Work has been very intense lately and all signs point towards it getting even worse in the following days so the last third of this year’s Summer Under the Stars might prove to be rather rushed, with few thoughts written by me about the movies. But at least I still have some energy to WATCH …
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Rio Grande (1950), dir. John Ford I guess it seems very unfortunate that I, someone who spent the past few Summer Under the Stars days, complaining about racism in Old Hollywood films will begin the Maureen O’Hara day with a John Ford western starring John Wayne. Oof. The story is set among soldiers, Wayne is …
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Ah, Cary Grant… Recently I re-watched Arsenic and Old Lace and had such a blast – I mean, I always do. The Cary Grant day must be something to be excited for, then, right? Well… I would be lying if I said that the films I watched today got close to Arsenic… Hot Saturday (1932), …
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Work has been pretty intense these last two weeks. Yesterday I actually did manage to watch two films for the John Barrymore day (Sherlock Holmes, 1922 and True Confession, 1937), but I had no time to write anything about them. Maybe more thoughtful posts will return, but for now, here is a brief look at …
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Persecution [AKA The Graveyard AKA Sheba AKA The Terror of Sheba AKA I Hate You, Cat] (1974), dir. Don Chaffey I am not sure if Lana Turner would have been happy about me celebrating her with a movie like Persecution (AKA The Graveyard AKA Sheba AKA The Terror of Sheba AKA I Hate You, Cat). …
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Sorry! No time to write today! But I did manage to scribble a few words about one movie at the end of the day. Here’s what I watched: The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927), dir. John M. Stahl & Ernst Lubitsch A Lady of Chance (1928), dir. Robert Z. Leonard (Norma Shearer looks INCREDIBLE …
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I love Goldie Hawn. That’s it. That’s the post. Fine. I watched some movies… Private Benjamin (1980), dir. Howard Zieff „She always did what she was told…” is one of the first things we hear about Goldie Hawn’s character in Private Benjamin. She also always wanted to be a wife, so it seems like a …
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923), dir. Charlie Chaplin My opinion on this film might be surprising to some, because it seems like the film is generally not well-known, but those that have seen it consider it „good” – not great, not groundbreaking, but overall good. Well, I think it is mostly …
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It’s very late, I had a much busier day than I anticipated, I’m tired, but I managed to watch one Sylvia Sidney film today. And boy, am I glad that I did. You and Me (1938), dir. Fritz Lang What we have here is a story of criminals in love. But if your mind is …
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I managed to watch SEVEN movies today, which is great news for me because my watchlist is infinite and every little bit helps, but that means I did not really have time to write. And so, here is a very quick post about many Burt Lancaster flicks. Vera Cruz (1954), dir. Robert Aldrich The plot …
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