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Lindsey’s Lists: Anticipating in 2012, Part II

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 19, 2012

In Part I, I shared three films I’m looking forward to that will be released in the next month. Here’s another three-film installment to my “Anticipating in 2012” list, this time featuring slightly more distant release dates. 4. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax; March 2, 2012 – If the “Dr. Seuss” read more

Welcome to The Motion Pictures!

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

To those of you who’ve migrated over here from tumblr, hello! And to those of you who stumbled upon my little blog at random, hello to you as well. If you haven’t guessed already, my name is Lindsey. I like movies, and I like to write about them from the perspective of an avid but non-pr read more

The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally posted at recollective.tumblr.com, November 29, 2011 My TiVo box is broken, so I’ve been watching quite a few randomly selected films on Netflix as of late. Today’s first selection: 1940’s The Villain Still Pursued Her, starring Anita Louise and Richard Cromwell as a widow’s daughter, read more

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally posted on recollective.tumblr.com, July 29, 2011 Third Finger, Left Hand(1940) starring Myrna Loy as a magazine editor named Margot who creates a fake husband in order to keep her job (the publisher has a jealous wife) and ward off advances from her male coworkers. Everything is working o read more

Mixed bag: Thelma and Louise (1991), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Five and Ten (1931), Blades of Glory (2007), Bell Book and Candle (1958)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 5, 2012 Watched January 2, 2012: Thelma and Louise (1991) – 4/5; My mom recommended this movie to me. She found it in the $5 bin and became obsessed with it, insisting that I must watch it as well haha. We usually have pretty similar tas read more

Mixed bag: Cain and Mabel (1936), Tempest (1982), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Pillow Talk (1959), Tenth Avenue Angel (1948), Love Story (1970), Lover Come Back (1961)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 7, 2012 Watched January 5, 2012 Cain and Mabel (1936): 3/5; This movie as a whole didn’t grab me. Clark Gable and Marion Davies are captivating as usual, but I could tell how the film was going to play out the minute I started watching read more

Mixed bag: A Summer Place (1959), Midnight (1939), The Lady Eve (1941), Happy Go Lovely (1951)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 13, 2012 Watched January 8, 2012 A Summer Place (1959): 5/5; When I see the name “Sandra Dee” attached to a film, I expect something pretty fluffy. As much as I love her, most of her roles were very light entertainment – cute read more

Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) (1)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Watched January 13, 2012 Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951): 4/5; Tomorrow Is Another Day is an early ’50s noir which seems to be virtually ignored by most audiences, whether or not they’re fans of classic film. A Google search of the title brings up not the film’s IMDb page, but imag read more

Lindsey’s Lists: Anticipating in 2012, Part I

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 15, 2012 It’s certainly no secret that I prefer old films over new releases, but that doesn’t stop me from hitting the local $5 matinee for new releases a couple of times a month. 2011 was, in my opinion, a pretty good year for movies. The read more

Thanks, YouTube!

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Babe Ruth short film, “Fancy Curves” (1932) Found via whataboutbobbed @ tumblr About these ads Share this:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this. read more

Happy birthday, Cary Grant!

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 18, 2012

Today is a wonderful day: the 108th anniversary of the birth of Cary Grant. To the left, he is pictured with a puppy in his pocket. If you follow me on tumblr, you know that I have an entire tag dedicated to photos of people with puppies, so this photo was a natural choice for my Archie “The M read more
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