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**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 24-04-2013, 18:38

Moontide.

Made in 1942. After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man. In his uncertainty, he takes a job on an isolated bait barge. That night, he rescues lovely Anna from a watery suicide attempt and installs her on the barge. But Tiny, Bobo's long time pal and parasite, hopes to drive Anna away before domestic bliss tears Bobo away from him; the still unsolved murder may be just the wedge Tiny needs. There's fog on the water and evil brewing.

This film may not be a masterpiece when paralleled with other films by Fritz Lang, as well as other projects starring Jean Gabin, and also films in which Ida Lupino excels. ("Road House", with Richard Widmark and Celeste Holm). As well as the wonderfully sinister "Ladies in Retirement", in my opinion one of Ms. Lupino's most brilliant performances. But give this film a chance, it has a few redeeming performances and interesting scenarios. Ida Lupino is believable as Anna, a down on her luck waitress who attempts suicide. Apparently in the 1940's police used to arrest suicides, rather than help them. Gabin helps Lupino out of the problem,and she helps him decorate his ramshackle cabin on the docks of San Pablo, California. They eventually marry.

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 25-04-2013, 19:05

Dancin Thru The Dark

Made in 1990. A beautiful film, which captures the sadness, squalor and decay of post-Beatles Liverpool and the wasted young lives of those growing up there. It is a sort-of musical comedy, with a superb ensemble of well-rounded characters, all desperate in their different ways, with talents and flaws. Even Mark Womack as Eddie is not a mere stage villain, but rather an embittered and unstable but loyal friend.

The theme is simple - leaving home - and the execution brilliant. The early scenes, as a London rock group encounters the horrors of run-down Liverpool - predatory kids and a hostile pub - are hilarious. The theatrical origins of the film are retained with the most dramatic scenes staged in the ladies' and gents' toilets of a down-town disco. The plot is so straightforward as to be trite, but the writing (by Willy Russell from his stage play), the energetic direction by Mike Ockrent and the vitality of the performances make this a film to remember.

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 26-04-2013, 21:49

Somewhere In The Night

Made in 1946. George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity,stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

Mankiewicz could really turn out good product and this neglected film is absolutely worth a look! An unusual hybrid of THE MALTESEFALCON and TOTAL RECALL, SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT was ahead of its time and has aged better than most amnesiac fare. One could argue that TOTAL RECALL owes quite a debt to this movie regarding its twist bad guy identity revelation.There's some excellent dialogue and once you overlook some whopper implausibilities, the plot works well, as does the oddball cast of supporting characters, including the opportunist police lieutenant and the rogues gallery of ne'er do wells hoping to cash in on the amnesiac's memories. The movie doesn't hold up to close scrutiny (how did the money hanging under a pier not rot from three years' worth of salt water for one) but it is highly entertaining and noir fans should definitely take a look. Hodiak, Nolan and Conte are all solid in their respective roles. Enjoy!

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 27-04-2013, 11:57

Wife vs Secretary

Made in 1936. The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional. Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's beautiful secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men,will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbours unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take a business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumours she's heard may have a basis in fact.

I adore the films in which Clark Gable and Jean Harlow starred opposite one another, and although this isn't my personal favourite - it is a very good and must- see movie. Harlow excels in her dramatic role as the highly-efficient, dependable and beautiful secretary to Gable's character of company executive. Myrna Loy gets on my nerves as the jealous yet believable wife. There are several awesome and memorable scenes.This movie shows us that not everything in life is at it appears to be. I found the interaction between wife and secretary to be particularly good. Over all, I highly recommend this movie and the cast is top-notch!

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 28-04-2013, 11:34

When Harry Met Sally

Made in 1989. Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?"

"When Harry Met Sally" may not at first seem to be the kind of film that remains classic and timeless. In this very cute exploration of an age-old question: "Can men and women truly just be friends?," Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan play the kind of characterswe have come to love to see them play. No surprises there as they skillfully banter back and forth between adorable, hysterical and morose as the plot rolls on. But upon closer inspection, this film is actually full of nice surprises,including its durability. Watch carefully and you will find one of the best examples of the way an excellent script can propel the plot, character development and pacing of a film perfectly from start to finish. Many lines may seem to be merely entertaining one-liners, but they also serve these other purposess imultaneously. This is a well crafted and well acted script. Even the most dated aspect of the film, the intentional focus on clothing, hair and makeupstyles as they change throughout the decades, has taken an unexpected poignancy now that the styles we may remember as current at the time have come to be old-fashioned themselves. The end result is that "When Harry MetSally" speaks to us if we remember the times portrayed in the film or not.We're still asking questions about men and women and friendship, and films such as this still help us answer them.

