March 17, 2014

Melodrama, comedy and all that jazz---

NEW TO ME:

Thousands Cheer (1943) Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles.  Musical about the shows put on for service men during WWII.  7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036432/combined

Go Naked In The World (1961) Gina Lollabrigida, Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Franciosa.  Love affair between a protitute and the heir to a fortune.  Boring,  Pretty scenery.  6/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054933/combined

Youngblood Hawk (1964) James Franciscus, Genevieve Page, Suzanne Pleshette.  Writer from the backwoods becomes a sensation and lives the high life until the glamour almost kills him.  7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058764/combined

How Do You Know (2010) Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson.  Love triangle has some cute moments but is mostly forgettable. 6/10 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341188/combined

ENCORES:

After The Thin Man (1936) William Powell, Myrna Loy, Asta.   Second in the series is just as fun. 9/10  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027260/combined

Fiesta (1947) Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Akim Tamiroff, Mary Astor, John Carroll. Boy, girl twins fight in the bull ring and he wants to be a musician so she takes his place. Gorgeous cinematography.  8/10  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039377/combined

12 O'Clock High (1949) Gregory Peck, Dean Jagger, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe.  Great film about the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany in WWII.  10/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/combined

How To Marry A Millionaire (1953) Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, William Powell.  8/10  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045891/combined

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) Paul Newman, Robert Redford.  7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/combined

The Bourne Legacy (20111) Jeremy Renner, Ed Norton, Rachel Weisz.  9/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194173/combined

Argo (2012) Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman.  9/10 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/combined

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