The Girl From Mexico (1939)
I wish the name Lupe Velez was known throughout the world. Lupe was a colorful woman, both on-screen and off. But, like many of my favorite Golden Age celebs, it … Continue Reading The Girl From Mexico (1939)
25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)
This originally ran December 14th, 2011. Really my thoughts on this film haven’t changed. I still adore Vera-Ellen‘s dancing but I don’t love this movie. Yep, it’s official: I’m not … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film appears on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942)
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949)
Originally published December 24th, 2012 Coming into the home stretch of 25 Days of Christmas 2012, and the final three movies cannot come sooner. I don’t hate Christmas movies; it’s … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949)
25 Days of Christmas: Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Originally published December 13, 2018 I’m not 100% clear why Beyond Tomorrow is considered a Christmas movie. Maybe it’s because in 2004 20th Century Fox retitled it Beyond Christmas and … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Originally published December 1st, 2014 As one comment on the Facebook page read when I alluded to my less-than-positive review of this film, it may be time to get out … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
Originally published December 2nd, 2011 This is an odd one to group with Marilyn movies as she’s literally in it for a minute (I’d say less but I didn’t time … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1933)
The last in my series of reviews on the three adaptations of Little Women is the 1933 George Cukor version. This one is widely considered the de facto interpretation of … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1933)
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
Originally published December 15th, 2012 Part two of my three-part series of Little Women reviews discusses the 1994 version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic. This is the Little Women I … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1949)
Originally published December 4th, 2012 I decided to watch all three film adaptations of Little Women as a subset of my 25 Days of Christmas. I’ve seen them all separately, … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1949)
25 Days of Christmas: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Originally published May 6th, 2013 Meet Me in St. Louis came highly recommended due to its place as a musical classic, and because it’s got the downright angelic Margaret O’Brien … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)
Originally reviewed Remember the Night on December 16th, 2011 We journey back to 1940 for today’s 25 Days of Christmas film featuring two huge stars of day, Remember the Night. … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)
25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Originally published December 7th, 2014 Christmas in Connecticut is a screwball charmer proving Barbara Stanwyck’s prowess as an unlikely comedienne. I reviewed a Stanwyck film last Christmas, 1940’s Remember the … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
25 Days of Christmas: It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Originally published December 6th, 2014 A series of comic miscommunications and mistaken identity lead to a fun holiday story perfect for the post-WWII family. It Happened on Fifth Avenue focuses on … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Sunday in New York (1963)
Ten years after the landmark film The Moon is Blue marked the erosion of the Hollywood Production Code, several films continued pushing at the boundaries of the sex comedy. Many simply … Continue Reading Sunday in New York (1963)
Dodsworth (1936)
William Wyler’s Dodsworth comes with the highest of pedigrees, being the favorite film of TCM’s immortal host, Robert Osborne. It’s aired several times in the years since his death and … Continue Reading Dodsworth (1936)
