Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Practically Everything Leaves Me Totally Cold...


The only exception I know is the case of these sublimely Romantic Movies:

  • It Happened One Night (1934) - And history was made, in this Academy Award-winning showcase that put its two stars and Frank Capra on the map.

  • The Lady Eve (1941) - I've blogged about this one previously. Jack Nicholson's favorite movie (or so I've heard).

  • My Brilliant Career (1979) - Judy Davis purportedly dislikes her peformance in this movie. But since when is an artist the best judge of her own work?

  • Manhattan (1979) - A Valentine to New York City.

  • The More the Merrier (1943) - In which Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur meet cute - and stay that way.

  • My Night at Maud's (1969) - Actually anything directed by Eric Rohmer would qualify as sublimely romantic.

  • Roman Holiday (1953) - Ditto anything starring Audrey Hepburn.

  • The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - In which Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart make beautiful music together. Yards better than the sequels (You've Got Mail and In the Good Old Summertime).

  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - The original, a gorgeous confection, starring Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen, two of the most glamorous people alive (at least at the time).

  • To Catch a Thief (1955) - Cary Grant/Grace Kelly/the French Riviera - need I say more?
  • Thursday, September 20, 2007

    My Favorite TV Sitcom Theme Songs


    Saturday, September 15, 2007

    ....And My Most Favorite Sitcoms, EVER

    Friday, September 07, 2007

    I read dead people, continued


    Thanks to the Disorganized Librarian for suggesting I use the above phrase for a title. Am now currently wending my way through Iris Murdoch's first novel Under the Net (c1954), about a charming slacker, Jake Donaghue, who gets into all sorts of (mis)adventures; and Mansfield Park, another of Jane Austen's greatest hits. As you know, Jane is Jo Rowling's favorite writer, and a seminal influence on many an esteemed scribe.