Let's see...White Christmas, Holiday Inn, It Happened On Fifth Avenue, Rough Magic.

I would like to see Amelia, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and a surprising number of other films. One thing about a lousy economy; the movies that are made are worth watching. Talk about your silver linings!

smilin_buddha_joe wrote:

I was expecting IB to be much more gorier that it was. After Natural Born Killers I felt as if I needed a shower to get the blood off. Kill Bills were more comic bookish so the blood and guts were less effective. All in all I liked IB.

I agree. I wanted it to be a relentless and glorious shower of blood that we could really revel in with a satisfyingly spotless conscience. The violent scenes were, indeed, graphic but I wanted a lot more.

Welcome to the forum, Retromama! Swing Kids is one of those movies that I remember fondly as being the flick (or one of them) that started me on my path to retro-love. I hope you enjoy your time here. Don't forget to tell us about yourself in the "newbie" thread!

I have about a 45 minute each way subway commute so I have some free time to watch classic movies on my iphone.

This week I've just finished "SKY PATROL" from 1939: "Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers.

Currently I'm watching Bettie Davis and Pat O'Brien in "HELL HOUSE" from 1932: A young boy is sent to reform school after he refuses to implicate his friend.

Ziegfeld Follies
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

I saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie the other day. It was okay. Downey seems to play the same characters over and over again. Abuse problems, love lost etc. Jude Law again is under used. Rachel McAdams is lovely, but seems out of place. And never once did Sherlock utter the words "Elementary Dear Watson."

smilin_buddha_joe wrote:

...And never once did Sherlock utter the words "Elementary Dear Watson."

Quite right too as he never said it in the books either (so I'm led to believe).
We went to see it and enjoyed it for what it is; quite a silly film with far too much CGI. I quite like Robert Downey Jnr's character in the last 3 films I've seen him in (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man) but I agree, they don't differ an awful lot.
Mark Strong was OK but I do wish they'd stop making him wear a wig. The character would have been just as good bald.

Two Weeks to Live, which was what you'd expect from a B movie Lum and Abner - entertaining, and basically a radio show on film.

How was Shutter Island?  Anyone see the Wolfman?  I've read the reviews, and Will the Thrill's on this esteemed site, but I am interested in any other views.  AH, I'll prolly see it anyway.

I am also looking forward to the Pacific, starting this month on HBO.
http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific?cmpid=s4

Shutter Island is a little over indulgent film making I think, but it does have a twist.

I just finished watching the 1956 film "Please Murder Me" starring Angela Lansbury and Raymond Burr. Pretty good film noir. Could make an interesting remake.

"A lawyer wins an a acquittal for his client, a woman accused of murder. After the verdict, he finds out that she indeed did commit the murder and manipulated him to win her acquittal. Guilt-ridden, and knowing that she can't be tried again for the murder, he devises a plan to bring her to justice."

You can watch it here: http://www.archive.org/details/Please_Murder_Me_movie

I just watched a bunch of 'Lum and Abner' films. They were fairly entertaining. Chester Lauck (who played Columbus "Lum" Edwards) and Norris Goff (Abner Peabody), were pretty convincing as old men. Was surprised to learn that they were in their late 30s when they made the original films.

I just watched the 1937 Joe E. Brown flick "Fit for a King" via iTunes. Funny flick. For years I only knew Brown from his characters in the Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny spoofs. Fun flick: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028876/

You can watch it right here as a matter of fact: http://www.archive.org/details/fitforaking