A canine couple sets out to rescue their 15 kidnapped puppies from a fashion-obsessed villainess and winds up with hitting a spotted jackpot! See why guest writer Aurora says Disney’s 1961 animated classic 101 Dalmatians is black and white and fun all over.
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The Music Box (1932): Laurel, Hardy and the Biggest Stoop You’ve Ever Seen
Movers Laurel and Hardy must get a heavy piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs in The Music Box. Guest writer Aurora reviews the Oscar-winning 1932 short, which she says hits all the right comedic notes.
Read more →Clambake (1967) Is the Citizen Kane of Beach Party Movies
What does Elvis Presley’s 1967 beach film Clambake have in common with Orson Welles’ cinematic milestone Citizen Kane? More than you think, says guest writer Aurora, who contrasts and compares the two films.
Read more →Edward G. Robinson Goes from Mobster to Monk as Brother Orchid
Betrayed by ex-pal Humphrey Bogart and left for dead, gangster Edward G. Robinson is saved by monks from a nearby monastery and learns a new way of life as Brother Orchid. Guest writer Aurora reviews the light-hearted 1940 Warner Bros. crime drama.
Read more →Dragonfly Squadron Soars in 3-D on Blu-ray
Originally made in 3-D but released “flat,” the 1954 Korean War drama Dragonfly Squadron has been restored and is now out in a 3-D Blu-ray Guest writer Aurora looks at the restoration process and reviews the high-flying action tale starring John Hodiak.
Read more →The Major and the Minor: Billy Wilder Kids Around
Directorial debuts are rarely better–or funnier–than writer-turned-helmer Billy Wilder’s The Major and the Minor. Guest blogger Aurora reviews this 1942 comedy in which Ginger Rogers poses as a 12-year-old girl, only to fall for military school teacher Ray Milland.
Read more →Josephine Hull in Harvey: Livin’ La Veta Loca
What’s a woman to do when her brother’s best friend is a giant rabbit that only he can see? Guest blogger Aurora looks at how veteran stage and screen actress Josephine Hull handled the situation in her Oscar-winning role from the 1950 comedy Harvey.
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