Our sixth classic of 2014 is the first and only teaming of comedy legends Mae West and W. C. Fields, in My Little Chickadee. This 1940 film is a Western parody in which “novelties and notions” salesman Cuthbert J. Twillie […]
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My Little Chickadee (1940)
by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Deadline USA (1952) The In-Laws (1979) My Little Chickadee (1940) A Raisin in the Sun (1961) I chose […]
Continue reading »All About Eve (1950) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Our fifth classic of 2014 is a show business drama of the New York theater scene, All About Eve. It is a 1950 movie which, in a very strong year for really good movies, set a record with an astonishing […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: All About Eve (1950) David Copperfield (1935) Ikiru (1952) The Sea Hawk (1940) Sleeper (1973) I chose All About Eve from this […]
Continue reading »Grand Hotel (1932) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Our fourth classic of 2014 is the Academy Award-winning Best Picture of 1932, Grand Hotel. It was a huge production for MGM at the time, reputedly the first movie to star more than just two or three top studio stars; […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) Becket (1964) Dr. Cyclops (1940) Grand Hotel (1932) Napoleon (1927) I chose Grand Hotel, […]
Continue reading »Experiment in Terror (1962) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Our third classic of 2014 is a taut crime thriller from 1962 titled Experiment in Terror. It was known as The Grip of Fear in the United Kingdom, but under any title it is a beautifully written and directed suspense mystery. […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Arizona (1940) Catch-22 (1970) Experiment in Terror (1962) The Lost World (1925) The Seventh Seal (1957) I chose Experiment in Terror as it […]
Continue reading »Elmer Gantry (1960) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Our second classic of 2014 is Elmer Gantry, a melodrama that takes aim at revivalist religion, based upon a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis. As adapted by writer-director Richard Brooks this 1960 film becomes a period piece of the late […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: The Americanization of Emily (1964) Elmer Gantry (1960) The Guns of Navarone (1961) The Naked Spur (1953) Out of the Past (1947) […]
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