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/ 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/ The Marx Brothers and a circus, it seems almost redundant. However, while "At the Circus" features a kinder, gentler version of the Marx Brothers there's still plenty of fun to go around. Although this isn't one of the trio's -- sometimes quartet's -- wildest extravaganzas, it's still better than a ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/at-the-circus/ Not on par with the Marx Brothers best efforts, still "At the Circus" has some laugh-out-loud moments. A usual lame plot finds Groucho, Chico and Harpo trying to help a circus owner recover a stolen $10,000 before he loses everything. This film is a testament to how much Margaret Dumont ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/at-the-circus-2/ Viewers who didn't enjoy "Raising Arizona" or "Fargo" won't like "Burn After Reading" either. However, those who are entertained by Joel and Ethan Coen's distinctively dark comic sensibilities may agree with my assessment that this is their best film since "Fargo." Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/burn-after-reading/ A Coen brothers' dark comedy that's as quirky as one could hope for. Set in DC with CIA operatives and fitness club employees, "Burn After Reading" weaves a tangled web of entertainment. The cast is great. Frances McDormand shows her ass (or was it a stunt ass?), George Clooney is an ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/burn-after-reading-2/ 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/