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You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) H.C. Potter
June 15th 2024
#you gotta stay happy#1948#h.c. potter#james stewart#joan fontaine#eddie albert#marcy mcguire#arthur walsh#willard parker#percy kilbride#porter hall#roland young#william bakewell
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#movies#polls#mr blandings builds his dream house#cary grant#myrna loy#h.c. potter#ended#result: unheard of
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Happy National Pet Day!


Myrna and her black poodle “Mike.” In the lower image she is with H.C. Potter, director of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse.
#It's National Pet Day#myrna and her dog#Myrna Loy#old hollywood#mr blandings builds his dream house#H.C. Potter#stars and their pets
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Isn't It Romantic (2019, Todd Strauss-Schulson)
04/11/2023
Isn't It Romantic is a 2019 film directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox and Katie Silverman. The film stars Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam DeVine and Priyanka Chopra.
The film was released in the United States on February 13, 2019 by Warner Bros. Pictures and internationally outside the United States and Canada by Netflix on its platform on February 28, 2019.
#isn't it romantic#Todd Strauss-Schulson#Erin Cardillo#rebel wilson#liam hemsworth#adam devine#priyanka chopra#warner bros#netflix#Metacinema#Meta-cinema#suspension of disbelief#metafiction#Road to Singapore#Victor Schertzinger#hellzapoppin#H.C. Potter#8 1/2#federico fellini#the passion of anna#ingmar bergman#french new wave#contempt#jean luc godard#day for night#françois truffaut#f for fake#orson welles#Through the Olive Trees#abbas kiarostami
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒘𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚 is a 1938 American Western romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter, and starring Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon.
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William Bendix and James Cagney in THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE (1948). Director H.C. Potter
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1/11/24
MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE, directed by H.C. Potter, 1948.
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Hellzapoppin' (H.C. Potter, 1941)
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§ 3.589. Amor que mata (Curtis Bernhardt, 1947)
JUEVES, 28 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024

Un noir diferente. Angustioso, médico, psicológico. Música ruidosa y estridente, acorde a la historia que nos cuenta.
Un trio protagonista de escándalo: una Joan Crawford absolutamente imperial, dominando toda la escena, todo el desarrollo de la historia; el gran Van Heflin con su característico pelo rojo, y el magnífico actor que es Raymond Massey, que haciendo de perverso no tiene rival.
La enfermedad mental, la esquizofrenia, los tratamientos médicos, la evolución de la obsesión amorosa como desencadenante y, a la vez, catalizador de la enfermedad tiene su gracia, su aquel y su sentido. El tránsito de una mera obsesión a una auténtica enfermedad está muy bien subrayado en la historia, quizá algo amanerada, pero sincera. ¿Se puede enfermar de amor? Seguramente sí, como de cualquier otra obsesión humana.
Crawford fue candidata a los Oscar por su actuación, pero, no sé bien por qué, gano Loretta Young en "Un destino de mujer", dirigida por H.C. Potter, que no he visto. Pero tiene que ser un papel magnífico, porque esta cinta es extraordinaria y el papel de ella espléndido.
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Parada de Malucos
EUA, 1941
H.C. Potter
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Slapstick ao Melhor Nível
Confesso que não conhecia esta dupla de comediantes Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, mas fiquei com vontade de conhecer melhor. Este filme, uma loucura absoluta, que pode bem ser elevado ao título de rei da slapstick comedy, é tudo menos banal. É certo que a comédia física está fora de moda, mas aqui há de tudo, para todos os gostos, e geralmente acontecendo em simultâneo. É um mix de espetáculo circense, com uma comédia musical dos irmãos Marx e um extravagante musical de Busby Berkeley, tudo ao mesmo tempo.
Destaque ainda para a atriz pouco reconhecida Martha Raye, uma das poucas mulheres comediantes da sua geração, que domina a comédia física com a ousadia de um Jerry Lewis.
Sem dúvida alguma, uma agradável surpresa.
Slapstick at the Best Level
I confess that I didn't know this comedian duo Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, but I want to know more. This film, an absolute madness, which could very well be elevated to the title of king of slapstick comedy, is anything but banal. It's true that physical comedy is out of fashion, but there's something here, for all tastes, and usually happening simultaneously. It's a mix of a circus show, a Marx Brothers musical comedy and an extravagant Busby Berkeley musical, all at the same time.
Also noteworthy is the little-recognized actress Martha Raye, one of the few female comedians of her generation, who masters physical comedy with the boldness of a Jerry Lewis.
Without a doubt, a pleasant surprise.
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7/14/2024 - Nuts, Off the Wall, and Morally Deplorable
Hello, folks! This post is the official maiden voyage for this media blog. My name is Alan, and I'm an English major that hails from the hellishly hot state of Oklahoma. Hopefully this page will introduce you to something novel, something familiar, or even encourage you to recommend a piece of media that happens to catch your fancy.
How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention by Daniel L. Everett (featuring a sick-looking Chinese cover not on the copy I borrowed from the library)

