1938 was a very good year for kid’s movies. It was the year that Walt Disney released his very first full length feature film cartoon. Who hasn’t seen Snow White at least once, read the Disney based version of the book at least once, or introduced their own children to the magic and wonder of the story about a princess …

Sing with me….   “The hills are alive….with the sound of music…aaaaa…with songs they have sung for a thousand years…” In some ways the Sound of Music, doesn’t feel old enough to be a classic. I remember watching it most years during the holiday season as a child. It was one of those annual rites of passage. But the movie did …

Thanks so much for leaving some of your favorite movies here and on Facebook last week. You’ve given me quite an assortment to track down. So today I want to share one of my all time favorites with you: Holiday Inn. Don’t let the title scare you off. This is not a Christmas movie though they do sing White Christmas …

All right. I’ve revealed some of my favorite classic movies over the last few months. Now it’s your turn. What’s your favorite classic movie? While I’ve picked movies from the 30s and 40s, your definition of classic could include the 50s (An Affair to Remember), 60s, 70s, 80s (Footloose 🙂 ) or 90s (You’ve Got Mail. But what are the …

If you like the movie You’ve Got Mail, then you should check out The Shop Around the Corner. It’s the original filmed in 1940 and starring Jimmy Stewart and Maureen Sullivan. As you watch both, you’ll see elements that are taken from the original and adapted to modern times. Klara and Alfred work in the same clothing store and despise …

Mrs. Miniver was one of the first dramas to focus on the horrors of World War Two that was sweeping across Europe. It is set in England, and Greer Garson plays Mrs. Miniver, a woman who is trying to survive and keep her family together during the bombings. The film highlights the efforts of a middle-class English family to survive …

Bringing up Baby is another of our favorite classic movies. In my mind it is about the perfect blend of slap stick romantic comedy. Cary Grant is brilliant as Dr. David Huxley, a scientist who is waiting for the final bone to complete his dinosaur skeleton. He’s also getting married in a day to someone who doesn’t want love to …

Frank Capra has to be one of my favorite classic movie directors, and this is one of his best films. You Can’t Take It with You is an adaptation of a play, and fabulous. Jean Arthur and Jimmy Stewart are the romantic leads again having also played those roles in Mr Smith Goes to Washington. Only this time they are …

The Philadelphia Story is a classic. What you’re not surprised? Seriously this is one that you have to watch. Cary Grant. Katherine Hepburn. and Jimmy Stewart. Need I say more? And Jimmy Stewart won the Oscar for Best Actor. It also won Best Screenplay. (There is a remake with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, but I still prefer …

Oh my! I love this classic romantic comedy. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Is there anything not to like? This is another classic from 1934 and a pure delight. It Happened One Night didn’t do to badly in the Oscars, winning five in 1935. But that’s not a reason to watch the movie… The reason is the great interaction between …