In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on the 1963 comedy classic It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Stanley Kramer was a well-known director in his day, one who specialized in “message” films — meaning that there…
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Classic movie reviews, movie articles, movie information from 1960 to 1969, the end of Golden Age of Hollywood.
Throwback Thursday: Experience the Retro 3-D Frightful Fun of “The Mask”
PUT THE MASK ON NOW!!! Not to be confused with the Jim Carrey film of the same name, The Mask is a mind-blowing 3-D horror flick from Canada that was originally released in 1961. The film concerns a psychiatrist who…
Read more →There’s Nothing Fishy About “The Incredible Mr. Limpet”
Part live-action, part animation, all entertainment. That is a pretty accurate description of 1964’s The Incredible Mr. Limpet. The movie stars Don Knotts as Henry Limpet, a glasses-wearing Brooklyn bookkeeper/icthyophile who is stuck on land after being declared 4F by…
Read more →Guest Review: The Parent Trap (1961)
All of us have favorite films that are a little extra special to us because we grew up with them. The Parent Trap, featuring Hayley Mills, is one of those films for my sister and I. It was a favorite to…
Read more →Spaced Out Computer: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Preface: It may seem incongruous to the theme of my blog, but the truth of the matter is that, up until this blogathon, I have never watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in its entirety. I tried to watch it one…
Read more →Sandy Dennis Goes “Up the Down Staircase”
I confess that I have never been a Sandy Dennis fan. Perhaps, it was her choice of roles, but her characters always came across as a contrived combination of exaggerated emotions. But after recently watching Up the Down Staircase (1967),…
Read more →Five Things You May Not Know About “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation”
The 1962 laugh riot Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation is a Jimmy Stewart masterpiece. In the film, Stewart shines as a loving husband and father who takes his family on a seaside holiday, only to be plagued by a lothario…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Carnival of Souls
1962’s Carnival of Souls is a perfect example of a slow burn cult film. Despite a limited budget and a short original theatrical run, the film — about a church organist whose life takes a turn for the bizarre following…
Read more →“If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium” Is a Tour Full of Hilarious Mayhem
You’ve never been on a trip like this before! Quick, name a madcap travel romp of the 1960s? It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World? Perfect! The Great Race? Indubitably! But let me tell you about my favorite of these…
Read more →Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen Find “Love With the Proper Stranger”
1963’s acclaimed romantic dramedy Love with the Proper Stranger stars Natalie Wood as Angie Rossini, a “good Italian girl” who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with Rocky Papasanso (Steve McQueen). Initally, Angie desires only to track down Rocky to…
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