For this week I turned to to some vintage Hollywood comedies. I first heard of My Man Godfrey when Rhapsodies took it’s first step from the real world by making it the break out film of Zeppo Marx’s solo career[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay I think I’m getting back into my grove here. I first saw My Man Godfrey this November and thought it was comic gold. Both a commentary and a parody of the upper crust in the middle of the depression. So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fo this week’s lineup I decided to go with comedy remakes. Preferably modern remakes of older and dated films. When I first hear that someone had done a remake of the Marx Brothers ‘ A Night at the Opera my curiosity was so piqued[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My Theme for this week was seventies kitsch, the kind of slice of life comedies that did not intend to be period pieces going in but in the end turn into documentaries for the period. (In hindsight I could also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since the latest Marvel Cinematic universe film, Ant Man starring Paul Rudd is coming out in a couple of weeks I thought I’d make my selection as topical as possible and base it around all on Paul Rudd films to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For this week’s film I did a selection of lesser known Billy Wilder comedies, specifically ones with an international flavor. This selection started with a conversation I had with a friend at a favorite hangout that went something like this.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I thought doing a Thanksgiving theme considering the holiday would be a good idea, but in the end I really didn’t get into my selection. Nothing against the films themselves, perhaps I wasn’t in the mood or perhaps it was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well after a brief holiday break I decided to start the year with something simple and fun with the works of Marilyn Monroe. The first on my list was Howard Hawks‘ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I mostly knew about this movie through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week;s selection was World War II Comedies. Doing their best to mix humor with the horrors of war. The first film of my selection, Kelly’s Heroes, Is a brilliant mixture of comedy, action and caper as a platoon of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This month I wanted to take a break from anything that was remotely serious and decided to watch the works of Italian comedian and director Roberto Benigni.. I had enjoyed his Academy award winning Life is Beautiful (though I must[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
