I didn’t know much about Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris aside from it was directed by Allen and it involved Owen Wilson in Paris. Sitting in the theater and watching … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: Midnight in Paris (2011)
The Artist was one of a handful of movies I was dying to see at the start of 2011 and it did not disappoint. This year’s nominees hearken back to … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: The Artist (2011)
As a movie reviewer I occasionally get invites to advance screenings. Today’s review is a repost of my Enewsi review but it is in advance of the film’s February 17th … Continue Reading Advance Review: This Means War (2012)
For today’s entry I’m cheating a bit and doing a television movie but hey I’m slogging through school and haven’t had time to find any other classic films and my … Continue Reading Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
So today’s entry takes us all the way back to 1932, where movies were still in their infancy and the stars of the era are pretty much unrecognizable to the … Continue Reading Blondie of the Follies (1932)
So this was not meant to be today’s post but thanks to the lovely gremlins of WordPress it accidentally got published without any words so in the interest of not … Continue Reading The Last American Virgin (1982)
The entire reason I started My Month with Marilyn was because of the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn, based on the memoirs of Colin Clark. After much waiting the … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: My Week with Marilyn (2011)
This is the second to last in Marilyn movie reviews (not counting my upcoming review of My Week with Marilyn). I’m officially done with both my Marilyn Monroe box sets … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: Let’s Make Love (1960)
We’re winding down in our Month with Marilyn (that’s gone on far longer than the allotted time) and we’re coming up to the last five entries (3 movies, my review … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: Some Like It Hot (1959)
Here’s where you’ll find my Top 10 Best Films of 2011! I write for this site regularly so be sure to bookmark it if you enjoy my writing. My latest … Continue Reading Top 10 Best Films of 2011
I recently saw My Week with Marilyn, the film that inspired my Month with Marilyn and the movie tells of the squabbles and difficulties associated with filming The Prince and … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
I honestly don’t know how to start this review because I’m still confused on how to take Bus Stop. Is it a comedy? If so it’s pretty weak. Is it … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: Bus Stop (1956)
Tonight’s film is another one I feel sad I’ve avoided all this time: The Seven Year Itch. Billy Wilder is one of my favorite directors, and we’ll see him again … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: The Seven Year Itch (1955)
I was reluctant to watch There’s No Business Like Show Business because of my lackluster reception to previous Irving Berlin movies, namely White Christmas and Holiday Inn. In certain regards … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
2012 continues with more Marilyn (remember when this was only supposed to take a month?) in the 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire. This movie should be tailored made … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a film that, up till now, I’ve only seen bits and pieces of and I need to rectify that. Directed by Howard Hawks, a director who … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
