The Artist

Dan and I saw the movie, The Artist, last night at the Rialto.  It was so well done and so much fun that I'm speechless (pun intended).

If you have a chance, don't miss this movie.

Singin' in the Rain: A Classic Movie Musical

This past Wednesday it was "raining cats and dogs" in Raleigh, and I thought what better than to stay inside and watch one of my very favorite movies of all time, Singin' in the Rain.  This movie came out in 1952 and starred Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor with a guest appearance by Cyd Charisse.

I captured a few still shots from the movie to share here on my post.  The sets were lavish, the costumes exquisite and the dancing unbelieveable.

Donald O'Connor at the piano.

Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds

Gorgeous costumes.

The famous dance in the rain by Gene Kelly.

In my mind, this movie is the best musical ever made, and the dancing by Gene Kelly is the best dancing ever in a movie particularly the sequence where he was out on the street dancing in the rain.  This scene was supposedly filmed in just one take.  For those of you who may never have seen this classic movie here is the now famous dancing in the rain.

City Lights with Charlie Chaplin

Our recent Netflix selection was Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" which we watched the other night.  Both Dan and I are Chaplin fans, and I think "City Lights" is Chaplin's best movie.

In the main plot of "City Lights", The Little Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl and he sets out to make enough money to provide her with an operation that will restore her sight.  After preventing a drunk millionaire from committing suicide the Tramp has an of and off relationship with the millionaire. They are best friends when the millionaire is drunk, but when sober the millionaire throws the tramp out. 

There are hilarious, slap-stick scenes in this movie.  One at a party where the Tramp is eating confetti (not spaghetti). 

Confetti not spaghetti.

When the tramp swallows a whistle and begins hiccuping, every hiccup produces a little whistle.

A swallowed whistle produces a whistle with every hiccup.

The Tramp manages to get the money (from the drunk millionaire) to enable the blind girl to restore her sight.  In the end the girl who can now see realizes that her love interest  is a tramp and not a millionaire.  The final shot brought tears to my eyes.

Now she can see.

Final shot.

For a full review of this 1931 film, check out this NY Times Movie Review.

All screenshots from Screenshotworld.blogspot.com