How Language began is a compellingly-written, well-sourced case for the origin of human language as a cultural construct, and which provides convincing argumentation against the origin of language from innate human biology proposed by Noam Chomsky and the mainstream field of linguistics. While I have found this to be an enthralling read, I can occasionally feel myself bristle at the occasional appearances of atheistic rationalist smugness that seems to abide by an ethos a couple decades out of date, as well as the needlessly pitying portrayals of autistic people in discussing how they differ in neurotype. Would definitely recommend, though, for those with an interest in human cognition.
Hellzapoppin' (1941) - dir. H.C. Potter

Hellzapoppin' is nuts. Hellzapoppin' is off the wall. Have you seen Hellzapoppin'? While not the most faithful adaptation of the even more frenetic stage musical that graced Broadway for a brief four years, this movie still, in its own right, manages to kickstart a surrealist comedy movement that would echo throughout film in the decades to come. The best Mel Brooks picture that Mel Brooks never directed.
Peep Show (2003-2015) - cr. Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, and Andrew O'Connor

A quintessential part of the library of any post-grad squatter worth their salt, Peep Show is paradoxically one of those pieces of media that I am very shy about recommending and yet believe is essential viewing for everyone. Low-fi freaks, stoners, disillusioned office workers, and esoteric history enthusiasts alike will delight in the misadventures of these morally-deplorable, acerbically-written Englishmen.
This Is The Kit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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A tight, mellow, in-person set from This Is The Kit, a folk band whose work hearkens back to the medieval British melodies accompanied by guitar that lived on in centuries past. As this a Tiny Desk Concert, there is, of course, a superb snippet of music journalism from NPR correspondent Bob Boilen in the description box, too.
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Letterboxd List: Classic Films on YouTube (pt. 1)
Watching classic films these days can be tricky. There’s TCM if you have cable and Criterion if you stream, but where do those of us without access to either of those channels go for old favorites and new-to-us classics? The same place we get the rest of our entertainment these days: YouTube.
There’s an abundance of classic films available on YouTube, so I am working to create a comprehensive list of them on my Letterboxd. Included are links to each film and warning keys to inform you of any visual, audio, or runtime errors before you get started watching.
Today, I’m sharing small selection of great classic films on YouTube that I recently added to the list.


Easy Living (1937) - Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, dir. Mitchell Leisen
Merrily We Live (1938) - Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, dir. Norman Z. McLeod


Sun Valley Serenade (1941) - Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, dir. H.C. Potter
For more classic films on YouTube, check out my list on Letterboxd.
#classic film#classic movies#old movies#old hollywood#classic hollywood#youtube#on youtube#classic films on youtube#easy living#merrily we live#sun valley serenade#the farmer's daughter#jean arthur#ray milland#constance bennett#brian aherne#sonja henie#john payne#loretta young#joseph cotten
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The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
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“Gentlemen, Gentlemen. May I take your picture?”
Hellzapoppin’, 1941.
Dir. H.C. Potter | Writ. Nat Perrin & Warren Wilson
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Second Chorus (1940)
My rating: 4/10
Getting the "lovable rogue" archetype right is always tricky, because if you miss the mark, you're likely to end up with a right asshole - and this movie has two. Astaire and Meredith spend the whole movie bickering and being dicks to everybody around, and since it's about big bands, there's nowhere near enough singing and dancing to get you through this mess.
#Second Chorus#H.C. Potter#Frank Cavett#Elaine Ryan#Ian McLellan Hunter#Fred Astaire#Paulette Goddard#Artie Shaw#Youtube
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