Hello film fans! I’d like to welcome one and all to our August Blog-A-Thon and to start things off I have just one question for you all…Is it hot enough for you?? This time of year is the perfect opportunity to relish in the films of old and staying indoors to do so is a good way to beat the heat. So pour yourself some lemonade, turn on all your fans (they didn’t have A/C in the 40’s) and travel back to the bygone era of the Golden Age in cinema as we prepare to Cool off with the Classics.
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Off the Shelf…’My Favorite Wife’
Delightfully funny, the romantic film My Favorite Wife stars truly great screen legends Cary Grant and Irene Dunne who really powerthis so-so story home. They do it with such charm that it really does makes this film, by virtue of their talents, a classic. It’s fanciful and lighthearted though the plot really does make light of some heavy material involving but not limited to: bigamy, divorce, death of a spouse, marital infidelity and best of all, its tied together in a big Hollywood bow. Now this movie is replete with humor and does offer modern audiences a lot of laughs. It has its weak moments but this is a vehicle where Grant and…
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Oh Boy, a Happy Birthday “Double Feature”!!
One of the elements on IMDb that I pay more than passing attention to is the ‘Born Today‘ feature, and today one of my favorite actors turns 55. That’s right Kevin Costner is the big 5-5 and I thought it was worth mentioning because I am such a big fan of his. But what’s that?? Not good enough you say? Well, what if I told you that he shares the same birthday with probably the world’s classiest actor, or who Robert Osborne called, “the best of the best“. That’s right, the incomparable Cary Grant (who passed away in 1986) would have been 106…what? People still celebrate Elvis’ birthday. “You know, punk, one day you’ll…