NEW TO ME:
Twentieth Century (1934) Carole Lombard, John Barrymore. Tedious 'comedy' about a director and actress fighting on a cross country train. She is his discovery who after fame comes, has left his theater company and gone to greater fame in Hollywood. Now he is on the skids, and wants her back. I have tried to get through the whole thing before, but it is shrill and the over acting grates so much, I never made it. So by gritting of teeth and head slapping I managed to watch the whole thing. I was underwhelmed. 5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025919/combined
ENCORES:
Gold Diggers Of 1933 Joan Blondell, Warren William, Aline MacMahon, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler. The great Busby Berkeley directed numbers "Shadow Waltz" with violins outlined in neon, and the opening Rogers number "We're In The Money", plus the final "My Forgotten Man" make the film iconic. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024069/combined
The New Moon (1940) Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland. Operetta by Sigmund Romberg with songs "Wanting You", "Stouthearted Men", and "One Kiss" performed flawlessly by leads. Old fashioned and lovely. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032840/combined
The More The Merrier (1943) Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn. Back in 1943, as a girl of 11, I thought this was the greatest, but now it was tedious. Really only a few chuckles. All about the housing shortage in Washington D.C. during WWII. 6/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036172/combined
Jane Eyre (2006) TV Mini-Series. Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens. Best of all the versions. Rewatched part of the latest with Fassbender as Rochester, and it was so passionless compared to this one, I could barely stand it. This will do as the best of the many versions. A true Masterpiece. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780362/combined
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