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 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/ 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 first pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the silver screen had them in supporting roles, but their screen chemistry put them in the lead for numerous movies to come. "Flying Down to Rio" stars Delores del Rio, Gene Raymond and Paul Roulien. The plot: boy meets girl who ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/flying-down-to-rio/ Although they were not the lead actors in this film, "Flying Down to Rio" was the first pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Their screen chemistry was more sparkling than the romantic leads (Delores Del Rio and Gene Raymond), and leaving audiences wanting to see more of them led ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/flying-down-to-rio-2/ Most critics won't agree, but I'm an Astaire-Rogers fan and "Follow the Fleet" is my favorite Fred and Ginger film. The storyline is better than their usual mistaken identity plots. The subplot romance of Connie Martin (Harriet Hilliard) and Bilge Smith (Randolph Scott) is pleasing. Fred and ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/follow-the-fleet/ There wasn't much of George Burns and Gracie Allen in "Love in Bloom," even though they received top billing. That's unfortunate. Their signature banter is what makes a Burns and Allen movie entertaining. Most of the film is spent with two lovebirds struggling to make it in New York. He's a ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/love-in-bloom/