Bette Davis Project #6: The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
Ruth Chatterton is Caroline Grannard, the daughter of a fabulously wealthy tycoon and wife of handsome businessman Greg (John Miljan). Caroline often lunches with Julian Tierney (George Brent), a...
View ArticleNight Parade (1929)
You may have noticed I’m not posting many of those superlong summaries of films like “The Locked Door” or “Gosford Park”. They haven’t gone away, but they do take forever to compose and I just can’t...
View ArticleCamille (1921)
“Camille” is ridiculous, melodramatic, unbelievable, silly, amazing, wonderful, beautiful, and mesmerizing. This 1921 film is a thin version of the Dumas classic, mildly modified for a modern...
View ArticleThe Venture Bros: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (2008)
Selected images from “The Venture Bros” episode “The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together” from The Venture Bros: Season 3 DVD. This is ostensibly for the fabulously appointed art deco apartment...
View ArticleRecently Watched: The Women Who Want to Be Like Men Edition
And now, on to the show. There isn’t much I can say about “Female” (1933) that my beloved Mordaunt Hall hasn’t already said. I agree completely with Hall’s assessment that some of the scenes...
View ArticleArtists and Models (1937)
“Artists and Models” (1937) is the full 1930s Hollywood entertainment spectacle, complete with music, dancing, celebrity cameos, comedy, romance, and hot chicks in skimpy clothes. Because of all those...
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