The More the Merrier is one of my favorite films. All three leads are SO WONDERFUL and the script is perfection.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
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Scrappy - Jun 02, 2020 5:29:38 am PDT #2717 of 3455
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
megan walker - Jun 04, 2020 7:32:46 pm PDT #2718 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Jean Arthur is probably my favourite Golden Age Hollywood actress (neck and neck with Barbara Stanwyck) and I am psyched that Criterion is spotlighting her right now.
Jean Arthur Criterion alert: Just watched The Devil and Miss Jones and it is an absolute delight. Regency romance meets screwball comedy meets Undercover Boss. It reminded me a lot of It Happened on 5th Avenue, a wonderful Christmas movie (also from the 40s) that I just discovered this past holiday season.
Vonnie K - Jun 05, 2020 5:54:17 am PDT #2719 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The Devil and Miss Jones
I saw this eons ago and remember liking it, but don't have much of a recollection other than Charles Coburn (also in The More the Merrier) being a hilarious grouch. Will have to revisit it!
I started watching If You Could Only Cook last night (then had to go to bed about half way through), and cracked up at the Ye Olde "OH NOES THERE IS ONLY ONE BED" trope cropping up. Too bad the actual bed sharing didn't happen (probably against Hays code or something).
Tom Scola - Jun 09, 2020 5:26:19 am PDT #2720 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
-t - Jun 09, 2020 5:46:19 am PDT #2721 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
::grabby hands::
-t - Jun 19, 2020 12:54:22 pm PDT #2722 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finally watched Booksmart last week. Love!
And finally watched Scott Pilgrim a couple days ago. I really like how much it looked like a comic book. The actual story I can't say I cared for.
A meme I've seen a few times on FB has me wanting to watch The Mummy (1999)
OTOH, this is a good opportunity to watch The Watchmen on HBO, I should probably jump on that...
Steph L. - Jun 19, 2020 12:57:29 pm PDT #2723 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
A meme I've seen a few times on FB has me wanting to watch The Mummy (1999)
Dooooooo eeeeeeeet. (And now I'm wondering if it's streaming anywhere...) (It's not streaming on anything we subscribe to, dang it. But Dirty Dancing is on Amazon Prime! Why didn't I know that? Knives Out is also on Amazon Prime.)
-t - Jun 19, 2020 1:06:38 pm PDT #2724 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, shoot, I just assumed it would be available somewhere, I don't actually want to pay to watch it.
Knives Out is always a good choice, though!
sj - Jun 19, 2020 1:27:10 pm PDT #2725 of 3455
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I really enjoyed Booksmart.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2020 4:29:11 pm PDT #2726 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Booksmart surprised me in just how much it was a gender flipped Superbad. It's a worthy addition to the One Crazy Night subgenre of teen comedies: 16 Candles, Can't Hardly Wait, et al.
Recently rewatched The Perks of Being a Wallflower with Matilda and JZ, and that one still gets me right in the feels. A little bit Ordinary People, a little bit...I don't know? Lucas (Corey Haim)? A little bit My Bodyguard. A little bit Ladybird.
I'm a sucker for weirdos finding their tribe in High School. (cf., Vampire Slayer, Buffy the)