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July 10, 2009

Friday Film Review: My Man Godfrey

JayneFilm ReviewsFriday Film Review / Great Depression30 Comments

My Man Godfrey (1935) My Man Godrey – The Criterion Collection Genre: Screwball Comedy When I see a film described as a screwball comedy, it’s usually my cue to run away, far, far away. So many try to achieve screwball status and so few succeed. I think maybe because they ... more >

June 26, 2009

Friday Film Review: Captain Blood

JayneFilm ReviewsErrol Flynn / Friday Film Review / Historical Romances / pirates66 Comments

Captain Blood (1935) Captain Blood (DVD 2005 Turner Entertainment Co and Warner Bros Entertainment) Grade A- Genre: Romance/Swashbuckling/Pirate I had so much fun doing my last Friday Film review that I decided to comb through my DVD collection and see what else might be suitable. Captain Blood is one of ... more >

June 12, 2009

Friday Film Review: I Know Where I’m Going!

JayneFilm ReviewsFriday Film Review / opposites attract / Post WWII / Scotland / self discovery33 Comments

I Know Where I’m Going! (1945) I Know Where I’m Going! – Criterion Collection Grade B Genre: Romance/Drama (UK) Dear Readers, “I Know Where I’m Going!” is a film made by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who wrote, directed and produced a number of films in the UK. This one ... more >

May 29, 2009

Friday Film Review: Slither (2007), A Conversational Piece

JailiFilm ReviewsFriday Film Review / romantic comedy21 Comments

Conversational Film Review: Silther (2007) Genre: horror comedy Reviewers: Jaili and Dionne Galace (a.k.a. Bam) I asked Bam if she would do a conversational review with me. Without a blink, she agreed. She even did an awesome summary: Slither (2007) is a splatter-horror and dark comedy about a beautiful, hapless ... more >

May 15, 2009

Friday Film Review: Down With Love (2001) & Strictly Ballroom (1992)

JailiFeatures / Film ReviewsComedy / dance / Friday Film Review / Satire39 Comments

Film review: Down With Love (2001) & Strictly Ballroom (1992) Grade: B- & B+ Genre: Romantic comedy Dear Readers, It hasn’t been a good week. A DVD I bought from an online shop for this week’s review – a Cary Grant/Doris Day film – has a scratch, which rendered it ... more >

May 1, 2009

Friday Film Review: An Officer and A Gentleman

JailiFilm ReviewsDrama / father issues / Film / Friday Film Review / Military18 Comments

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) An Officer and a Gentleman: Special Edition Grade: B Genre: Drama (U.S.) Dear Taylor Hackford, Although I had heard of An Officer and a Gentleman (who hasn’t?) and seen many parodies of the legendary ending, I never got around to seeing it until I ... more >

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