Tag Archives: Piddleville

Easy Living (1937)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

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 … Continue reading →

Easy Living (1937): Everybody fall down

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

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 … Continue reading →

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Frank Oz I’ve always felt the idea of Stepford Wives was better than the execution — be it the original Ira Levin novel or the first movie based on it, back in 1975. To be honest, I felt … Continue reading →

Watching movies

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Bill Wren

Don’t ask me when this picture was taken. It’s enough to say, quite a while ago. For what it is worth, I’ve also posted a review I wrote of Gone With the Wind (1939). It was written somewhere around December … Continue reading →