I cannot tell you how much I adore this week’s Saturday Morning Cartoon. This is one video that I practically wore out as a kid from repeated viewings. I can quote this movie verbatim while watching. It has one of my favorite animal characters of all time: Thumper, the adorable, smart-assed rabbit. As a child,…
We love comedy here at True Classics–the silent shenanigans of Chaplin and Keaton; the romantic sparring of Hepburn and Tracy; the subtle zingers of a good Wilder or Lubitsch script; even the absurdist spoofs of Mel Brooks and Monty Python–in their own unique, hilarious ways, we love them all. But perhaps most of all, we…
Ohh, Fantasia. What joys don’t you provide? Well, quite a few, if some folks are to be believed. Over the years, I have heard all manner of reactions to this film: some love it for its sheer artistry and musical magic, while others find it to be monotonous, boring, over-hyped, and overblown, and still others…
This week for Saturday Morning Cartoons, we’re taking a look at Walt Disney’s second full-length animated feature–the best production of his animation studio’s early years, in my ever-humble opinion–the wonderfully magical Pinocchio, released by RKO in 1940. In this film, more so than in its predecessor, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, everything comes together…
It should come as no surprise that the three of us grew up loving animated films in general, and Walt Disney feature films in particular. We grew up in the time of the “clamshell” video cases, and I remember a veritable forest of them populating the shelves of my parents’ entertainment center. In fact, they’re…
Welcome to the introductory post for our Feminist Fridays series! Keep in mind that many of the comments contained herein are tongue-in-cheek in nature and are not intended to offend or inflame those who may take them otherwise. Also, these posts are not intended to be scholarly or academic or otherwise “learned” reviews, but are…
Brandie’s choice: The Heiress (1949) Airing at 8:00PM EST Since time has gotten away from me this week, I won’t be able to write a full recommendation for my second choice for today, 1946’s To Each His Own. So I will refer you to a review I wrote earlier this summer for my very favorite…
Carrie’s choice: Designing Woman (1957) Airing at 4:30PM EST Simply put: I loved this movie. Mostly, it’s cute. It’s entertaining. That’s the big picture. Lauren Bacall is a very successful woman in and of fashion. She falls in love with a guy’s guy- a sports writer. She knows clothes. He knows boxing. They both love…
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