGINALLY AIRED FEBRUARY 5, 1956
Recap: Ralph Cowell is an invenstor who is in dire financial straits due to his lady-friend’s penchant for spending all of his money on fancy things read more
What to Watch #11: April 17 – 23
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 16, 2013
Here’s some of what’s showing on cable this week. All times are listed in EST and subject to change. No streaming recommendations this week, but they’ll be back next week!
April 17
12:17 am on AMC – The Breakfast Club (1985)
1:17 am on TCM – All Eyes on Sharon Tate (19 read more
Invisible Invaders (1959)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 15, 2013
Scientist Adam Penner has been contacted by aliens.
These aliens ever-so-politely inform Adam that they’ve been living on the moon for 20,000 years, and that since they’re invisible, no one has been able to find them… and no one will be able to stop them. They have not been defeate read more