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Movie Monday: Flesh and the Devil (1926)
After waiting for what felt like an eternity, I have finally seen the iconic silent film Flesh and the Devil! As I have previously stated, John Gilbert is one of my absolute favorite actors. Until now, I haven’t shared this on Faintly Familiar, but Greta Garbo is my favorite silent film actress. Flesh and the Devil is the perfect matchup of silent film actors and I cannot wait to review it, so here we go! Flesh and the Devil is a film that you really need to pay attention to in order to understand the timeline of events taking place. However, the attention will payoff in the end because the…
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Movie Monday: Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
Today’s Movie Monday film review is about the movie that got my love for all classic films started. Gentleman’s Agreement was a movie I just happen to stumble up one Saturday about four years ago. Since initially watching this movie I have become a huge advocate of all things Old Hollywood! I could not be more grateful for this film and getting the opportunity to see it. A ton of thanks goes to the Turner Classic Movies television network for simply existing because that is how I have explored almost all of the classic films I have watched. Now that I have got that off my chest, let’s get this…
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Movie Monday: My Reputation (1946)
Today I want to put a spotlight on a classic film that is often times over looked. This week’s Movie Monday is all about the 1946 film My Reputation starring Barbara Stanwyck. Not only does this movie have a lot to say about the social stigma that comes along with remarrying after the loss of a spouse, but it also says a lot about handling criticism from the public. Barbara Stanwyck is possibly the perfect actress in all of film history to fit the role as a leading lady in My Reputation. No one else could have the same steely determination that Stanwyck displays in this film. This character must…
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Movie Monday: The Young Philadelphians (1959)
For today’s Movie Monday I am reviewing a film with a movie star that I have yet to review here on Faintly Familiar — Paul Newman! The Young Philadelphians was a film I just happen to stumble into watching and I am so glad that I did because I have been wanting to review a Paul Newman film for quite some time. So without further ado, here is my review! The Young Philadelphians is one of the rare films that appeared in a difficult time era for the movie scene, in my opinion. I have found that films took a bit of a break in being high quality from the…
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Movie Monday: It (1927)
Long before “It” became synonymous with Stephen King and his scary stories, “It” was known for making Clara Bow a superstar! This Movie Monday I am reviewing a classic film from the silent era that not too many people mention. It was a highly influential movie, in my opinion, and deserves a lot more credit for changing the film industry. The movie It is very modern in a lot of ways. That is not something you would really except from a film made in the 1920’s, but here I am saying it. The storyline follows a very progressive way of looking at romance stories, and never puts Clara Bow in…
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Movie Monday: Notorious (1946)
I have noticed that on Movie Mondays I do not feature the talented Alfred Hitchcock enough. Well, today I am going to change that! Today’s film review is all about the Hitchcock classic called Notorious. As with all Hitchcock films, Notorious is full of amazing camera angles and interesting audience perspectives. One of my favorite scenes is where the amazingly talented Ingrid Bergman looks through binoculars and you can see the race she is watching reflected in the lenses. There is something very mysterious as well as creative in that scene that makes you wonder if Bergman’s character is in fact on the good side or bad side of this…
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Movie Monday: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
I have been SO anxious to review the original Here Comes Mr. Jordan and today is FINALLY that day!! If you can’t tell, this is one of my favorite classic films and one of my movies of all time. Before giving too much away, let’s review this classic! If Robert Montgomery starred in it, odds are I am going to love the film. That, for some reason, always holds true with his films and Here Comes Mr. Jordan is no exception. This film is so clever and imaginative, I just can’t express that emotion enough through my words. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a MUST SEE film! Now, I am…
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Movie Monday: Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
For today’s Movie Monday we are going all the way back to 1936. The film featured in today’s review is Wife vs. Secretary starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and the one and only Jean Harlow. Let’s get right into this review! Let me preference this entire film review by simply saying this first, I have only ever seen Wife vs. Secretary one time entirely through and it was pretty early on in my classic film watching days. Therefore, I was rather confused by the whole thing. Firstly, this movie seemed to be more about Jean Harlow’s character than anyone else. That was possibly the most confusing aspect of this film…
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Movie Monday: Bringing Up Baby (1938)
In my opinion, Bringing Up Baby is one of the most underrated classic comedies ever! I am so excited to review this Grant and Hepburn classic (no, not Audrey)! I have thought a lot about this film in relation to both Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant’s careers, and I have come to the conclusion that Bringing Up Baby was the training ground for Grant’s role in Arsenic and Old Lace. So many of the same comedic elements Grant used in Bringing Up Baby film he recreated for Arsenic and Old Lace. For Hepburn’s side of the acting coin, Bringing Up Baby really set her up for the roles she would…
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Movie Monday: The Big Heat (1953)
If you are like me and enjoy a good drama film every now and then, The Big Heat is the movie for you! This black and white classic is real, raw, and gripping. It is no wonder critics and fans alike view it as a timeless piece of cinematic history! The Big Heat is held is such high regard that it even made it on the National Film Registry list of the Library of Congress in 2011. These photos are not mine. Before this film was made in 1953, gangster movies were always portrayed in a more Al Capone kind of light where it was the mob versus the police.…
