Lots of laughs develop when klutzy cameraman Red Skelton comes to the aid of heiress Arlene Dahl in Watch the Birdie. Guest writer Angela Petteys reviews the 1950 MGM comedy, which also stars Ann Miller.
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Nearly 50 years after its debut, The Graduate remains one of the most popular and influential films of the 1960s. Guest writer Angela Petteys offers a visual essay on 10 memorable moments and performances from the Dustin Hoffman/Anne Bancroft coming-of-age tale.
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Beauty and the Boss (1932) Bank president Baron Josef von Ullrich (Warren William), like so many men, very much appreciates a beautiful woman. But there’s just one place he doesn’t want to see them — in his office. He keeps…
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The 1944 classic Cover Girl is reviewed by Guest blogger Angela Petteys: While working as a dancer in a nightclub, Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) hears about a contest being run by Vanity magazine to find a new face for their big…
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Elvis certainly “had a swingin’ time” when he teamed up with the vivacious Ann-Margret and set Sin City ablaze in 1964’s Viva Las Vegas. Guest blogger Angela Petteys rolls the dice with her review of one of the King’s most popular films.
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One Way Passage (1932) movie review: Guest blogger Angela Petteys writes about the 1932 classic One Way Passage: When Dan (William Powell) meets Joan (Kay Francis) in a bar in Hong Kong, it’s love at first sight. They have a…
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When you have more than one screen adaptation of a novel, usually one is more faithful to the book than the other. However, in the case of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, it has two pretty accurate translations. The first…
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Take a look at the classic Tarzan, the Ape Man: When traders Harry Holt and James Parker are in Africa about to embark on an expedition to find an infamous elephant graveyard, they’re surprised to find out they will be…
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This review of Tammy and the Bachelor was chosen in honor of the late Leslie Nielsen, the film’s leading man. I’d never seen the film before, and for the first 15 minutes or so, I wasn’t quite sure what to make…
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In Design for Living, Tom Chambers (Fredric March) and George Curtis (Gary Cooper) are a couple of artistic best friends. Tom is a playwright and George is a painter. They may not be rich, but they’re happy living together in…
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