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One year, one film: 1933 – The Invisible Man
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 17, 2015
One year, one film: 1933
The film:
The Invisible Man, dir. James Whale
starring Claude Rains
Rating:
Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE
(Image via Never Enough Films)
The Invisible Man, based on an H. G. Wells fantasy tale, tells the story of a scientist who turns himself invisible in an read more
My Favorite Classic Movie: To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 16, 2015
What does it take to make a “favorite” classic movie? For me, the ingredients are Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock, and a whole lot of glamour.
To Catch a Thief, released in 1955, is not objectively the greatest movie of all time. It’s not Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest read more
English Without Tears (1944)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 15, 2015
(Image via IMDb)
Tom Gilbey (Michael Wilding) is the butler to Lady Christabel Beauclark (Margaret Rutherford) of England, an eccentric bird-lover who spends her time campaigning for bird rights.
Gilbey is a third-generation butler, and a very good one. Lady Christabel takes him along wherever she t read more
Memories of a WWII Hero: Captain Brown’s Story (2014)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 14, 2015
A note from Lindsey: Since I often cover period films that are set in or before the era of old Hollywood, I may also cover documentaries about the era from time to time. The time period in which our favorite films were produced is every bit as fascinating to me as the films themselves! Today I’ read more
Dangerous Number (1937)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 13, 2015
Hank Medhill (Robert Young) has spent the past year in Japan on business. He works for the family garment company, and went abroad to learn how to make artificial silk.
The trip had a dual purpose: Hank also left the United States so he could recover from a failed romance with Eleanor Breen (Ann Sot read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, May 13 – 19
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 12, 2015
Welcome to TMP Recommends, the weekly series in which I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days! All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing!
(Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Step Lively (1944)
Airing on TCM: read more
Life Partners (2014)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 11, 2015
Paige (Gillian Jacobs) and Sasha (Leighton Meester) are best friends and polar opposites. Paige is a type-A environmental lawyer; Sasha is the creative type, a “starving artist,” working as a receptionist while trying to get a record deal.
Both unlucky in love, they have a co-dependent f read more
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 10, 2015
I’m a little bit of a Tudor dynasty buff. As an undergrad, I took a class about the Tudors and Stuarts. I love reading about and watching anything related to Tudor history. Recently, I spent half of my spring break being productive and getting ahead on coursework… and the other half doin read more
Keeper of the Flame (1942) – The Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 9, 2015
Last year, when Margaret Perry approached me about taking part in The Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon, I jumped at the chance to take a second look at The Rainmaker, a KH film that I’d been eager to re-watch after first discovering/reviewing it in 2012.
(Image via Maksquibs Cinematheque)
Whe read more
Collection Update: April 2015
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 8, 2015
Films & TV
DVDs
Boys and Girls, DVD – Amazon bargain
Special features: None, unless you count an option for French dubbing as a special feature!
For Me and My Gal, DVD – Amazon bargain
Special features: Commentary track by a Judy Garland biographer, two vintage musical shorts, a rad read more
Big City Blues (1932)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 7, 2015
“I’d like to walk into a New York hotel room just once, and not find a gin session going on…”
(Image via cinemagraphe.com)
Bud Reeves (Eric Linden) is a country boy, but he’s making his way to the big city, moving from Indiana to New York. He leaves his home state with read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 27 – 32
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 6, 2015
With this post, we reach the end of the Recap and React series for The Dick Van Dyke Show! Because I love this show so much, I’m considering on making a few more posts about it — ranking each season’s episodes, making a list of my favorites, or ranking the seasons. Let me know if y read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, May 6 – 12
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 5, 2015
Welcome to TMP Recommends, the weekly series where I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule.
(Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Night Nurse (1931)
Airing on TCM: May 6, 6:00 AM
Lora Hart (Barbara Stanwyck) read more
One year, one film: 1932 – Love Me Tonight
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 3, 2015
One year, one film: 1932
The film:
Love Me Tonight, dir. Rouben Mamoulian
starring Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier
Rating:
Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE
(Image via Bob’s Movies)
Music and romance meet in this lovely film, starring the very talented Maurice Chevalier an read more
Happily Buried (1939) – for SHORTS!: A tiny blogathon
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 2, 2015
Musical short films can be many things. Sometimes their stories are light, and sometimes they’re complex, but delivered in concise little packages. Sometimes they’re sweet, and sometimes they’re strange. One thing is certain: they’re virtually always fun to watch.
Falling on read more
Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack: ‘First Love’ (1939)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 30, 2015
I’m reviewing all of the films in the Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack, a 6-movie set featuring some of Durbin’s loveliest performances!
This is the third film in the set.
Previous reviews: ‘Three Smart Girls’ | ‘Something in the Wind’
Connie Harding (Deanna Durbin) read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 21 – 26
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 29, 2015
Sally pays another visit to her old friend Stevie. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Season 5, Episode 21: “Dear Sally Rogers”
Directed by Richard Erdman
Written by Ronald Axe
Originally aired February 23, 1966
Recap: Sally takes a one of her occasional steps in front of the camera, read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, April 29 – May 5
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 28, 2015
Welcome to TMP Recommends, the series where I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing!
(Image via burton-taylor.com)
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
Airing on TCM: read more
Orphée (aka Orpheus) (1949)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 26, 2015
(Image via Foreign Movies Forum) Orphée, directed by Jean Cocteau, tells the story of a self-centered and commercially successful French poet of the same name (Jean Marais). When we meet him, he’s hanging out at a poet’s cafe in Paris, which is packed with artists. He meets “the read more
The Hollywood Comebacks of 1961 (from Modern Screen)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 25, 2015
This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of old magazines.
In 1961, several stars saw their Hollywood careers or lives rebound from periods of struggle. Modern Screen acknowledged these comebacks with a special eight-page feature in t read more