Decent suspense thriller from directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine (in a role that won her the Oscar for Best Actress). Lots of scenes show Hitchcock as the spell-binding genius he is with Cary Grant giving an amazing portrayal of a man who is seemingly a narcissistic sociopath and Joan Fontaine as his frightened and increasingly paranoid wife.
Anyway, decent movie but I felt the ending was a bit of a cop-out. Even if it did get Fontaine the Oscar.
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
This is the first movie with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sharing top billing and its a pretty good outing. It starts a bit slow-ish (to me) but it gets very good. The plot is simple, Ginger Rogers wants a divorce from her husband she has not seen in a few years and who won't grant a divorce (different time) so her lawyer hires a man for her to be caught with. However, Fred Astaire has fallen for her. The best moment is the "Night and Day" scene. Here is where you see why Ginger was such a good dance partner for Fred. You can sincerely believe that a woman would fall in love with a man after dancing with him.
Scene:
Only Ginger Rogers could make that stunned look as believable as she does. Some people's favorite scene is the big dance scene "The Continental" but I prefer the quieter one above.
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Classic, tongue-in-cheek World War 2 action-comedy about a group of US soldiers going behind German lines to find some Nazi gold. It stars Clint Eastwood as the lead character Kelly who comes up with the plan, Donald Sutherland as a hippie tank leader (yes, a hippie), Don Rickles as the intel/accountant, and Telly Savalas as the Sergeant. The movie is a fun flick. Though it does contain some crude humour. Its a fun guy movie.
My favorite part has to be the song "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation!
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