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  • Hello, Frisco, Hello 1943

    ★★★★ Watched 24 May, 2013

    This is about as good and as typical as 20th Century Fox musicals get. A turn of the century plot, musical numbers every five minutes, comedy from the ever reliable jack Oakie and a score of older numbers with only one piece written for the film, Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's incomparable "You'll never know."

  • A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate 1923

    ★★★½ Rewatched 18 May, 2013

    An almost total departure for Chaplin, the first of only two films that he would direct but not appear in (apart from a pre-Hitchcock cameo) a film of subtlety rather than broad comedy, although there are tiny moments of pure Chaplin comedy. The film is at times Lubitsch like in it's sophisticated comedy, but was made a few years before Lubitsch had really established his "touch" for this kind of comedy. The performances throughout are very naturalistic, in a way…

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  • The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1966

    ★★★½ Watched 03 Apr, 2012

    Fritz Lang returned to Germany in the late 1950's to make his Indian epic and followed this up with what would prove to be his last film as well the third in his Mabuse trilogy, the previous two films being released in 1922 and 1932 respectively. While the film is rather unsurprisingly no where near as innovative as the previous two films it's still an enjoyable yarn.

  • Start Cheering 1938

    ★★½ Watched 07 Sep, 2012 1

    A totally unremarkable film, but still good fun. Yet another college musical, with little plot that doesn't get in the way of the guest spots from quite a few minor stars of the day. Durante star billed is well on form and other than a couple of songs from Gertrude Niesen is the reason for watching the film. The three stooges, in a rare feature film appearance, also come on a couple of times, and may appeal to some.