The 2013 Movie Bucket List and Wasted Movies List are up!  Check them out to see the best and worst of the year!


Showing Tag: " comedy" (Show all posts)

REVIEW: Some Like It Hot, But Most Just Like Marilyn

Posted by Zach Davis on Friday, January 24, 2014, In : 0.00% Water 
Some Like It Hot
Zach Davis




Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, and Pat O'Brien

Some Like It Hot really shows the cultural leaps and open-mindedness towards which America was heading by the end of the late fifties.  A movie about two men in drag hiding out from the mob all while Marilyn Monroe shows off, well, Marilyn.  The humor, the sexuality, and the writing were all phenomenal leaps toward what I would consider a modern movi...
Continue reading ...
 

REVIEW: Sherlock Jr. Delivers Silent Laughter

Posted by Zach Davis on Thursday, November 15, 2012, In : 0.00% Water 

Sherlock Jr.
Zach Davis




Directed by: Buster Keaton

Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Ward Crane, Erwin Connelly, and Joe Keaton

Buster Keaton is definitely known for his amazing vaudeville routine, but his real calling card should be his innovation as a director.  In his film Sherlock Jr., Keaton employs many techniques that were new at the time.  For example, Keaton’s character appears to walk down the aisle in the movie house and climb right into the movie being played.  Beyond th...
Continue reading ...
 

REVIEW: It Happened One Night Sparked the Dawn of the Screwball Comedy

Posted by Zach Davis on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, In : 0.00% Water 
It Happened One Night
Zach Davis




Directed by: Frank Capra

Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, and Jameson Thomas

In 1935, It Happened One Night became the first film to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Picture.  This film has long been regarded as one of the best romantic comedies of all time, earning the number three spot on the American Film Institute’s top ten list for the genre.

The film be...
Continue reading ...
 

REVIEW: Topper is Almost a Classic

Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 29, 2012, In : 0.03% Wine Coolers 
Topper
Zach Davis




Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod

Starring:  Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, and Hedda Hopper

Topper was made in the era of the screwball comedy, and it was a prime example that comedies as a medium had staying power in the film industry.  The success of Topper led to two sequels, Topper Takes a Trip and Topper Returns.  The story also was transcribed to television as a series in 1953.

Topper has the glitz and excess of a by-gone era.  A wealthy and madcap ...
Continue reading ...
 
« Back to posts
 

 

Loading

 




 

 

 

Large Association of Movie Blogs

 

 


 

Large Association of Movie Blogs


 

Follow soberfilmcritic on Twitter