Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Life Minus 102 Minutes Practically the entirety of my life thus far I have heard of the wonders of Love is a Many-Splendored Thing . Fifty-six years, minus the first ten years owing to reaching some fair age of awareness makes my viewing of this movie 97 years too soon. I walked away thinking - hell, another couple hours closer to the grave. And if I had to watch this one again - I'd likely welcome the outcome! How can you mess up a movie starring Jennifer Jones? The movie boasts a cast that includes William Holden and Jennifer Jone…
Since You Went Away (1944)
Since You Went Away is a star-studded movie set on the home-front of World War II. This is another of those movies that's like comfort food to me, along with the likes of The Man Who Came to Dinner, The More the Merrier, and a host of Christmas classics. Among the great stars in this movie are Joseph Cotten who is one of my favorites ( Niagara and Shadow of a Doubt ), and Monty Woolley ( The Bishop's Wife and The Man Who Came to Dinner ) who always makes me smirk, thinking I'll probably end up like him - crotchety and k…
Portrait of Jenny (1948)
Portrait of Jennie was a surprisingly good movie! As much as I love old movies. .. and as long as I've been watching them, I only recently learned of this one. And I'm glad I did. Joseph Cotten is one of my favorite actors ( Shadow of a Doubt being one of my top five movies), and who doesn't like Jennifer Jones ? REVIEWS: Bosley Crowther absolutely pans this movie in his March 30, 1949 New York Times review. Here's a snippet: "...the long-bow that's drawn in the sound-track and the splurge of the final …
