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jojoblessed365 · 2 months

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The Bachelor and The Bobbysoxer or The Happiest Millionaire

Hi!

So, I'm going to go with The Bachelor and the BobbySoxer, cause A- I'm more familiar with it, and B- it's my absolute favourite movie, so anyone who loves that movie, loves me ; )

Anyway, going into the movie, I loved that the premise is incredibly absurd but incredibly satirical at the same time, because of how relevant relationships with age gaps are today and in that era, and I think that's what the recent American Fiction tried to do, but with race. I also liked that one of the film's core message is the power of charisma- so, in two instances of the film, both sisters envision Cary Grant's character Richard Nugent as a knight in shining armour, but with two different goals- the younger sister Susan, played by Shirley Temple, is taken in by Nugent's voice and his charisma as a renowned "artist", while Margaret, Myrna Loy's character, is taken in, but only after she has experienced Richard as a person (after a conversation on her porch with him detailing that he was earnest and not flirting with her and his attempts to win the overall race for her sister's sake) and not as a troublemaker/criminal. I may be wrong about that last part, but again, it's a moral that charisma is a very powerful tool and you must read it the right way.

I think the jokes have aged well, I love Cary Grant being paired with women his age, and I may come across as offensive for saying this, but when I watch him acting across women who were younger than him (like Audrey Hepburn, Eve Marie-Saint, Deborah Kerr to name a few), I personally cringe. But I also like when the story's self-aware of this age difference and that Cary Grant was aware of this too (?). I really wished that Cary and Myrna had more romantic scenes besides their dance, and those scenes were in their last collaboration Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, released the following year.

Personal afterthoughts- I loved the sibling relationship between Myrna and Shirley, it was a little of the opposite of Gilmore Girls, if I'm being honest; the "you remind me of a man" audience-participation game; Rudy Vallhee as Tommy, a man who rather aggressively courts Myrna's Margaret, a big change from the man he portrays in The Palm Beach Story (1942); and the fact that it's very much a screwball comedy, that you can watch it over and over again, like What's Up Doc? (1971), Bringing Up Baby (1938), and The Philadelphia Story (1940/41).

Well, those are my thoughts. thank you so much for the ask. : )

#ask requests #classic hollywood movies #the bachelor and the bobby soxer #mr blandings builds his dream house #the palm beach story 1942 #what's up doc #bringing up baby #the philadelphia story

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judy1926 · 2 months

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Marilyn Monroe at the rockefeller Center to inaugurate the construction of the new Time-Life Building (1957)

#old hollywood #1940s #classic cinema #classic movie stars #1950s #classic movies #classic hollywood #classic films #marilyn monroe

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pureanonofficial · 4 months

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Please, God, let me live again.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) dir. Frank Capra

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hawk-mann · 8 months

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1957

#vintage #jayne mansfield #sophia loren #movie stars #classic hollywood

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k-wame · 11 months

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RAF VALLONE & ANTHONY PERKINS 1962 • Phaedra • dir. Jules Dassin

#homoeroticism #anthony perkins #raf vallone #phaedra 1962 #jules dassin #filmedit #film #movie #moviegifs #filmgifs #classic hollywood #old hollywood #classic film #classic movies

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velvet4510 · 23 days

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Note: this list references the 1961 version of West Side Story and the 1954 version of A Star Is Born.

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inthedarktrees · 3 months

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Lillian Gish as "Letty” in The Wind, 1927

#lillian gish #1920s #old hollywood #silent era #classic movies #the wind 1927 #vintage #silent film #silent movies #golden age of hollywood #vintage fashion #1920s fashion #black and white #photography #photo restoration #horror

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vintagegeekculture · 5 months

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Original 1932 movie theater and lobby display for Boris Karloff's "The Mummy."

#the mummy #universal monsters #horror movies #classic horror #vintage hollywood

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gorjee-art · 3 months

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With many requests from my mum and generally from people liking how I design caricatures, Here's a tiny Lucille Ball as a sticker! I don't see a lot of cute, adorable art of old Hollywood shows I enjoy so I figured I'd just do it myself. Get your "I Love Lucy" Sticker here!

Yes, I will be making more, Yes I will include Ricky, Yes I will include the rest of the gang. :)

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jojoblessed365 · 2 months

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The Sound of Music

Hi! Thanks for the ask! So sorry for the late reply, but here are my thoughts on the same-

So, I loved the music of Sound of Music, but mostly the underrated and less popular tunes (like I've Got Confidence and Something Good), I loved the whole heartwarming premise where grief dissipates when a person comes along and stirs things up. I also liked the idea that just because you hear or see something appealing which really doesn't match your personality, doesn't mean you jump into it (like Maria and the reason why she became a nun), or even that the easy way to forgo your (unrequited) feelings is to run away and hurt someone else.

One thing that really hasn't aged well, at least for me on later rewatches, is Maria and Captain Von Trapp's love story- I really don't like the whole personal and professional boundaries mixing together, as also seen in The Nanny TV show, but it's quite a popular trope, in both fiction and reality.

Anyway, I'm so sorry that this is incredibly short, but I hope you like this ask and my thoughts.

P.S. I enjoyed Julia Andrews in Thoroughly Modern Millie than in this movie

#ask requests #the sound of music #the nanny #classic hollywood movies #classic musicals

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soft-homestyle · 1 month

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