By movieMoll on May 30, 2009
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 couple really wants is a [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Mystery, Romance | Tagged Comedy, Crime, Dashiell Hammett, Myrna Loy, Mystery, Nick and Nora, Nick Charles, Romance, William Powell |
By GroovyMovieGuy on May 17, 2009
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 a solo by Astaire dancing [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance, Screwball | Tagged Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, Romance, Screwball |
By movieMoll on May 17, 2009
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, played by Ralph Bellamy. It [...]
Posted in Classic, Comedy, Index, Musical, Romance, Screwball | Tagged Comedy, dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical, Romance |
By movieMoll on May 15, 2009
Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) play former MI6 and CIA agents, respectively, with a complicated past who team up to score in the world of corporate espionage. There’s good screen chemistry between Owen and Roberts and some nice plot twists keep viewers guessing who’s trying to play whom. Supporting cast is [...]
Posted in Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged corporate espionage, Crime, Julia Roberts, Romance, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on May 15, 2009
Loaded with twists and turns, the fast-moving plot of “Duplicity” weaves a story of intrigue about two spooks gone corporate for all the right reasons.
Clive Owen and Julia Roberts portray agents who use their skills of deception to gain the trust of unwitting marks in their professional work. However, their duplicity makes a healthy relationship [...]
Posted in Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged corporate espionage, Crime, Julia Roberts, Romance, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on May 7, 2009
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 already has a boy. Astaire [...]
Posted in Index, Musical, Romance | Tagged Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Musical |
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