tháng 4 2011 ~ The Larsen Film Review

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

This is going to be a really bad review, and I'm sorry for that. I have to say this film never really had my interest. I found it dull and slow, but nevertheless made it through pretty quickly. In retrospect I can't say I remember much about it... already. Maybe that is strange,...

Don't let the title fool you, this film is 100% English. It was just directed by a Frenchman Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, and produced in France, so it gets the international title. The film is the documentary feature winner Oscar winner from 2002, and one that a friend found for...

I, sort of, recognized the cast and director of this film when it was nominated for an Oscar, but it wasn't until a French co-worker spelled it out for me that I saw who was involved with this film. Directed by Rachid Bouchareb and starring Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, and a...

This was one of the most bizarre musicals I have seen ever. It reminds me of a mix between Black Swan and the awful dream sequence in Oklahoma! The film is on a number of "Best" lists, including the 501 Must See Movies, imdb's top 250 bubbling under, and filesite lists top 100....

I was a little too young for this when it came out, so finding it on my new Action 101 list was pretty cool. Little did I know this was a Tom Clancy sequel to The Hunt for Red October and the first to feature Harrison Ford. The film starts with action, has action packed highway...

I picked this one up at the local library a few weeks ago because it was on Leonard Maltin's top 100 of the century. It also happens to be on the National Film Registry. I would consider this a B movie, and a classic film noir with over-the-top noir style dialog. The film starts...

One of the more current musical and part of the 501 Must See movie book. This film wasn't much of musical though, it was really about performing arts students with a few musical moments. The film follows a group of students through school for the gifted in New York City. Starting...

I've made it a goal to stay on top of the silent movies when I find them, and I have to say this one was an easy watch. I actually watched the full hour restored version that came out in 1999, and it was pretty eventful and good. The original film was actually over 9 hours...

An epic silent war film about World War I. I found this one on archive.org. It is in the National film Registry and also in the 501-Must See Movies, under action for some reason. My review might contain spoilers, but I've found that spoilers on silent movies actually help me....

The 3rd and final lost post. Based on the novel Porgy and 1935 Gershwin Opera, this was a very difficult film to get a hold of. Much like Carmen Jones, this film stars Dorothy Dandridge and was directed by Otto Preminger, it also won the Golden Globe for best musical but also...

Moving on to the 2nd lost post. Warner Baxter stars as a Broadway director who is afforded one last chance to make a successful show. It is not that he has had failures in the past, it is that the country is coming out of the depression and he has a history of nervous breakdowns....

It is very frustrating to see that blogger has now lost three of my posts. Re-writing reviews of films that I didn't give "Worth Watching" scores is not exactly thrilling. So pardon me being brief. Nominated for two Oscars and winner of the Golden Globe for best musical, this...

I just got through saying that The King and I was my favorite musical so far in musical month. This one though was the best for me all month. Not necessarily a family oriented musical like The King and I but I loved the casting here. I'm not going to lie though, seeing Marlon...

I've actually had this film for some time now. My grandmother took me to see this performed live 8-10 years ago so I haven't been all that interested in seeing something that I felt I had already seen. Truth be told when I started it up I couldn't even remember what it was about,...

A made for tv [VH1 to be exact] documentary that I felt deserved a post about. This is one of the bands I grew up listening to, and with their latest album just being released the 2 hour film is worth a review. The film centers around Dave Grohl and his journey through his musical...

Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr star in one of the best Rodgers & Hammerstein films and overall musicals of all time. Winner of 5 Oscars and 2 Golden Globes and a film for all ages. This has been the best movie in musical month so far. Brynner was fantastic, Kerr wasn't...

I actually didn't have a musical prepared for my ipod so I diverged for a moment to work on my Oscar nominees a little bit. This film is probably the most controversial film of the year since it was in the running for Best Picture before it was slapped with an NC-17 rating....

Howard Hawks directed almost 50 films in his day. From action, to film-noir, to westerns, to gangster films, and even musicals. This musical of his paired up Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. 60 years later it is hard to believe that this film was purchased by Fox for Betty Grable...

The 2nd ever winner of the Best Picture Oscar, and credited as the 2nd musical film ever made. The movie poster even boasts that is has "talking"! I can't imagine being around in a time where mixing video and audio was so new and interesting, so finding this film good was very...

Teh 3 hours Oscar Best Picture winner starring William Powell [My Man Godfrey and The Thin Man]. The film is full of musical performances, but I have trouble labeling it a musical. It is really an epic biography about a performance manager that follows his life from promoting...

For musical month I have been trying to watch a lot of stuff that I should be able to say I've seen. One thing on that list is an Elvis movie. With 31 films to his credit on imdb Elvis Presley is an actor I have yet to sit and watch through an entire feature film. From what...

A must see musical for me. Born and raised in Oklahoma it was starting to get embarrassing to say that I had not seen this film. A winner of two Oscars in the 50's and full of songs I have heard many many times. So what is the film about? Curly and Laurey like each other but...

It was somewhat of a mistake to watch this movie in musical month. It has an element of music but it is very minor. The film stars Bing Crosby so I was sure this would have quite a bit of singing. It did however win 7 Oscars and helps me get closer to seeing all of the best...

Considered by some to be one of the weakest Oscar years, Gigi managed to win an incredible 9 Oscars in 1959. As well as 3 Golden Globes and a Grammy. Starring Leslie Caron [An American in Paris and Chocolat] and Louis Jourdan. This is one of those "foreign" film in English....

I'm not really sure how to classify this film. Watched because of its musical focus, but it is more of a comedy than anything. Nominated for a foreign language golden globe, the film was not really on anyone's radar for the Oscars. I'm really not sure who the panel came across...

Nominated for Oscars and Golden Globes because of the song "Coming Home," but not for acting. A good movie for music/musical month but definitely not a musical. There are some good country songs by Beau [Garrett Hedlund], Kelly [Gwyneth Paltrow], and Chiles [Leighton Meester]. I...

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Trouble in Paradise (1932)

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Outside the Law: Hors-la-loi (2010)

The Red Shoes (1948)

Patriot Games (1992)

Gun Crazy (1950)

Fame (1980)

Greed (1924)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

Porgy and Bess (1959)

42nd Street (1933)

Carmen Jones (1954)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

The Music Man (1962)

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011)

The King And I (1956)

Blue Valentine (2010)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

The Broadway Melody (1929)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Oklahoma! (1955)

Going My Way (1944)

Gigi (1958)

The Concert: Le Concert (2010)

Country Strong (2010)

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