Movie Monday: It Happened One Night
Two of my favourite authors – Jennifer Crusie and Lani Diane Rich (as Lucy March) – have started something called The Popcorn Dialogues. You can read all about it here, but basically they drew up a...
View ArticleMovie Monday: Bringing Up Baby
Each Monday I’m going to be blogging about a romantic comedy chosen by The Popcorn Dialogues. Read more – and my opinion on the first film – here. (And I’d love you to watch along, if you’d like to.)...
View ArticleMovie Monday: Ninotchka
Now this film right here is why I like to do this kind of thing*. I would never ordinarily have watched Ninotchka, last week’s movie. I’ve never seen a Greta Garbo film, despite having known her name...
View ArticleMovie Monday: His Girl Friday
First of all, if you’d like to join me in watching classic romantic comedies, you’ll find everything you need to know here. It’s not too late. Second of all, what’s going on with the poster? Rosalind...
View ArticleMovie Monday: The Lady Eve
Last week I really couldn’t face The Philadelphia Story. This week I didn’t even finish watching The Lady Eve. I probably will, but I watched half and it just didn’t grab me. But it was another film...
View ArticleMovie Monday: Born Yesterday
Oh dear. Again, not a romantic comedy, but such a good film. Judy Holliday is just completely wonderful – I fell totally in love with her. I didn’t really know anything about her before. So sad that...
View ArticleMovie Monday: Desk Set
N.B. I’m watching classic romantic comedies along with the wonderful women of Popcorn Dialogues. CONTAINS MOVIE SPOILERS! I had high hopes for Desk Set. Not only does it star Katharine Hepburn and...
View ArticleMovie Monday: Pillow Talk*
Now this Popcorn Dialogues, er, thing is really useful to me, as a writer of romantic comedy (at least I hope I’m a writer of romantic comedy…), but sometimes it’s almost too painful. Last week’s film...
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