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Always a Bride (1953)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 24, 2012
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Victor Hemsley (Ronald Squire) and his daughter, Clare (Peggy Cummins), are con artists. Posing as a married couple, the pair travels to high-class hotels and resorts in the French Riviera.
While staying at each resort, they pull a stunt where Mr. Hemsley disappears, deserti read more
Reviews in a Line or Two: Peggy Sue Got Married; Shake, Rattle and Rock; Like Crazy
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 23, 2012
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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) -
Kathleen Turner is Peggy Sue, a soon-to-be divorcee who takes a little time travelin’ trip back to her high school days after attending a reunion party. This film has a lot going for it: a great soundtrack (which includes a personal favor read more
FOUR thriller books I’d like to see on film, Part II
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 23, 2012
In Part I of this list, I shared two quite sinister mysteries/thrillers that I would love to see adapted into films. Here are two more books that I think should be adapted from the genre, but with more of a paranormal edge:
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Synopsi read more
Recap and react: Alfred Hitchcock Presents… Episode 1 – 6
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 22, 2012
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Alfred Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors and one of my favorite people in general. I recently decided to work my way through the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series in chronological order, to catch the episodes I’ve never seen and re-watch the ones I read more
OT Thursday: Play that funky music!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 21, 2012
With two weeks of ramblin’ about television out of the way, I figured this week was as good a time as any to dedicate an OTT post to music for the very first time. Hooray!
I only know a single person doesn’t particularly enjoy or have any special connection to music: my grandpa. Luckily, read more
Three Bad Sisters (1956)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 20, 2012
Lorna is tormented by the emotional pain that her Bad Sisters inflict on her.
California millionaire Marshall Craig has died in a plane crash. With a long family history of suicides, many are convinced that Marshall himself swung the plane into a nose dive to end his own life. But his spinster siste read more
Reviews in a Line or Two – Straight Talk, Overnight Delivery and The Promise
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 19, 2012
Dolly Parton stars in Straight Talk as a woman who accidentally becomes Chicago’s new big-time talk radio host. (Screen capture by TMP)
Straight Talk (1992)
dir. Barnet Kellman; starring Dolly Parton
I absolutely love Dolly Parton and the lead character of Shirlee in this film is perfect for h read more
NINE favorite book-to-film adaptations, Part II
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 19, 2012
Howard Roark crafts ambitious architectural designs that don’t necessarily please the rest of the artists in his field. (Image via doctormacro.com)
The Fountainhead (1949), dir. King Vidor, based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Ayn Rand (who also adapted the story for the screen)
Synopsi read more
The Black Pirate (1926)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 18, 2012
(Image via douglasfairbanks.org) The Duke of Arnoldo (Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.) is a nobleman, sailing the high seas on a large ship and in the company of friendly crew. His luck takes a nosedive when his ship is looted and blown up with all hands on deck. By some kind of miracle, this Black Pirate read more
Book vs. Film: Carrie
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 17, 2012
*This post contains spoilers for the book and film versions of Carrie.
Margaret White is the owner of what may be the creepiest film prop of the 1970s. Those eyes! (Image via thatmoviebookblog.blogspot.com)
In 1974, Stephen King and his publisher, Doubleday, released what has now become one of his m read more
Reviews in a Line or Two: Two of a Kind, Lost in Austen, The Lonely Guy
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 16, 2012
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Two of a Kind (1983)
When John Travolta is playing a bank robber who invented edible sunglasses, you know you’ve got a special film on your hands. This is an… interesting watch, with a very odd premise and some very hilarious 1980s effects, landing it in the “so read more
FOUR thriller books I’d like to see on film, Part I
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 16, 2012
One of the earlier list posts for TMP’s Adaptation Month covered “chick lit,” or romance/romantic comedy books, that I’d like to see adapted into films.
This week’s list takes a slightly morbid turn in comparison. One of my favorite genres to read is that of mystery/thr read more
Zero Hour! (1957)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 15, 2012
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Dana Andrews is Ted Stryker, a World War II pilot who is scarred by guilt and grief after the death of six of his men. Though the war has been over for more than ten years, Ted still struggles and hasn’t been able to step on a plane since.
Ted’s wife E read more
Through the Library – Wrapping up the alphabet!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 15, 2012
Now that the final review of TMP’s Through the Library, Alphabetically series has been published, here’s a master list of all of the reviews in the series as well as a wrap-up of my favorite discoveries and the like:
Anna Christie (1930)
Blues in the Night (1941)
Caged! (1950)
Daisy Keny read more
OT Thursday: I watch television, too, part two!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 14, 2012
Here is the second half of a list I began last week, which charts my favorite television shows both classic and current.
Contemporary television (continued)
GILMORE GIRLS
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Originally aired: 2000 – 2007
Favorite side character: Taylor Doosey – always high-strung and read more
GUEST POST: Silver Screenings talks Auntie Mame!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 14, 2012
The following is an excerpt from a great book-to-film analysis of one of my favorite films, Auntie Mame, by the lovely Silver Screenings – our latest participant in TMP’s Adaptation Month extravaganza:
“This movie is loads of fun because Russell seems almost giddy with such a juicy read more
Captain Blood: His Odyssey from Page to Screen (GUEST POST by Natalie)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 13, 2012
A NOTE FROM LINDSEY: Today on TMP, I bring you another very exciting addition to Adaptation Month: a guest post by the lovely Natalie of Many Media Musings! (Visit her blog for posts on film, television, literature and all things media, including “Reading the Book Before Seeing the Movie: When read more
You Only Live Once (1937) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 12, 2012
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Joan Graham (Sylvia Sidney) works as a secretary to a big city public defender, Stephen Whitney (Barton MacLane). Joan is in love with a criminal named Eddie (Henry Fonda) who, luckily, is allowed to leave prison on probation with Stephen’s help.
Fresh out of the slammer, Eddi read more
Poe vs. film: The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 11, 2012
*This post contains spoilers for both Poe’s story and the 1932 film adaptation.
Edgar Allan Poe, writer of The Murders in the Rue Morgue (among many other amazing tales and poems). (Image via everywriterresource.com)
Edgar Allan Poe is one of my absolute favorite writers, and The Murders in th read more
Happy birthday, Joots!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 10, 2012
Today is a very special day: the 90th anniversary of Frances Ethel Gumm’s birth. Most people would probably, upon reading that sentence, think “Franches Ethel who?,” but we classic film fans know that she later became the legendary actress and singer Judy Garland. Frances (nickname read more