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The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 9, 2012
(Image via dawnschickflicks.blogspot.com)
The Enchanted Cottage is based on a stage production of the same name, which was also made into a successful silent film in the 1920s. Originally written to provide encouragement to disfigured soldiers returning from combat in World War I, this 1945 adaptati read more
Lindsey’s Lists: Best blind purchases
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 8, 2012
As I’ve discussed here before, I have a small (read as: MAJOR) DVD addiction. I can’t resist cheap DVDs. Used, new, ex-library… if I find it and it’s under $5 I’m very likely to buy it, whether it’s a film I love or one that I’ve never even heard of. This ha read more
Announcement: Change in the posting schedule for May
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 7, 2012
Hello, movie lovers!
Today is May 7 and I have not yet watched a film this month. I probably won’t watch my first film of the month until tomorrow. As a result, my number of total films watched this month is going to be pretty low. This is partly because I’ve been out of town and partly read more
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 7, 2012
Howard Roark is an independent and unique architect. He’s the subject of this film, penned by none other than Ayn Rand, who also wrote the famed novel of the same name. King Vidor directs this wonderful celluloid adaptation, originally released in 1949.
(Image via recollective.tumblr)
Gary Coo read more
Born Yesterday (1950) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 6, 2012
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Born Yesterday, based on the play by Garson Kanin and directed by George Cukor, stars Judy Holliday and William Holden. Holliday won an Oscar in the category of Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Billie Dawn, an ex-showgirl who is dating a big-shot tycoon read more
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 5, 2012
Violet, Hester and Gloria have a chat about what they expect from the upcoming Marine visit. (Image via recollective.tumblr) (Image via lastpictureshow.wikispaces.com) The Girls of Pleasure Island is a 1953 romantic comedy set near the end of World War II. Roger (Leo Genn) is a British man living read more
Random Harvest (1942)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 4, 2012
"You're supposed to kiss me, darling," Paula quips after "Smithy" proposes to her. (Image via recollective.tumblr)
Charles Rainier – sometimes known as “Smithy” – can’t seem to keep his memories in check. Charles is a World War I veteran who is struc read more
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 3, 2012
*WARNING: This review contains some mild spoilers, but I’ve tried to avoid them as much as possible, and I’ve left the ending up to you to find out when you watch!
A promotional still of Marcy (Jane Wyman) and one of her fellow AA stewardesses. (Image via simsajoyeros.com)
Three Guys Nam read more
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 2, 2012
James Cagney didn’t always play the tough gangster. In fact, in 1941′s The Strawberry Blonde, he plays something very different: a dental student.
James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland star (Image via dailyfilmdose.com)
Though he’s still a bit of a tough guy, Cagney’s characte read more
Green Fire (1954)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 1, 2012
(Image via iheartgracekelly.tumblr)
Grace Kelly and Stewart Granger star in this adventure/romantic drama, centered on a greed-inducing emerald deposit in South America.
Granger portrays Rian Mitchell, who along with his partner Vic (Paul Douglas) is looking for riches in the form of emeralds. The t read more
Films in 2012: April wrap up!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 30, 2012
Since May 1 falls on a Tuesday (which, here at TMP, has become “Lindsey’s List” day), I’m posting this month’s wrap up a day early.
This year is just flying by. Let’s take a look at what I’ve watched in the past month!
New to me: 39
Re-watches: 17
Total: 56 read more
They Drive by Night (1940) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 30, 2012
From director Raoul Walsh comes one of his trademark crime dramas, They Drive By Night. This 1940 film is based on the 1938 novel “Long Haul” by author and screenwriter Buzz Bezzerides. George Raft and Humphrey Bogart star as brothers Joe and Paul Fabrini, who work together as truck dri read more
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 29, 2012
Tacy and Nicky are young and in love when they embark on a cross-country honeymoon together. (Image via recollective.tumblr)
(Poster via cinemasterpieces.com)
The Long, Long Trailer (dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1954) follows Tacy and Nicky, a young and soon-to-be married couple. The two dream of making read more
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 28, 2012
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, based on the book of the same name, stars Doris Day and David Niven as Kate and Larry McKay, a housewife and her drama critic husband who live in New York City with their four children. They all live in a cramped urban apartment where ther read more
The Gamma People (1956)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 25, 2012
(image via wrongsideoftheart.com)
Two reporters – one American, one British – are traveling to cover an event when their train car detaches from the rest of the train and they end up far off course. They end up in a fictionalized Eastern European state called Gudavia where things aren read more
Made in Heaven (1952)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 24, 2012
David Tomlinson and Petula Clark star in this post-war comedy about a couple, Basil and Julie, who hire a maid from Hungary.
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The couple lives with Basil’s parents and grandfather while waiting for their home to be built. Apparently the process is making very, very slo read more
Lindsey’s Lists: Characters with enviable wardrobes (Part III)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 24, 2012
Earlier installments in the series: Part I | Part II
Allie Hamilton – The Notebook (2004)
Designed by: Karyn Wagner
The Notebook is often hailed as one of the most romantic films of the 21st century thus far. Romantic it certainly is, but whenever I watch the film I can’t help being dist read more
The Millionairess (1960)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 23, 2012
Peter Sellers resists Sophia Loren's forward advances in The Millionairess (image via operagloves.tumblr)
Sophia Loren is Epifania, a millionairess (as the title of the film would suggest). Her father has passed away, leaving her to inherit his fortunes. She’s living in the wonderful city of L read more
South Pacific (1958)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 22, 2012
From the unbeatable duo of Rodgers & Hammerstein comes this delightful musical, set in World War II and starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi.
Mitzi Gaynor as Nellie (via blu-news.com)
Gaynor is Nellie, a girl from Little Rock who has joined the Navy as a nurse so she can experience something read more
Cynthia (1947) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 21, 2012
(via Nix Pix DVD & Blu-Ray Reviews @ blogspot)
Cynthia (Elizabeth Taylor) is a sheltered girl, living under the oppression of overprotective parents (Mary Astor and George Murphy) who think that she is too delicate and ill to live like a “normal” teenager. Cynthia tells her classmate read more