Brandie’s choice: Monkey Business (1931) Airing at 8:00PM EST Thelma Todd is somewhat overlooked today, as not many modern audiences remember her tragically short career. She died at the age of 29, having completed over 100 short-subject and feature-length pictures in the ten years between her debut in 1926 and her death in 1935. Her…
Carrie’s choice: Twelve Angry Men (1957) Airing at 10:00PM EST This movie is special in its casting as well as its structure. I love this movie. I love the play–really, I love the concept. I actually saw the remake (with George C. Scott) first, mostly in passing. Then I saw this version. To be honest,…
Carrie’s choice: My Favorite Year (1982) Airing at 10:00AM EST Let’s lighten things up a little, shall we? In My Favorite Year (or My Favourite Year, as it was also billed), Peter O’Toole plays Alan Swann, a contemporary idol. A drunk. A womanizer. A guest on an upcoming variety show for TV. Oh dear. Benjy…
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…
Brandie’s choice: A Face in the Crowd (1957) Airing at 8:00PM EST If your only familiarity with Andy Griffith is as Sheriff Andy of Mayberry, or the crusading Ben Matlock, then you are in for a rude awakening with this film. Andy’s a bad, bad boy. And a damn fine actor. The film stars Griffith…
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…
Carrie’s choice: The Phantom of Paris (1931) Airing at 5:00PM EST I haven’t seen this movie, but it has a lot of appeal. It’s probably a matter of all the twists and complications of plot that make a good mystery/drama/suspense. Not so much scary as complicated, this one really took a lot of focus in…
Carrie’s choice: National Velvet (1944) Airing at 7:30AM EST This is the third time I have attempted to post about National Velvet. The first time was a few months ago when TCM had it on. That time, I think I wrote it all in my head, but neglected to actually put it in a post.…
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