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Turner Classic Movies will be devoting the first four Thursdays of December to Christmas movies, starting tomorrow night, December 3rd. TCM will be showing a nice mix of old favorites, recent rediscoveries, and a couple fun "thinking outside the box" choices. Several of the movies mentioned ...
Adventure
Missy passed along the news that legendary dancer-actress Leslie Caron will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week. The ceremony will be held on December 8th. Caron's star is No. 2,394 on the Walk of Fame. In a wonderful touch, Caron's star will be placed between the ...
Comedy
Leslie Caron
Fame
In the mid-'40s John Wayne made a couple of very enjoyable comedies with two of the screen's great comediennes: WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (1946) with Claudette Colbert and tonight's movie, A LADY TAKES A CHANCE, starring Jean Arthur. In both films Wayne is a charming leading man who shows a real ...
Comedy
Wayne'S World
TV Shows on DVD has the interesting rumor that the mystery series ELLERY QUEEN may be coming to DVD in 2010. This beautifully executed show starred Jim Hutton as the title detective and David Wayne as his father, a homicide inspector. Sadly, it only ran one season. One episode in particular, " ...
Comedy
Queen Latifah
Wayne'S World
The Party
SHE WOULDN'T SAY YES is an occasionally silly yet most enjoyable example of one of my favorite kinds of movies, the romantic comedy. Spending time with this film and its cast is great fun. Rosalind Russell, in one of her patented "career woman" roles, plays Dr. Susan Lane, a psychiatrist. ...
Drama
Susan Sarandon
After viewing OUT OF SIGHT early this evening, I stepped back in time several decades to watch something completely different, BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936. BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 was one of a very small handful of MGM musicals I'd never seen before. Although it boasts some wonderful moments, an ...
Other
MGM
Our Netflix film tonight was OUT OF SIGHT, an interesting look at the attraction between a genial bank robber (George Clooney) and a gutsy, self-possessed federal marshal (Jennifer Lopez). I'd heard good things about the film and found it quite enjoyable, if improbable. Clooney plays a smooth ...
Other
George Clooney
Jennifer Lopez
Sincere good wishes to all my readers for a happy and meaningful Advent season. It's hard to believe there's less than four weeks to go till Christmas!
Other
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...Here's a nifty new book for the Audrey Hepburn fans on your Christmas list: AUDREY HEPBURN: INTERNATIONAL COVER GIRL . It was just published by Chronicle Books. ...Another Audrey book, which came out earlier this year, is ...
Drama
The enjoyable World War II service comedy OVER 21 provides an excellent showcase for the comedic talents of Irene Dunne. Dunne plays Paula "Polly" Wharton, a best-selling novelist whose newspaper editor husband Max (Alexander Knox) enlists in the Army with the hope of graduating from officers ...
Action
21
Max Payne
EYE WITNESS , a relatively little-known mystery starring Robert Montgomery, comes to DVD on February 23, 2010. The movie was made in England and was titled YOUR WITNESS in the UK. It's being released as the 13th entry in VCI's Forgotten Noir series. EYE WITNESS is part of a double feature set ...
Horror
The Eye
Alfred Hitchcock
Oh my ...my day was made when I discovered that at long, long last, the first POLDARK series is coming to DVD next March. TV Shows on DVD had the good word (click the title of this post). It will be out on March 2, 2010, and is already available for preorder at Amazon . The cover art is ...
Other
The story of ROXIE HART will be instantly familiar to anyone who's seen the musical CHICAGO. Would-be entertainer Roxie (Ginger Rogers) rises to fame and notoriety when she goes on trial for murder. This being the era of the Production Code, the storyline is neatly worked out so that Roxie ...
Other
Chicago
Happiest Thanksgiving wishes to all! We have so much for which to be grateful. Have a wonderful day!
Other
JEWEL ROBBERY is an unusual film about an elegant jewel thief (William Powell) and his willing victim, a wealthy but unhappily married Baroness (Kay Francis). This very entertaining movie features two great stars in the lead roles in a fast-paced and sometimes surprising film. The excellent ...
Drama
We spent a few hours at Disneyland late this afternoon. Happily, there was plenty of parking, the tram was uncrowded, and there wasn't a line to enter the park. However, once we were inside we found it was quite crowded! I suspect the local "after school and work" crowds mostly stayed home, but ...
Animation
Eve
Songwriting team Dixie Donegan (Ann Sothern) and Eddie Crane (Robert Young) fall in and out of -- and in and out of! -- marriage as they rise to the top of the music charts in LADY BE GOOD. This black and white musical from 1941 is one of MGM's lesser-known titles, but it's marvelous ...
Drama
Good
MGM
A new edition of Disney's classic SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES is released on DVD today. In a marketing move that was a bit confusing, a Blu-Ray edition was released in early October. I'm still trying to confirm how many of the new extras on the Blu-Ray release are on today's standard DVD ...
Animation
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Good news for fans of classic film in general, and musicals in particular: Leslie Caron's autobiography, THANK HEAVEN, will be released later this week. The book's publication date is November 25, 2009. Caron's book should be very interesting. The stories she tells in DVD interviews (i.e., AN ...
Drama
Leslie Caron
Good
Historial romance author Patricia Veryan has passed away. She was a few days short of her 86th birthday. Veryan was considered by many to be the successor to Georgette Heyer. Veryan's many books are available from Amazon . My favorite title to date is LOVE'S DUET . It has been years since I ...
