Saturday Matinee | no. 4

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1967 - G

Thoroughly Modern Millie | She's fun, feminine, and she's modern.  Millie (Julie Andrews) is on a mission.  To land a job as a stenographer and marry her boss.  Simple, right?  Wrong.  Between white slavers trying to kidnapMiss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore), an elevator that won't run unless you dance in it, a laundry hamper with squeaky wheels, and Jimmy Smith (James Fox), there isn't much that can't go wrong in 1922 New York!
One of the wackiest, silliest, corniest musicals ever, but I LOVE it!  With Julie Andrews, how could you go wrong?!  It's rated G, but I think PG would be appropriate.  Some more mature content, although most would go right over younger children's heads.  I'd recommend this for young ladies 16 and up...although my bro certainly enjoyed watching the last 10 minutes with me.  He was laughing harder than I was, and that's saying something. ;)

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1966 - Not Rated

How to Steal a Million | Nicole Bonnet's father owns an impressive art collection.  And he paints.  He's an art forger, actually, a very talented one.  His collection includes Monet and Van Gogh, all fakes, and a sculpture of Venus by Cellini, which is also a fake.  Bonnet loans the Venus to be put on display at a museum despite Nicole's protests that he risks being found out.  Everything appears to be going well, until Bonnet signs a document insuring the Venus for $1,000,000, unwittingly giving the museum permission to have an art expert inspect the sculpture.  There's only one thing to do - steal the Venus!
One of the most delightful comedy heist films ever!  Who knew a boomerang was a tool every burglar should carry?  Snappy dialog, great chemistry, and an excellent supporting cast.  However, some would have a problem with this film for one reason - the Venus sculpture, which figures prominently in the story, doesn't have any clothes on.  Not a thing.  As far as naked statues go though, it's not too bad.  There is no other inappropriate content.  You have been warned. ;)

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And that's about all I watched this week...well I did watch The Dirty Dozen, too.  But I'm not sure what I think of it, and I certainly don't feel comfortable recommending/reviewing it here.  It was good, but also disturbing.
Anyway...I hope you all have a blessed and restful Sunday!

Question: What movies did you watch this week?  I want to know!

Movie Review: Funny Face

I was planning on doing a review of Rebecca, one of my newly discovered favorite Alfred Hitchcock films, but I was having trouble coming up with words worthy to describe it.  I'll continue to work on it and maybe someday it'll see the light of day.  Maybe.  I'm not promising anything, though... ;)

Instead, allow me to introduce you to one of my favorite musicals of all time...

Funny Face! 

Fred Astaire...Audrey Hepburn...singing...dancing...beautiful clothes...Paris - what's not to like?

Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) works at a quiet, small, hole-in-the-wall bookstore in Greenwich Village, NYC...at least, it was quiet until Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson), editor of Quality fashion magazine, Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), her photographer, and a bevvy of pink clad helpers arrive to take pictures for the magazine.  In a whirlwind of events, Jo finds herself on the way to Paris to model a new clothing line for Quality.   In the midst of many fun singing and dancing numbers, she'll see the sights and have a few adventures... and maybe even fall in love.

The incomparable Audrey Hepburn was already fabulous enough, but singing and dancing?!  

With Fred Astaire?  

Magic

Here's one of my favorite musical numbers...of course, they're really all my favorite musical numbers, but this will have to do. :)

I just love the lyrics to that song.

And here's a desktop wallpaper I made for this wonderful film, just for fun.

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Well, that's all for now folks.

If you watch this film, or already have, do tell me what you think of it!

Happy Trails!