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 30-04-2013, 01:37

Lady Luck

Made in 1946. Mary now runs a bookstore in L.A. with her grandfather, whose past gambling excesses have left her hating everything about the pastime. Unfortunately she falls for Larry, who makes his living in this very line of work. He vows to change but going to Las Vegas to get married may not be the best choice for them. Indeed, Mary's forefathers all had gambling in their blood and if she does ever get to try the tables anything could happen.

This old-time comedy stands up pretty well and holds your interest throughout. The characters are sympathetic and well-drawn, and the story line is intriguing. Aided by a good script and fine acting from lead Robert Young, and from Frank Morgan and James Gleason as Sam. Interesting for the presence of Barbara Hale, later to be Perry Mason's secretary Della Street.

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 01-05-2013, 21:23

Delightfully Dangerous

Made in 1945. This is only Jane Powell's second movie and she can more than hold her own. She plays the little sister of Constance Moore,who is a big star in New York. Ralph Bellamy plays a Broadway producer and really gives a great performance. Jane wants to follow her big sister to NewYork and she won't let her go. Jane talks with Ralph about her sister and he tells everyone what a big star she is on Broadway. Jane goes to New York to see her anyway. She is crushed when her sister is the star of a burlesque show.

She runs into Ralph and he calms her down and calls for her sister. He explains to the sister why he lied to Jane about her. Jane is noticed and hired to do a show until they find out what her sister does. Jane finds out Ralph needs talent for his show and she secretly records her sister. He hears it and hires her. She does a great job and Jane also gets to sing in the play. This was a nice movie with a good pace to it. The three leads were perfectly cast and I recommend watching this film. The DVD releases are cheaply produced, but it's still worth watching

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 02-05-2013, 17:56

Dear Ruth

Made in 1947. A normal day in the Wilkins family:reticent beauty Ruth, crusty judge father, petition-happy political activist teen Miriam. Who should show up but Ruth's soldier pen pal Bill Seacroft...whom she doesn't know about. It seems Miriam used her sister's name and picture to build up wartime morale. Ruth reluctantly agrees to "humor" Bill for his 2-day leave, though she's just become engaged to her stuffy suitor Albert. Can Miriam's cloud castle last the weekend without crashing to earth?

I had the opportunity to see this film last night and what a delight! I can not understand that so many wonderful films of the 40's are not shown on the multiple cable channels. Thank goodness for YouTube. This film was packed with great stars of the period such as William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Mona Freeman and Edward Arnold. And it has a very funny storyline. Just having the chance to see a very young Willam Holden was worth anything... These family films seem to be all but forgotten, and it is a shame- I only wish that some of the movie executives would take a second look at some of these treasures and decide to release them on DVD. There were two sequels and they were also really great.

**Andrew_Fuse** · 02-05-2013, 19:18

Gangster Squad

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 08-05-2013, 01:41

Breezy

Made in 1973. Breezy is a teen-aged free spirit with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall unexpectedly in love with her.

This film is so very, very good. It is a mystery why it was not a bigger hit, and not more lauded by the critics. One possible explanation is that the subject matter was something that critics and audiences just could not "feel comfortable with." For a generation fatigued by the changes that they were trying to understand and accept--relationships between people of different religions, relationships between people of different races--it may have just been too much to ask of them, to accept a relationship between people of such different ages. It was not until a generation later, with a movie like Pretty Woman, that an age-difference love story would become palatable, even fun and enjoyable, to watch and root for. 'Tis a pity, because anyone who missed this movie has missed one of the most remarkable performances ever given by a young actress. If you do have a chance to see it, Kay Lenz will have you smirking and smiling and chuckling and laughing and, in the end, singing the old Elvis Presley tune "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"

**bjerre** · 08-05-2013, 17:18

Captain America

**SUNNY TOMORROW** · 13-05-2013, 22:45

The Second Woman

Made in 1950. In flashback from a'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast,meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents,major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

A better-than-average psychological thriller, The Second Woman blends aspects of Rebecca and Gaslight into a savvy,neo-Gothic style (there's even an ultramodern, Manderley-like pile of memories high above the crashing ocean; it, too, ends in conflagration). Robert Young plays a young architect who can't wriggle out from under a jinx. The night before their wedding, a car crash claimed the life of his fiancée, for whom he'd built the cantilevered"house with wings." Now it's a mausoleum where he broods to the Tchaikovsky on the sound track. Lapses of memory and moody episodes undermine his work. His horse, his dog, even his prize rosebush die mysteriously. He's sinking, an object of pity and, increasingly, apprehension.
Into this slough of despond comes a guardian angel (Betsy Drake), an intelligent and independent insurance investigator who falls for him, as he for her. (She's something of an anomaly in film noir, where all the brains and spunk usually go to the wicked women.) She supplies Young with the resolve to solve the puzzle when he ceases to care.