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Netflix Instant Pick #1
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 16, 2012
Clara Bow became the ‘it girl’ of Hollywood after starring as sassy store clerk Betty Lou in 1927′s It. Inspired by an Elinor Glyn short story, It follows Betty Lou as she vies for the affection of a rich, attractive higher-up. That man just so happens to be the object of another w read more
Banjo On My Knee (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 15, 2012
Banjo On My Knee (1936): 4/5
Having your wedding on a yacht seems luxurious and expensive, but for Pearl (Barbara Stanwyck) and Ernie Holley (Joel McCrea), their sea-faring wedding was just like any other. The Holleys live in a community of “shanty boat people.” In other words, they̵ read more
10 “Deal Breakers”
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 14, 2012
Last week I shared ten of my “buzzwords” when choosing films to watch. While my list of buzzwords is certainly longer than the list of things that detract me from watching certain films, a short list of “deal breakers” still exists. Here are the top ten!
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Blues in the Night (1941)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 14, 2012
Blues in the Night (1941): 4/5
It all starts with a fun, upbeat St. Louis jazz club and a few charismatic characters. Things don’t stay fun for long. A fight breaks out between a musician and a customer, sending the club (and the band members’ lives) into chaos.
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Dancing Mothers (1926)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 12, 2012
Dancing Mothers (1926): 4/5
A year before she became the ‘It’ girl, Clara Bow starred as budding flapper Kittens in this Paramount silent.
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Kittens is a girl who loves to have fun. She and her father Hugh (Norman Trevor) both love to hit the town, leaving mom read more
Anna Christie (1930) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 11, 2012
Anna Christie (1930): 4/5
I was very excited to finally get my hands on a copy of this film after years of reading/hearing about it. Anna Christie is famously known as the film in which Garbo talks. The movie-watching world heard her voice for the very first time when she stomped into the scene, com read more
This week’s library picks!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 11, 2012
This week I’m tackling F – J. A – E have all been watched and written up, so keep an eye out for those reviews soon!
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Glass Bottom Boat, The (1966)
Heiress, The (1949)
I’ll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
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Betsy’s Wedding (1990)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 10, 2012
Betsy’s Wedding (1990): 3/5
Molly Ringwald is Betsy, a young woman who gets engaged and wants an unconventional wedding. Her father, after learning of the engagement, wants to give her the most grand and extravagant wedding possible. Betsy comes from a working-class family. Her dad is a constr read more
The Rainmaker (1956)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 9, 2012
The Rainmaker (1956): 4/5
In this film, which IMDb bills as a “romantic drama western comedy,” Katharine Hepburn is Lizzie, a very smart but very plain girl in danger of become and old, loveless spinster. Burt Lancaster is Bill Starbuck, the new guy in town – and a traveling con ma read more
Sommersby (1993)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 8, 2012
Sommersby (1993): 4/5
Sommersby is a retelling of the Martin Guerre story, shifted to the American South during reconstruction rather than medieval France.
Richard Gere stars as the Martin Guerre-based character, Jack Sommersby. Jack left town to fight in the Civil War and was gone for years, during read more
Now on Twitter!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 8, 2012
The Motion Pictures is now on Twitter. Follow for extra content and discussion!
I’m contemplating using it for interactive question of the week features and things of the sort, but no decisions have been made yet. Stay tuned.
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Roberta (1935) (1)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 7, 2012
Roberta (1935): 4.5/5
Roberta is a great mid-30s musical, complete with confirmation (in the form of a title card at the very beginning) that it has passed the production code’s standards. Whereas in many 1935 films it’s blatantly obvious that the code took out a lot of the film’s read more
10 “Buzzwords”
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 7, 2012
Anyone who has ever seen more than five films probably has a list of buzzwords — things that immediately attract you to a film. Even though my motto is “I’ll watch anything once,” there are definitely certain things that attract me to some films over others. If I were to comp read more
Written on the Wind (1956) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 6, 2012
Written on the Wind (1956): 3/5
Douglas Sirk is the king of the 1950s melodrama, and also one of my favorite directors. Pair that with Lauren Bacall, who I delusionally but lovingly refer to as the queen of the world, and Rock Hudson, the king of pretty 1950s men, and you’ve got some pretty hi read more
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 5, 2012
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969): 3/5
Support Your Local Sheriff! is a bit out of my film comfort zone. I’ve watched quite a few westerns, but it’s far from my favorite genre and I don’t watch them very frequently.
So I decided to watch this on a bit of a whim. It was taped as a read more
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 4, 2012
Bells Are Ringing (1960): 4/5
Bells Are Ringing starts off with what could be a fabulous parody of advertising. However, I’m not sure whether it would have been received that way in 1960 or whether that was the film’s intention.
What follows is a delightful but somewhat typical romantic read more
Through the library, alphabetically.
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 3, 2012
My library has a pretty insane DVD collection. There is a limit of five entertainment DVDs checked out at a time, and since my wishlist far exceeds five, I often find it difficult to narrow my picks down. As a result, I’ve concocted a plan to check out one film from each of the next five lette read more
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 2, 2012
The Dolly Sisters (1945): 4/5
The Dolly Sisters is a fictionalized, somewhat romanticized account of the lives of twin sisters Roszika (also known as “Rosie,” portrayed here by June Haver) and Yansci (“Jenny,” portrayed by Betty Grable) Dolly.
The Dolly sisters were Vaudevill read more
Best Foot Forward (1943)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Mar 1, 2012
Best Foot Forward (1943): 2/5
Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix) is a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy. He invites Lucille Ball to be his date at one of the Academy’s dances.
Not expecting a reply, he invites his girlfriend Helen (Virginia Weidler) and turns her name into the academy for approval. His e read more
Love Me Tonight (1932) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Feb 29, 2012
Love Me Tonight (1932): 5/5! (Very, very mild spoilers included)
I love everything about this musical starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald.
The film follows Maurice (portrayed by Chevalier, obviously), a Paris tailor who is mistaken as royalty and ends up posing as a baron. He ends up e read more