http://filmweviews.com We like movies! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is Astaire and Rogers first pairing as leads after their knockout supporting performances in "Flying Down to Rio" the year before. Lightweight plot finds Guy Holden (Fred Astaire) pursuing Mimi Glossop (Ginger Rogers). She's playing hard-to-get because she's still married to an absentee husband. Her Aunt Hortense (Alice Brady) ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/the-gay-divorcee/ 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/ Of the 10 Astaire-Rogers movie pairings, "Swing Time" has the best of the duo's dance numbers and this film, "Shall We Dance," has the best songs. Not surprising since it features tunes that George and Ira Gershwin wrote specifically for long-time friend Fred Astaire. Highlights include "Let's Call the Whole ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/shall-we-dance-2/ It's the classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie plot, this time spanning from Paris to New York with a cruise ship in between. "Shall We Dance" includes two of my favorite Astaire and Rogers dance scenes. In the first scene, the two are unexpectedly brought together for a dance ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/shall-we-dance/ "Top Hat" has all the best that 1930s musicals had to offer -- glamorous evening gowns, dreamy art deco sets, an array of quirky supporting character actors and perfect chemistry between leads Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The plot finds Rogers falling in love with Astaire, but trying to avoid ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/top-hat-2/ "In dealing with a girl or horse, one just lets nature take its course." Fred Astaire as Jerry Travers said this in "Top Hat," one of the best Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies. The old "boy meets girl" formula with an interesting twist at the end features fewer big dance segments than ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/top-hat/ "Swing Time," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers third musical together, features some of the most magical dance moments the two ever performed onscreen. The  ending of the "Never Gonna Dance" number at the top of the stairs is so perfect I always have to rewind and watch it again. The ... http://filmweviews.com/moviemoll/swing-time-2/ Lots of singing, lots of dancing, "Swing Time" is the usual Fred Astaire - Ginger Rogers movie. If you can get past Astaire in black face, this film includes one of his most interesting solo dances, well he's sort of solo with a triplet of shadows. Early in the movie, ... http://filmweviews.com/groovymovieguy/swing-time/