I’m slipping back to Hollywood for a week, just because, I miss it! And this movie is too fun. It doesn’t take long to realize I’m a Cary Grant fan. I won’t list all the reasons why, but this movie was a great addition to my viewing repertoire. The basic set up is that Cary Grant’s character is at court …

Penny Serenade is a 1941 movie that stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. It is set as a retrospective beginning with a wife who says she’s leaving her husband. Then she begins listening to records. With each record she sees a different aspect of their life together spanning from the time they met, their courting, to adopting a daughter and …

The King and I is a classic Rogers and Hammestein musical set in Siam in the 19th century. Yul Brynner is the 19th-century Siamese monarch who hires English governess Deborah Kerr to teach his wives and children and winds up getting an education of his own. Features such songs as “Getting to Know You,” “Hello Young Lovers” and “Shall We …

High Society is a 1956 flick that remakes The Philadelphia Story (1940). Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart are replaced by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Grace Kelly slides into Katherine Hepburn’s role as the spoiled socialite preparing for her wedding. I LOVE the original. But one thing High Society has that the original doesn’t is Bing and Frank singing and …

I must be on a Cary Grant kick right now. A couple weeks ago, Eric and I pulled out this 1948 Cary Grant flick. I love that it co-stars Myrna Loy, one of my favorite actresses thanks to the Thin Man series. In Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Jim and Muriel Blandings decide their apartment is impossibly small and …

For those of you who are Frank Capra fans, here’s a film you probably haven’t seen yet. American Madness is a film from 1932 that plays with many ideas that come to fruition in It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s the 1930s, the Depression era, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson’s bank want Dickson to merge with New York …

It’s time for another Classic Hollywood Review, and thanks to my friend Stephanie who recommended this movie and loaned it to me. You Were Never Lovelier stars Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. Frankly you could stop right there in my book and have a great movie. There’s lots of singing and dancing as Fred’s character (Bob) stumbles into wooing Maria …

Holiday movies are a special breed. When we really like them, the holiday highlighted doens’t limit us to watching it at one time of year. It will reinforce our love for a season throughout the year. I’ve told you about a few of my favorites: It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas and Holiday Inn. Now it’s your turn. What are …

Now you had to know with the holiday season I’d review It’s a Wonderful Life. It released in 1946 in the post-war days and in many ways was an effort for Jimmy Stewart and Frank Capra to resurrect careers that stalled while they fought in various roles during World War II. The basic story is a classic. A man believes …