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100 Movies of Summer: North by Northwest (1959)

Posted by Sherry on 7/14/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1959, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, General, Movies

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Ernest Lehman Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Martin Landau. Karate Kid says: The movie had a fairly interesting plot, but I didn’t like it that much because it didn’t confuse me. I thought it was predictable. Betsy-Bee says: The movie wasn’t really scary, but it got my [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Unforgiven (1992)

Posted by Sherry on 7/12/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1992, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, General, Movies

Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: David Webb Peoples Starring: Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, RIchard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Frances Fisher Mom says: When writing about the movie Red River, I said, “Dunson shoots or threatens to shoot a few men in cold blood basically for just getting in his way or challenging his authority, and [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Posted by Sherry on 7/8/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1959, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, Movies

Director: Otto Preminger Writer: Screenplay adapted by Wendell Mayes from the novel by John D. Voelker Starring: Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden, Arthur O’Connell, George C. Scott Mom says: The actors in this movie were of particular interest: Jimmy Stewart is always good. The unassuming, but brilliant, country lawyer who outsmarts the [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Adam’s Rib (1949)

Posted by Sherry on 7/6/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1949, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, Movies

Director: George Cukor Writers: Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Starring, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy Brown Bear Daughter says: Good movie. Very feminist, which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, the feminism was sort of undermined in the end when Spencer Tracy fakes tears in order to get Katherine Hepburn back, saying later that he [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Double Indemnity (1944)

Posted by Sherry on 6/24/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1944, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, General, Movies

Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler from the novel by James M. Cain Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson The entire movie is narrated by insurance salesman, Walter Neff, as he confesses into a dictaphone the terrible crime he has been led to commit. His partner in murder [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Red River (1948)

Posted by Sherry on 6/23/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1948, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, General, Movies

Directors: Howard Hawks and Arthur Rosson Writers: Borden Chase and Charles Schnee Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, and Walter Brennan Karate Kid says: This movie was about some cowboys on a cattle drive. They live next to the Red River, which is the river that makes up the border between Texas and Oklahoma. [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: Ninotchka (1939)

Posted by Sherry on 6/22/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1939, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, Movies

Director: Ernst Lubitsch Writers:Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder Starring: Great Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire Synopsis: Comrade Ninotchka, a Soviet diplomat, comes to Paris to work out the details of the transfer of some jewels to the “Soviet people.” At first, she is all business, cold ad without human emotion, only interested in being a [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer: The Searchers (1956)

Posted by Sherry on 6/18/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 1956, 2010 Projects, 20th Century History Project, General, Movies

Director: John Ford Writers: Frank Nugent from a novel by Alan LeMay Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood Karate Kid says: The movie was about a girl getting captured by Indians, and some guys go out and try to find her. I don’t generally like westerns, but this one was OK. I [...]

 
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100 Movies of Summer

Posted by Sherry on 6/16/2010 in -100 Movies 2010, 2010 Projects, General, Movies

So the urchins and I have started a project for the summer. I’m big on projects. I’m not always so good at completing projects, but I’m good at thinking them up and good at starting. Committing myself to this project here on the blog might keep us on track. Or the urchins might enjoy the [...]

 
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Love Links, Lists, and Quotes 2010

Posted by Sherry on 2/11/2010 in Booklists, Celebrations, General, Movies, Poets and poetry

Just in time for Valentine’s Day . . . if you need some help: Love Links Joe Carter Tells Guys How to Write a Love Letter All for Love: Kelli’s Valentine Traditions Strawberry Cake recipe for Valentine’s Day Books about Love, Romance, and Marriage Anatomy of a Marriage: Novels about Marriage The Love Letters by [...]

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