The Stop Button Posted by on June 29, 2012

With a better director, a competent editor and a slightly stronger screenplay, The Ex-Mrs. Bradford might be more than an amusing diversion. While William Powell and Jean Arthur are great together, the film underuses them in general and her in particular. There’s this great dinner scene where she’s   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on May 3, 2012

A movie review, are you shocked?  No…didn’t think so.  Today’s film seems to be entrenched in the mode of “The Thin Man was a great success, what else do we have that’s like it?”  The Ex-Mrs. Bradford is a cute movie but it plays the fact that it’s a direct   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on December 7, 2011

     My favorite women are those beautiful stars who make me laugh. These actresses seemed to be drawn to co-starring with the enduringly funny William Powell just as much as I am drawn to them. Myrna Loy made an endless number of features opposite Powell and Carole Lombard starred with and...   read more