FFF #13: Walk, Don't Run

Oh, if only I could have lived in Tokyo in the 60's... With Cary Grant.

George Takei!

I think the director of photography did a lovely job.

Jimmy? How'd you get in this movie?

Cheers,
Madeline

P.S. Does anyone else think it's weird that the last FFF I did was on Friday the 13th, too?

FFF #12: Kiki's Delivery Service

I lied!
In honor of Friday the 13th, here's a vaguely spooky fave of mine.
I vaguely remember seeing it on TV as a kid, but I didn't really, really watch it until a few days ago and it's so good. I'll probably watch it again tonight.

I should try to round Tybalt (my black cat) up and make him watch it with me tonight!
xox
Mads

FFF #11: Cinderella

This is a fitting almost-New-Years-Eve movie!
Sleeping Beauty has been my favorite Disney movie pretty much since forever, but I remember watching Cinderella a lot when I was a kid.
I really appreciate Cinderella now, because the animation is just so gorgeous. I love the color palette and Mary Blair's concept art is so beautiful. I love Alice, but I really think Cinderella is my favorite of the 3 movies she had a big impact on.

 

Have a great night and a Happy New Year! 

xo

Madeline

Favorite Film Friday #10: Elf/Happy 23rd Day of Christmas!

Elf.
Oh. My. Word. This movie. Seriously.

I always say that I never know what to say about my favorite movies, but seriously... Does anything have to be said about this movie? I'm watching this movie right now, but I really don't have to because I've seen this movie so many times, I know the whole thing back and forth. Last year, we went to a quote-a-long and it was fantastic. We had a balloon/snowball fight in the theater, we blew bubbles while Zooey + Will sang "Baby It's Cold Outside" and we rang jingle bells every time we saw Reindeer. It was quite magical. They even had a spaghetti with syrup eating contest before the movie started.
If you haven't seen this movie yet, I recommend you going down to your local video rental and watching it. Your life will forever be changed.
Merry Christmas!
Madeline

Favorite Film Friday #9: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Happy 16th Day of Christmas!

I've watched this at Christmastime as long as I can remember!
If I could live in stop motion animation Christmas land, I so would.

I always thought someone had accidentally taped over the beginning of the movie with new footage when I was a kid. When I got it on DVD, it all clicked into place :)

I want a girlie Elf costume.

I always liked that Elf with the Buddy Holly glasses.

Check those boy entrancers...

Happy Christmas!
Madeline

Favorite Film Friday #8: Bachelor Mother/ Happy 9th Day of Christmas!

This (to me) is a sign that the next 2 hours or so of your life will be enjoyable.

I love this movie. It’s so silly. In that way most movies from the 30’s/40’s are. It’s about Polly Parrish, a girl working at Merlin’s Department Store.

She's fired after working there for about 3 weeks and on her way back from her lunch break, she witnesses a woman abandoning a baby on a doorstop, and things only get worse from there.

Everyone assumes the baby is hers (who wouldn’t?) and so, she gets her job back at Merlin’s and with it, the attention of David Merlin, the son of the John B. Merlin, her boss. 

I love Ginger Rogers. 

I love David Niven.

I love Ginger Rogers and David Niven together. 

This movie is adorable and zany and everytime I  watch it, I enjoy it more than the last.  I always watch it this time of year since it takes place between Christmas and a little after New Year's.

It was actually remade into a musical starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher in the 50’s. It’s pretty cute too, but as per usual, I think the original is better.

Happy Christmas!

Madeline

Favorite Film Friday #7: Eloise At Christmastime/ 2nd Day of Christmas!

*sigh* I wish I was a 6 year old girl who lived at the Plaza. Especially at Christmastime.

I think this is the most Christmas-sy movie ever. If you aren't familiar with Kay Thompson's precocious heroine, well... You must have been living under a rock. Eloise is one of my role models. The other one is Batman.

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians!

Mean ol' Mrs. Thornton played by Corinne Conley, who also played the doll in Rudolph!

She is fabulous

This is another movie that I love so much it's really hard to write out what it is I love about it. It's just really Christmas-sy. With a cast including Julie Andrews, Christine Baranski, Gavin Creel, Jeffrey Tambor (Papa Bluth!), and of course, Sopfia Vassilieva as Eloise. If you watch this movie and don't feel excessively full of Christmas cheer afterwards, email me. You probably watched it wrong. ;)

This is how I look once we're done decorating.

Merry Christmas!
Madeline