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Easy Living (1937)
Directed by Mitchell Leisen Several things distinguish Easy Living but the two that stand out for me are Preston Sturges and Jean Arthur. While the movie isn’t directed by Sturges (it was directed by Mitchell Leisen), he wrote the screenplay … Read more
Easy Living (1937): Everybody fall down
When a an expensive fur coat falls on her head, Mary Smith’s life of scraping together enough for food and rent turns upside down. She suddenly finds herself in a world of wealth, as she’s mistakenly perceived of as the … Read more
Posted in Comedy, Romance
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Four movies and a post
Over this holiday period, while I haven’t been posting on any of my sites, neither have I been sitting still. Here on Piddleville, I actually have been adding reviews, though not highlighting them on the home page here. I hope … Read more
Posted in Movies, Reviews
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Unbreakable (2000)
Directed by M. Knight Shyamalan Endings are incredibly important to successful stories, some more so than others. Two examples that immediately come to mind are Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, where the third act takes a very unexpected direction, and … Read more
Trading Places (1983)
Directed by John Landis I think this is the first “holiday” movie I’ve watched this year. To be honest, though, I never thought of Trading Places as that kind of movie until recently. But it is a kind of feel … Read more
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