Betty Garrett

 I opened the paper today to find that Betty Garrett had died. Rest in Peace funny lady and thanks for the laughs.On The Town with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin

 My Sister Eileen with Jack Lemmon and Janet Leigh

Sucky Movies

 So, so far I've only talked about movies I liked. Here are a couple of movies I did not enjoy.
Three Little Girls in Blue starring June Haver, Vivian Blaine, and Vera Ellen. TLGIB is a musical about three sisters from the country who go off to Atlantic City posing as an heiress and her staff in search of love and money. This movie is sugary sweet and buh-oring. The "You Make Me Feel So Young" fantasy dance sequence is almost creepy with all it's colors and playroom scenery.
Ladies in Love starring Loretta Young, Janet Gaynor, and Constance Bennet. LIL is about three young women in Budapest again in search of love. The story is more interesting than than Three Girls in Blue but, still not interesting enough for me I guess. Constance Bennet is Yoli lover to John who is in Budapest to find a wife but, will he marry her or Marie (Simone Simon) with her annoying coquetish voice and expressions hmmm? Loretta Young is Susie, the country girl in search of love and money. She falls for Karl but, will he marry her or another? Then there's Janet Gaynor as Martha who loves Dr. Rudi (Don Ameci) but, does he love her? Ahhh the drama of single ladies. boo hoo or is it yawn.

Scary Enough For Me

 I just finished watching Paranormal Entity directed by and starring Shane Van Dyke(grandson of Dick Van Dyke), Erin Marie Hogan, Fia Perera, and Norman Saleet.
 This movie is just another Paranormal Activity but, I have to admit I actually liked this one. It's almost a complete rip off of P.A. they just changed the characters around a bit and added an extra one.
 The premise is simply this. A video is found in the attic of a house a year after 2 murders occurred there and the surviving relatives have asked that this video be released so that everyone can witness the unexplained. Now it's not fantastic, I may never watch it again but, it's got some good jumpy bits. Made me laugh a few times. Mind you it has alot of the same stuff from P.A. but, there is also some new(used) stuff also. So, if you're bored and you're curious check this one out.  if you are a stickler for details, you'll have to put that aside and disregard the fact that there are no clothes in the closet or drawers and that the father's urn is in the basement instead of the main part of the house. Shhhh it doesn't matter, it's just a cheaply made movie.

Why I Love Old Movies

This clip is from Damsel in Distress with Fred Astaire, Gracie Allen and George Burns. This highlights one of the reasons I love old movies. The music and dancing. Some have tried over the years but, unfortunately you just can't capture what these movies had. The second is the innocence of the humor. Even though it is a man poking fun at a woman, there are others where the woman is the procrastinator.

Movies I've Recently Seen

 Here's another movie for ya. Rudo y Cursi written and directed by Carlos Cuaron.
 Rudo y Cursi stars Gael Garcia Bernal as Tatto and Diego Luna as Beto. Beto and Tatto are rival stepbrothers  working  on a banana plantation who are discovered by a futbol (soccer) scout. They are picked up by opposing  teams and their stars quickly rise. It is here that they pick up the nicknames Rudo(Luna) and Cursi(Garcia Bernal). Cursi later tries to follow his real dream to become a singer, that segment is chockfull of embarrassment. Rudo y Cursi is one of those "be careful what you wish for"," rise and fall of fortune" movies and I like it. This is a much lighter Luna/Garcia Bernal movie in comparison to Amores Perros and Y Tu Mama Tambien thank goodness. You can see everything coming cuz it's been done before but, it's got just the right amount of pain and comedy and brotherly love to keep you interested. There are two scenes I really like; Rudo arrives in Mexico City for the first time and is reunited with Cursi who then teaches him how to make Cup'o'Noodles. It's a quiet tender scene and funny as Cursi keeps Rudo from eating a freeze dried shrimp, and my favorite is Cursi's music video. I was laughing and covering my face as he sang and danced badly and gave face to the camera. I couldn't stop thinking of Dwayne Johnson in Be Cool.
 So, anyway, Garcia Bernal/Luna lovers, if you haven't seen this one, check it out.

Movies I've Recently Seen

 DEVIL
Ok so, as usual, I've been watching more movies. Since I am currently unemployed this is what I do. I have come across quite a few old movies that I have never seen or even heard of. More to come about those later, right now here are a few movies I've seen recently. 1 old, 1 I never thought I'd watch and 1 I forgot about. Devil, The Shopworn Angel, and Frozen.
 Devil story by M. Night Shyamalan, directed by John Erik Dowdle, stars Jacob Vargas, Chris Messina, Bokeem Woodbine, Jenny O'Hara, Geoffrey Arend, Bojana Novakovic, and Logan Marshall-Green. I was interested in seeing it in theaters but, never got the chance so, when it was brought home from Redbox by my sister I was excited but, a little scared that it would be bad...real bad. Thank goodness I was wrong. 
 The movie opens with a dizzying upside-down view of a city then slides into the airduct of a building. My sister was like "Oh I'm gonna be sick!" I had to laugh. Anyway, Devil is about a group of strangers trapped in an elevator. Strange things start to happen and then, people start dying. Who's doing it? I'm not tellin'. Jacob Vargas is a security guard along with Matt Craven who can view everything via security cam. Vargas trys to convince Craven and la policia (the po-po) that this is all the work of the devil but, of course no one's listening, "When I was a child, my mother would tell me a story about how the Devil roams the Earth. Sometimes, she said, he would take human form so he could punish the damned Earth before claiming their souls. The ones he chose would be gathered together and tortured as he hid amongst them, pretending to be one of them. I always believed my mother was telling me an old wives' tale." 
 Anyway, I really liked this movie. If you don't like Shyamalan movies you might not like this one. But, I am a fan so, I am adding this to my collection.


FROZEN
 Frozen stars Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, and Kevin Zegers. This movie is about three skiers trapped on a chair lift. When I started watching I was like "Same lame what are they gonna do movie" but, I have to admit, I got sucked in. Even with the questions of "Doesn't someone go around and check all the lifts before they close up and go home?" I let it go because it is after all just a movie. It is not a masterpiece of cinema. It is meant to make you tense and question every move they make. I got sucked in and, I liked it. It made me wonder, what I would do if I were in that situation. So, Frozen, movie I thought was going to suck balls was actually a pleasant surprise.


THE SHOPWORN ANGEL
 The Shopworn Angel is a Jimmy Stewart movie that I'd never seen or even heard of. It stars  Walter Pidgeon and Margaret Sullavan along with James Stewart. Stewart stars as a Texas soldier Pvt. Pettigrew circa WWI. He is a dreamer who likes to make things up when he can't have what he really wants. He meets actress Daisy Heath (Sullavan) and convinces her to pretend to be his girlfriend to save face amongst his fellow recruits. Walter Pidgeon is Sam Bailey, Daisy's real boyfriend who must play along at her request.
 This is a very sweet movie, Stewart as usual is charming and endearing. This is a remake of The Shopworn Angel 1928 starring Gary Cooper as Pettigrew and Nancy Carroll as Daisy. Haven't seen the 1928 one yet so, it is going on my must see list. So, if you are trying to see every movie made with James Stewart (as I am) then you should put The Shopworn Angel on your list.