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TMP Reads: SILENTS! By H.P. Oliver
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 20, 2013
I’ve been more than a little bit obsessed with reading classic film-related books lately, especially since I got a Kindle a while ago and now have access to the inexpensive e-editions. (Some of them even pop up in the Amazon monthly/daily deals sections. I got a Hitchcock biography for $2.99 t read more
What to Watch #7: March 20 – 26
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 19, 2013
All times are listed in EST and subject to change. Films marked with an asterisk are new-to-me films that I hope to catch this week.
March 20
1:15 am on TCM – On the Waterfront (1954) – starring Marlon Brando
6:00 am on FMC – Prince of Players (1955)* – starring Richard Burto read more
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 18, 2013
Promotional poster for Desire Under the Elms
Based on the play by Eugene O’Neill, Desire Under the Elms explores the strained relationship between Ephraim Cabot (Burl Ives) and one of his sons, Eben Cabot.
Before Eben’s mother dies, she warns him about what a bad man his father is and te read more
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 17, 2013
(Image: movies.io)
A note from Lindsey: I’m well aware that this film falls far out of the usual review range. However, I’ve decided to review it because it was the final film of Bette Davis, one of the most beloved stars of the classic era.
Sam, a widowed old man who lives with his daug read more
Susan Slept Here (1954)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 16, 2013
(Image: Listal)
Mark Christopher (Dick Powell) is a Hollywood screenwriter struggling to finish his latest film. It’s Christmas Eve, and he’s working late, trying to cram to get the script done. He’s been stuck in a bout of writer’s block ever since he won an Academy Award.
M read more
FIFTEEN endlessly re-watchable classics, Part I of III
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 15, 2013
As much as I love discovering new films, there are many films that I consistently return to. They’re the warm, cozy, familiar blanket hiding within the abyss of my many hours of move-watching each month. The following are the first five of fifteen of my favorites classics to re-watch. (This is read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, ep. 6 – 10
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 14, 2013
Welcome to Recap & React, a series in which I re-watch my favorite classic television shows, summing up and sharing my thoughts on each episode along the way! Today our featured series is The Dick Van Dyke Show, and this post will cover episodes 6 through 10 in the first season. For more Recap a read more
The Moonlighter (1953)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 13, 2013
A tough cattle rustler (Fred MacMurray) escapes a lynch mob by mistake and returns to a life of crime. His ex-girlfriend (Barbara Stanwyck) is deputized and seeks to bring him to justice.
Wes Anderson (not to be confused with the modern-day director) is a cattle-rustlin’ criminal known through read more
What to Watch #6: March 13 – 19
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 12, 2013
Welcome to What to Watch, TMP’s weekly series of film recommendations. After a few weeks of only tossing up TCM recommendations, today marks the return of a full slate of recommendations from TCM, AMC and Fox Movie Channel. I’ll also be including a few recommendations from Netflix Instan read more
Classics of the Corn: Frogs (1972)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 11, 2013
Another great tagline: “Today – the pond! Tomorrow – the world!” (as though the frogs are related to Hitler) (Image: nessuntimore.blogspot)
“COLD GREEN FLESH against SOFT, WARM SKIN! a CROAK… a SCREAM!”
If that tagline isn’t enough to make you want to read more
The Body Disappears (1941)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 10, 2013
(Image: iphotoscrap) Peter DeHaven III (Jeffrey Lynn) is having a bachelor dinner with his best buds the night before his wedding. He’s had a bit too much to drink, and when he passes out his friends decide to pull a prank on him by taking him to the morgue at the local medical college and le read more
Favorite things about… She Done Him Wrong (1933)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 8, 2013
A note from Lindsey: Last year I featured this film as a Netflix Instant Pick, but I figured it was time I give it the attention it deserves, so I’m talking about it again (and at length this time around!)
(Image: shaftafrica.blogspot.com)
The favorite film:
She Done Him Wrong, a 1933 comedy/d read more
Loose Ankles (1930) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 7, 2013
Ann Harper (Loretta Young) is a beautiful, young socialite who stands to inherit a fortune on two conditions: her family can not be scandalized in print, and she must find a husband that her aunts and uncle approve of.
(Image: kansassire @ Tumblr)
The catch? Ann isn’t the only one with big cas read more
Classic stars on the small screen: One Step Beyond (Episode 1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 6, 2013
“One Step Beyond” was a short-lived TV show that is described by Netflix as a somewhat darker version of “The Twilight Zone.” Like it’s more famous counterpart, “One Step Beyond” is an anthology series dealing with supernatural phenomena. The twist? This ser read more
What to watch #6: March 6 – 12
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 5, 2013
Once again I’m only posting TCM recommendations, but this time for good reason: I’m sick! The unwanted visitor of the common cold that usually strikes on mid-winter break has decided to strike on the week AFTER mid-winter break, a week when I have three big tests. As a result of my extr read more
Juvenile Jungle (1958)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 4, 2013
A faux-fight with one of his cronies allows Hal to have a “meet cute” with the girl he plans on kidnapping. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
This film was watched as a “Netflix double bill” along with Young and Wild, which it was originally released in companion with. Be s read more
Young and Wild (1958)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 3, 2013
(Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
A note from Lindsey: This film was originally released as a double bill with Juvenile Jungle (1958), so I decided to watch them as a Netflix double bill. A review of Juvenile Jungle will be posted tomorrow!
Rick (Scott Marlow), Allie (Weston Gavin) and BeeJay (Tom read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Ep. 1 – 5
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 2, 2013
Welcome to Recap & React, a series in which I re-watch my favorite classic television shows, summing up and sharing my thoughts on each episode along the way! Today our featured series is The Dick Van Dyke Show, and this post will cover the first five episodes of the series.
Rob has to quite li read more
B.F.’s Daughter (1948)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Feb 28, 2013
This film was viewed for TMP’s Barbara Stanwyck Filmography project. To view the progress of the project, check out TMP’s Listography.
Polly Fulton is a rich girl, the daughter of a rags-to-riches businessman who has a lot of power. She’s set to marry an attorney on the rise, a man read more
Betty Hutton: A tribute
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Feb 27, 2013
(Image: Doctor Macro)
Elizabeth June Thornburg isn’t a name that most people would recognize, but Betty Hutton certainly is a recognizable name in entertainment.
Born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921, Betty was the daughter of a railroad foreman and his wife, a homemaker. The fami read more