http://filmweviews.com We like movies! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hackenbush! Hackenbush! Calling Dr. Hackenbush, aka Groucho Marx, and his brothers Chico and Harpo who led the wild hijinks in this comedy classic set in both a sanatorium and at a horse racing track. Highlights include Groucho entertaining a young lady at a table with a centerpiece so big he has ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/a-day-at-the-races/ This Marx Brothers' follow-up to "A Night at the Opera," completes the double feature of what most critics -- and fans -- consider to be the comedy team's two best films. When Dr. Hugo Hackenbush (Groucho) comes on staff at Standish Sanitarium, owner Judy Standish (Maureen O'Sullivan) hopes he can ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/a-day-at-the-races-2/ The second in the movie series, "After the Thin Man" finds Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) fresh off train from New York and back home in San Francisco after Nick's success in solving the celebrated Thin Man murder mystery. Although it's New Year's Eve, all the sophisticated, cocktail-swigging ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/after-the-thin-man/ Waking up from a mid-movie nap, I thought for a moment I was watching a Shriners’ documentary, but it was just Hollywood actors wearing fezzes. The nap was great, the movie okay. Save it for late night fall-to-sleep fare. (96 minutes) Not rated - 1938 Starring: Charles Boyer Sigrid Gurie Hedy Lamarr Joseph Calleia Alan Hale Gene Lockhart Walter ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/algiers/ For viewers who only remember Charles Boyer as the old guy in “Around the World in 80 Days,” seeing him as the hot and handsome lead in Algiers will be an eye-opener. Boyer, as jewel thief Pepe Le Moko wanted by police across Europe, is hiding out in the Casbah. ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/algiers-2/ Third in the "Thin Man" series, "Another Thin Man" plays it straighter with more dry wit and less alcohol-fueled humor than other movies in the series. One of the great silver screen couples, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) add Nicky Charles Jr. (William A. Poulsen) to ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/another-thin-man/ Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. She's taken. There's complications. It's Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Carefree." Astaire plays a psychiatrist who tries to do the right thing for his patient portrayed by Rogers. Guess what it leads to? Yep, dancing and romance. One of the best dance numbers is ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/carefree/ This movie would be worth seeing for the slow motion dream sequence dance number alone. Fortunately, there's plenty more to recommend "Carefree," Astaire and Rogers eighth film pairing. Fred Astaire plays psychiatrist Tony Flagg, who takes on Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers) as a patient at the request of her fiancé, ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/carefree-2/ The Charlie Chan series is the A-list of B movies and "Charlie Chan at the Opera" is arguably the best of the series. Gravelle (Boris Karloff) escapes from an insane asylum to seek revenge on those who tried to kill him seven years earlier. Newspaper reports of his escape sensitively ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/charlie-chan-at-the-opera/ A real whodunit, see if you can figure out who's the real killer. Dark, moody and set in WWII era Britain, this movie with a twist or two will keep mystery fans intriqued to the end. Well worth watching -- just watch closely. (91 minutes) A DVD bonus feature, "An Interview ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/green-for-danger/