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Tag Archives: Mary Astor
KPK on the CINEMA (147): “The Films of MAY 2024”
. > And away we go! (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) Titles in PURPLE have been expanded for Flix Pix columns > This month I review … Continue reading →
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QuickPix (35): “Great COMEDIES For You to Savor, Vol. 5”
> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Shot in the Dark, Alfred Zeisler, art, Billy Wilder, Cary Grant, Charles Brackett, Cheaper By the Dozen, cinema, classics, Claudette Colbert, Clifton Webb, comedies, criticism, Don Ameche, Elke Sommer, entertainment, families, films, humor, ideas, John Barrymore, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Mary Astor, Midnight, movies, Myrna Loy, opinion, Peter Sellers, QuickPix, reviews, romance, screwball comedies, sequels, The Amazing Adventure, The Pink Panther, wit
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FLIX PIX (673): “MIDNIGHT is a Frothy Screwball Delight!”
MIDNIGHT (directed by Frank R. Strayer, 1931) ***** (out of 5) . > MIDNIGHT is another utterly delightful screwball comedy from the director who brought us the sublime EASY LIVING. . A sassy Claudette Colbert, a roguish Don Ameche, an unctuous … Continue reading →
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