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Central Park (1932)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 24, 2015
(Image via Doctor Macro)
Dot (Joan Blondell) and Rick (Wallace Ford) are both unemployed transplants, having moved to New York from small, fly-over towns. They meet in Central Park one day, when they share a meal of two stolen hot dogs from a lunch stand in the park. Both quite lonely in the city, t read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 16 – 20
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 23, 2015
A man with two dogs and 75 cats asks Rob to handle a dispute with his neighbor, who thinks all of his pets are too noisy. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Season 5, Episode 16: “I Do Not Choose to Run”
Directed by Jerry Paris
Written by Dale McRaven and Carl Kleinschmitt
Originally read more
Classics of the Corn: Teen Witch (1989)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 22, 2015
(Image via No More Popcorn)
Louise is a young girl struggling her way through high school as one of the invisibles — an honor student, a member of a few academic clubs, and not popular enough to catch the eye of the hunky football player that she has a crush on.
She’s had a terrible day, read more
TMP Recommends: Five films on TCM, April 22 – 28
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 21, 2015
Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends, the series in which I share five films i think you should watch on TCM over the next seven days! All times are listed in EST and pulled from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing!
(Image via University of Kent Melodrama Research read more
Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack: ‘Something in the Wind’ (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 20, 2015
Mary Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a radio singer and disc jockey for WFBO.
One morning, she gets called into a meeting with the very wealthy Donald Read (John Dall), head of Read Industries. In a case of mistaken identity, Donald believes that Mary was the mistress of Henry, his recently-deceased gran read more
One year, one film: 1931 – Dracula
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 19, 2015
One year, one film: 1931
The film:
Dracula, dir. Tod Browning
starring Bela Lugosi
Rating:
Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE
(Image via Wikimedia Commons)
Bela Lugosi gives an iconic performance in the title role of this early-’30s Universal horror flick. Tod Browning, best-known f read more
‘Gone with the Wind’ at the Redford Theatre
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 18, 2015
Once again I found myself spending my Friday night at the Redford Theatre, and once again I had a great experience! This one was extra-special. And I feel like I say that about most of the screenings I take in at the Redford, but it’s especially true this time, because I was treating my sister read more
Mystery Street (1950)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 17, 2015
Vivian Heldon (Jan Sterling) is a down-on-her-luck gal who lives in a Boston boardinghouse and works at the Grass Skirt Cafe. Struggling to come up with the money she owes to Mrs. Smerrling (Elsa Lanchester), the boardinghouse owner, Vivian calls her old flame James Joshua Harkley (Edmon Ryan). Hark read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 11 – 15
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 16, 2015
Rob and Boom Boom prepare to begin their boxing match. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Season 5, Episode 11: “Body and Sol”
Directed by Jerry Paris
Written by Carl Kleinschmitt and Dale McRaven
Originally aired November 24, 1965
Recap: After learning that Sally had lunch with his o read more
Le tableau (2011)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 15, 2015
Note: I am reviewing this film in full even though it’s a modern film, because I have a goal to watch more animated films. Reviewing them will give me incentive to watch more of them, haha! As a bonus (and on a somewhat unrelated sidenote), this is a French film, contributing to my goal of wat read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, April 15 – 21
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 14, 2015
Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends. Every Tuesday, I share five films that I think you should check out on TCM over the next seven days.
This week proved incredibly difficult in terms of choosing just five films to feature. Our favorite channel has some truly stellar programm read more
Favorite things about… Double Indemnity (1944)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 13, 2015
NOTE: This post is a part of TMP’s Barbara Stanwyck Filmography project. I’m on a mission to view (or re-watch) and review all of Barbara Stanwyck’s films! For more posts in this series, visit the Listography page.
The favorite film:
Double Indemnity, a 1944 noir directed by Billy read more
Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack: ‘Three Smart Girls’ (1936)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 12, 2015
Joan (Nan Grey), Kay (Barbara Read), and Penny (Deanna Durbin) are children of divorced parents who have just learned that their father plans to re-marry.
The girls live in Switzerland with their mother (Alice Brady), and their father lives in New York. When they learn of his engagement, they decide read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 6 – 10
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 11, 2015
The art teacher instructs rob to show more emotion in his paintings. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Season 5, Episode 6: “Draw Me a Pear”
Directed by Jerry Paris
Written by Art Baer and Ben Joelson
Originally aired October 20, 1965
Recap: Rob and Laura decide to attend an art clas read more
Her Uncle Sam (aka Red Salute) (1935)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 10, 2015
This film was viewed for the Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project. Stanwyck’s earlier flicks can be somewhat difficult to find, and Her Uncle Sam, also known as Red Salute, Runaway Daughter or Her Enlisted Man, is one of them. Since the film has fallen into the public domain, the Internet Arch read more
Collection Update: March 2015
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 9, 2015
Movies/TV
DVD
Downton Abbey, Season 2 – on sale at Target
Original UK edition. Special features include Fashion & Uniforms; Romance in a Time of War; House to Hospital
Downton Abbey, Season 3 – from the Amazon marketplace
Original UK edition. Special features include Behind the Dram read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Season 5, Episodes 1 – 5
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 8, 2015
I’m a little sad to be writing this post, and I’ve been putting it off for a few months. Why am I sad to be watching The Dick Van Dyke Show, you ask? Because this is the beginning of the end! Season 5 was Dick Van Dyke‘s final season, meaning that this version of the “Recap a read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, April 8 – 14
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 7, 2015
Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends! Here are five films to keep an eye out for on TCM in the next week. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing!
(Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Airing on TCM: April read more
One year, one film: 1930 – The Divorcee
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 5, 2015
One year, one film: 1930
The film:
The Divorcee, dir. Robert Z. Leonard
starring Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Robert Montgomery, Conrad Nagel
Rating:
Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE
(Image via Movie Poster Shop)
The “One year, one film” series has reached the pre-code era read more
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 3, 2015
Very early in the life of this blog, in March 2012, I reviewed a Susan Hayward film called I’ll Cry Tomorrow, which is a biopic of Lillian Roth.
The story of I’ll Cry Tomorrow follows an up-and-coming starlet who, throughout her career, struggles with alcoholism. Her reliance on alcohol read more