The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 15, 2012

(Screen capture by TMP) The favorite film: The Big Sleep, a 1946 noir mystery marking the second on-screen pairing of The Most Beautiful Couple Ever*, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Howard Hawks directs, and the film is based on a novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. *I have...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 14, 2012

Appropriately enough, the June 1955 issue of True Story features a woman wearing what appears to be a wedding veil. Inside, the issue gives advice to engaged couples. (Scanned for TMP from my personal collection) (This post is the second in a two-part series featuring excerpts from two 1955 magazine   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 13, 2012

(Image via Hollywood Revue) Mary Keaton, Vivian Revere and Ruth Wescott are schoolmates with completely different personalities. Mary (Virginia Davis) is the wild child, who everyone expects to amount to nothing. Vivian (Anne Shirley) is voted “Most Popular” at the girls’ 1921 grad   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 12, 2012

(Source) John Mason (Jimmy Stewart) is a young lawyer with a promising life ahead. He’s been successful in his work and has a chance of being made partner – especially if he agrees to marry Judge Doolittle’s daughter Eunice. John is set to move forward with the marriage until, on...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 11, 2012

Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D tells the story of the pop star’s life and career, also following her as she travels the world on tour. (Image via hollywood.com) “Be yourself and you can be anything.” Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (2012) Dir. Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz; Starring...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 10, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) Biff (Gary Cooper) is a dentist who leads a fairly quiet life with his wife. It seems like a pleasant existence, but Biff isn’t completely happy, because he feels he may have lost the love of his life years ago. Head back in time and Biff...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 9, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) Gene Kelly directs, choreographs and stars in 1956′s dialogue-free technicolor film Invitation to the Dance. The film tells three short stories, all featuring different styles of dance. Gene lets himself “Be a Clown” again in the first segment, “Circu   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 8, 2012

(Image via Movie Goods) The small, conservative town of Lynnfield has gone wild over local newspaper editor Jed Waterbury’s (Thomas Mitchell) decision to publish a racy, best-selling novel by Caroline Adams in installments. Little do they know, one of Lynnfield’s own is Caroline Adams. T   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on October 2, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) Ellie May Adams (Ginger Rogers) has had a rough life. Her father (Miles Mander) is a Greek scholar but is unemployable because of his dependence on alcohol. Her mother (Marjorie Rambeau)  and grandmother (Queenie Vassar) work in “the world’s oldest profession,&#8   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 30, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) Princess Alexandra is set to reel in Crown Price Albert, who her family hopes will agree to marry her. But when Albert arrives at court to visit Alexandra, it becomes very clear that she doesn’t want a forced marriage and isn’t terribly interested in Albert. So,   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 29, 2012

(Image via ebay) Barbara Nickerson (Connie Stevens) is a girl who typically hangs with the squares – until the night that Twig (Mark Damon) and his gang crash one of her friends’ parties. Twig is a tough guy with a bad reputation, and Barbara decides to start hanging out with...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 26, 2012

Welcome to Mill Creek Musings, a segment in which I work my way through the three low-price Mill Creek film sets that I own, reviewing each film for content and quality along the way. Mr. Imperium is the sixth film I’ve watched from the 50 Musicals set. In the world...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 25, 2012

Martha Moxley (Maggie Grace) was a 15-year-old girl from a prosperous family, living in one of Greenwich, Connecticut’s most beautiful neighborhoods, Belle Haven. Martha’s seemingly perfect life and the community of Belle Haven as a whole were shattered on the eve of Halloween (“Mi   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 25, 2012

Hello, fellow film fans! Things have been running pretty smoothly on this here blog – much more smoothly than I expected, with the new semester starting up. My new Favorite Things About Favorite Films series has been a surprise hit, and I’m excited to pump out more of those posts...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 23, 2012

Ann Blyth is helped into her fishtail on set of Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. Ann only practiced swimming in the tail for about a week before shooting began. (Image via Dr. Macro) Ah, vacation. A time to relax, to enjoy the outdoors, to catch a fish or two… but...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 22, 2012

(Image via zap2it) Most of the great character actors of yesteryear have become unfairly forgotten by modern audiences. From eternally tough gangster types to the old woman next door, these actors took roles that were small but often very important to the films. One such actor was Eric Blore. Born...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 21, 2012

(Image via Dr. Macro) Martin Cortland (Robert Benchley) is a womanizing theater owner whose latest quest is to woo beautiful dancer Sheila Winthrop (Rita Hayworth). He enlists the help of the theater’s manager, Robert Curtis (Fred Astaire). In order to keep his home life happy while he’s   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 20, 2012

The favorite film: Doesn’t she look like she’d make an amazing lawyer? Bruiser can be second chair! (Image via Fanpop) Legally Blonde, a 2001 MGM romantic comedy that spawned a sequel (2003′s Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde), a straight-to-DVD spin-off that shall not be n   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 19, 2012

(Image via ioffer.com) Terpsichore is one of the nine mythological Greek muses, and she’s come down to earth to help a hunky man achieve success in an entertainment endeavor. If this plot sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Down to Earth, this 1947 film starring Rita Hayworth as Terps   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on September 18, 2012

(Image via Doctor Macro) The favorite film: Forbidden, a 1932 Columbia Pictures romantic drama directed by Frank Capra The synopsis: Lulu is a dowdy librarian who decides to do something for herself and take a vacation from her dull, plain life. She takes a cruise to Cuba, where she meets...   read more