The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 25, 2012

Many have tried, but no actress has made quite as wonderful a Gidget as Sandra Dee. (Screen capture by TMP) As you can probably tell from yesterday’s “Summer in ‘cember” post, I really love the film Gidget. And I really love Sandra Dee in the title role. Sandra Dee is...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 24, 2012

The favorite film: Gidget, a 1959 beach flick from Columbia. Gidget not only learns to surf, but also essentially becomes a water performer, doing tricks with her surfer dude friends. The synopsis: Francie Lawrence is a young girl who reluctantly heads off to the beach on a “man hunt” wi   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 23, 2012

(Image via Wikimedia Commons) The favorite film: Purple Rain, a 1984 showbiz musical/romantic drama co-written by William Blinn and director Albert Magnoli The synopsis: “The Kid” is a talented young man trying to make it in the music business, regularly performing for a growing legion o   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 22, 2012

(Images compiled by TMP from various sources; mostly Amazon and the TCM Shop) Welcome to the third and final installment of my DVD collection! My third shelf house box sets and my vintage magazine collection. I couldn’t get a photo (because the lower you get on the bookcase the darker...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 21, 2012

To me, the Rankin/Bass television specials are the Holy Grail of Christmas viewing. Though the production company may be defunct now, nothing screams Christmas to me like the wonderful stop-motion animation, often endearing tales of winter and wonderful music of these specials. The holiday season do   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 20, 2012

Irene Dunne may not have initially been confident in her skills as a comedic actress, but she was one of the best who ever lived. She remains undoubtedly one of the queens of the screwball comedy genre, consistently portraying her characters with a mix of hilarity and enviable elegance. Irene...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 19, 2012

(Image: lakelandelements) Libby (Vivien Leigh) is a skilled young pickpocket who becomes a street performer, working with friends on the streets of London. The group scrapes together just enough money for cheap housing and a bit of food. Libby soon catches the attention of Harley Prentiss (Rex Harri   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 18, 2012

(Image via impawards.com) The favorite film: The Holiday, a home-swapping 2006 romantic comedy written and directed by Nancy Meyers The synopsis: Iris Simpkins is a London writer who wants to get out of town when she finds out that the object of her unrequited affection, Jasper Bloom, is engaged. Me   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 17, 2012

A note from Lindsey: This review was written for one of my journalism classes, hence the modern film references. We had to share them in the class forum, and only one other student had any chance of knowing who Frank Capra is – much to my disappointment. (Image: shop.tcm.com) What...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 16, 2012

(Image: The Story Prize) Welcome to “Could it be a movie?,” a segment in which Lindsey reads stuff and tells you whether or not the written materials would make good movies. In this installment, we look at a great American short story by John Cheever. “The Enormous Radio” Who   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 15, 2012

A note from Lindsey: This is my 400th post on TMP! For a blog that’s about a month shy of its one year birthday, that’s a whole lot o’ postin’. Thank you all for reading. I’m so proud of what this blog has become and how it continues to grow,...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 14, 2012

(Image: Film Affinity) Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) are three prison escapees who have made their way to a small town on the coast of France. They plan on taking a ship to another location where they’ll be free from the searching eyes of the...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 13, 2012

(Image: Doctor Macro) Say the name “Van Heflin” today and chances are, your conversation partner (unless they are a fellow old Hollywood “expert”) will have no clue who your talking about, which is the unfortunate reality when it comes to many classic stars. But in the 1940s,   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 10, 2012

A note from Lindsey: This film was viewed as part of TMP’s Barbara Stanwyck filmography project.This is the 34th film (and 36th role, if we’re including television) I’ve viewed from Stanwyck’s filmography. Dove (Laurence Harvey) and Kitty (Jane Fonda) meet in the dusty 1930s,   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 9, 2012

(Image via Film Affinity) In New York City during the Depression, everyone suffered – especially those struggling to keep their businesses open. One such man is Kurt Anderson (Warren William), manager of a department store in big financial trouble. The store is doing only 1/3 of the business t   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 8, 2012

I have a lot of DVDs and now I’ve decided to share them with you! (Well, not literally… but I’ll share pictures). The following are pictures of what is stored on my first shelf of DVDs. Some of them are great films, some of them are terribly embarrassing. (There are...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 7, 2012

(Image: Wikimedia Commons) A note from Lindsey: This film was viewed as part of TMP’s Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project. It was also viewed specifically for TMP’s holiday/winter film series, appearing every Friday in December. Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) is the writer of a succe   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 6, 2012

(Credit) Things haven’t changed much since I was a wee little munchkin of a movie-watcher. My affection for learning about the early to mid-20th century was already growing in leaps and bounds, and along with that came a love for 20th century period films. As luck would have it, one...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 5, 2012

Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) has been living in America, but when his brother passes away he returns to his ancestral home in Wales. He hopes to reconnect with his father, who he has had a strained relationship with. While in Wales, Larry takes an interest in Gwen (Evelyn Ankers),...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on December 4, 2012

Welcome to “Could it be a movie?,” a segment in which TMP reads stuff and tells you whether or not the written materials would make good movies. In this installment, we look at two stories from a 1977 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. “The Rescue of Professor Parkinso   read more