mtntp: : winter cinema

note- messers update. check the link

'dark passage'. love ya humphrey

the matchmaker

'cover girl'.
not a huge gene kelly fan but i feel absolutely guilted into watching the hometown boy
who probably forgot all about his hometown. rita hayworth was breathtaking.

'faithful in my fashion'. and i was surprised to find tom drake in it.
i only recognized him by his amazing speaking voice.

speaking of tom drake... 'meet me in st. louis'. a mandatory yearly seasonal watch.
i probably watched it yearly the weekend after thanksgiving when decorating my grandparents house.
it helps one get through addressing 130 card envelopes.

it was so good i had to post two pictures

'fragments'. a compilation of silent film fragments.
this was an amazing broadway dance scene from the early 20's.

'ship of fools'. good and kind of disturbing. not recommended for kiddos

'pat and mike'. did you know that spencer and hepburn did more movies together than
bogart and bacall
and day and hudson
did combined? tcm told me that

'white Christmas'. my favorite. and on the big screen of course is better.
i just have a weakness for it. and danny kaye movies. and bing crosby movies.
well movies in general. fred astaire had turned down danny's part and i'm very glad he did.

'miracle on 34th street'. my favorite scene is with the little dutch girl.
i will stop everything i'm doing to watch that scene.
but i couldn't find a picture of it online.

'on moonlight bay'. growing up favorite.

and of course these. over and over and over again.
question: did anyone else grow up thinking this santa was a jerk?

question: how did karen get off the roof at the end.
it's one thing to believe a snow man coming to life
but how does an 8 year old climb down a drain pipe.
jerk santa claus couldn't even drop her off properly.