Archive for the '1946' Category

Film #210 - Song of the South (1946)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Song of the South is a 1964 Walt Disney production that has never seen the light of day on home video in the United States due to issues of political correctness. Is the film broad and offensive in its treatment of black Americans? Not particularly. The problem seems to come down to […]

A Classic Tale of Love & Hate: Day #294 - Gilda (1946)

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Viewed October 21, 2006
You know, I don’t know what I expected from Gilda. I mean, I knew it was considered a classic, but I guess I just never really got a sense of what the film was all about. I’m not sure what I expected, but I rather think itwas something much darker […]

Film #152 - Lady Luck (1946)

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Viewed June 1, 2006
Lady Luck is a classic example of the “big idea” romantic comedy. In this one a gambler named Larry Scott (Robert Young), falls in love with a woman who comes from a long line of gamblers. Mary Audrey (Barbara Hale) is dead set against gambling and doesn’t allow it in […]