Back in my early-20’s (man, it pains me to say that) when a classic actress by the name of Audrey Hepburn appeared on my movie radar screen, I went on a binge, watching almost every Hepburn movie that existed. Along with Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Roman Holiday, I spent an entire weekend devouring classic Hepburn … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 35 – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
This play has such nostalgic qualities whenever I watch it. See, back when I was in those blissfully awkward high school days, Arsenic and Old Lace was one of the first plays I ever acted in. I played Gibbs and the Officer O’Hara. I remember on the second performance, I forgot some of my lines. … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 31 – His Girl Friday (1940)
I’m going to keep this entry short. I didn’t want to watch Pinocchio for a second time in three months so I switched over to His Girl Friday, for the simple reason that I had a copy of the movie sitting in my DVD library. I would have watched The Grapes of Wrath or Fantasia, … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 29 – Bringing Up Baby (1938)
When I watched this movie for the first time a couple years ago, it was one of the funniest things I’d ever seen. After today’s second viewing, I still like it, but it wasn’t as funny. Bringing Up Baby features a rat-ta-tat-tat machine gun dialogue exchange between Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn as they transport a … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 28 – The Awful Truth (1937)
The problem I had watching The Awful Truth was that I already knew how it was going to end. So immediately, I started looking for a subplot, but there really isn’t one that jumps out. Ultimately, what got me thru this movie was the easy-charm of Cary Grant, who I will be seeing again as … Continue reading
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