Old Books and Movies

    Here is My Heart is a very fun movie Bing Crosby play J. Paul Jones, an ultra rich radio crooner; who has a goal to fulfill a childhood list of things he wanted to do when he made a million dollars.  One of the things he wanted to do, was to present the U.S Naval Academy with two antique pistols, Catherine the Great of Russia gave to John Paul Jones.  He owns one of the pistols, but the other pistol is owned by a Russian Princess Alexandra (Kitty Carlisle) who is living in Monte Carlo with her family; and she refuses to sell it to someone who doesn't come from royalty.  Paul goes to Monte Carlo to try to convince her to sell it to him; and while he's at the hotel he meets a girl in the elevator, who ignores him; and of course he falls in love with her.   Unbeknownst to him she is the Princess Alexandra.  Due to a misunderstanding Paul is mistaken for the waiter who was suppose to serve Princess Alexandra and her family.  When he sees tha...

 I am doing the Against the Crowd Blogathon hosted by Dell on the Movies , for the first time ever.  It is a blogathon where you write about a movie you hated that had a high rating according to Rotten Tomatoes; and a movie you loved that had a low rating.    The Princess Bride (1987)  To be honest the first 15 to 20 minutes is pretty funny, but this movie is a hour and ten  minutes too long.  The romance story is just dumb (like most of the movie), and not funny; and how was the torture scene even suppose to be funny?!  I really don't understand why people like this movie so much.    The Million Dollar Duck (1971)  Of course after talking about how dumb The Princess Bride was I'm going to talk about how I like a movie about a duck that starts laying eggs with a golden yolk, after eating some strangely made applesauce and getting accidentally zapped by radiation.   I guess this movie is also kind of dumb, but it is the k...

 I am doing Thursday Movie Picks again.   It is hosted by Wandering through the Shelves .     The theme for Thursday this week is: Actors of Actresses Playing Themselves .   I had thought about writing about actors playing themselves in a main role, but I could only think of one movie, so I thought I would write about actors playing themselves in cameo roles. Dancing Lady (1933) ~ Fred Astaire  This movie is Fred Astaire's first film appearance, and the only time he played himself.  Angels in the Outfield (1951) ~ Bing Crosby   Bing Crosby who was a part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, plays himself in a short cameo appearance. The Bellboy (1960) ~ Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis plays himself in a cameo appearance... in a film were he also plays the main character.

 I am doing Thursday Movie Picks for the first time ever.  It is hosted by Wandering through the Shelves .     The theme for Thursday this week is Oscar Winners: Best Original Score and Best Original Song .  Ideally I should of posted this on Thursday, but I've been so busy I haven't had time to write anything till now. Best Original Score  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) I love the score for this movie. It's very lighthearted and fun, and it suits the movie perfectly. The Sound of Music (1965)  The score for this movie is very good. It's one of my favorites.  Chariots of Fire (1981)  I think the score is one of the things that really make this movie. I love it. It's very moving and very good.   Best Original Song Swing Time (1936) ~ "The Way You Look Tonight"  I love this song, and it was the third song to win the Academy Award for Best Song. Holiday Inn (1942) ~ "White Christmas" This is a classic Christmas song, ...