tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post3072221423766160257..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: What's your favorite movie?Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-70698632196534179582008-11-16T15:18:00.000-06:002008-11-16T15:18:00.000-06:00I'd forgotten Out of Africa. The clothes were...I'd forgotten Out of Africa. The clothes were fabulous.Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-86011506099050569372008-11-16T00:09:00.000-06:002008-11-16T00:09:00.000-06:00esspThanks to Mrs. Blandings for introducing us to...esspThanks to Mrs. Blandings for introducing us to you and your blog. I've enjoyed reading past posts, to catch up on the history. <br><br>Favorite movies.....The English Patient, Out of Africa, Gone With the Wind, The Eye of the Needle, Shining Through.Emma Ladouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317161670710061557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-86835500646830528562008-11-14T11:20:00.000-06:002008-11-14T11:20:00.000-06:00Favorite movies --both old and new (but with that ...Favorite movies --both old and new (but with that wonder "old movie" feel) You'll see many films of Cary Grant -- have you read the recent book about his style and clothing? Its wonderful!<br><br>The Thin Man series; The Bishops Wife; The Philadelphia Story; White Christmas; Holiday Inn; Scrooge/A Christmas Carol (1951 - Alastair Sims); I Married A Witch; Topper; The Scarlet Pimpernel (with Leslie Howard); The Scarlet Pimpernel (Jane Seymour); The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series) with Richard E. Grant; A Clandestine Marriage (1999 with Nigel Hawthorne); The Enchanted Cottage (1945); The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1947); Mrs. Miniver; The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn); Dracula (1958); Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House; Arsenic and Old Lace; To Catch a Thief; She Done Him Wrong; Cold Comfort Farm.<br><br>Just to name a few! LOL!<br><br>Jan at Rosemary CottageTeacatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899566893360863672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-69547007524185939632008-11-14T01:13:00.000-06:002008-11-14T01:13:00.000-06:00Breakfast at Tiffany's, When Harry Met Sally, ...Breakfast at Tiffany's, When Harry Met Sally, Mary Poppins, Barefoot in the Park, An Affair to Remember, The Philadelphia Story...I need to carve out some time to watch movies.northsidefourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021998139776276601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-49767064897285490582008-11-13T10:54:00.000-06:002008-11-13T10:54:00.000-06:00A Bronx Tale is tied with Shakespeare in Love. Bot...A Bronx Tale is tied with Shakespeare in Love. Both brilliant.EatPlayLovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768078593549284605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-7274146854040475832008-11-12T07:18:00.000-06:002008-11-12T07:18:00.000-06:00I love "The Quiet Man", the most recent ...I love "The Quiet Man", the most recent "Pride and Prejudice", "While You Were Sleeping", "French Kiss", "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill" (yeah, I like Hugh just a little too much).Mom on the Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575824415627306078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-89396769745723274102008-11-12T00:57:00.000-06:002008-11-12T00:57:00.000-06:00Giuseppe, you're too young. The notion of bes...Giuseppe, you're too young. The notion of best movie soundtracks is interesting. You wanna do it or shall I?Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-44279972162302704242008-11-12T00:39:00.000-06:002008-11-12T00:39:00.000-06:00Fred and Ginger, agreed.Christmas Story, agreed. (...Fred and Ginger, agreed.<br>Christmas Story, agreed. (my brother and I know that one by heart)<br><br>Ever seen "Once Upon a Time in the West"? 3 hours long and only twenty minutes of dialogue, the penultimate western. Plus, the only woman in the movie is Claudia Cardinale (yikes!)<br><br>Or what about "The 10th Victim", starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress (unspeakably hot!)<br><br>Or if you're a Francophile, there's always the classic "A Man and a Woman". That movie, incidentally, has the greatest soundtrack l.p. I've ever heard.Giuseppehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-78245066657945976312008-11-11T13:12:00.000-06:002008-11-11T13:12:00.000-06:00The Graduate. But it's simply impossible to p...The Graduate. But it's simply impossible to pick one, and the rest are all 1940's: The Thin Man series, of which Myrna Loy's character is my patron saint of wives, Philadelphia Story, Holiday Inn (and, yes, most of the Christmas movies, though White Christmas falls a little short for me) and everything Hitchcock (not 40's obviously.) And, shamefully, You've Got Mail.Mrs. Blandingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-62039219682894438422008-11-11T07:10:00.000-06:002008-11-11T07:10:00.000-06:00I have accepted your challenge and have ordered fr...I have accepted your challenge and have ordered from the local library. Should have it in a couple of days. Thank you.Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-25343348890906810162008-11-11T05:19:00.000-06:002008-11-11T05:19:00.000-06:00If you'd like to "de-construct" your...If you'd like to "de-construct" your interest in Fred & Ginger movies (which I share)I recommend you read the new biography on Astaire by Joseph Epstein (part of a new American Icon series)... Highly recommended -- a wonderful insight into a one of a kind artist (and possible geninus!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com