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In the Good Old Summertime: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 12, 2020 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Judy Garland and Van Johnson fight at work but fall in love as pen pals. Lisa's Home Bijou: In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Film Festival: Christmas classics In the Good Old Summertime is named for the old song from 1902. It’s actually a Christmas story, with Judy Garland and Van Johnson competing at the music store where they work, while they are getting to know each other as pen pals. The story begins in Chicago in the early…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1949, Buster Keaton, Christmas movies, classic films, holiday films, in the good old summertime, Judy Garland, Lisa's Home Bijou, SZ Sakall, Van Johnson

You Were Never Lovelier: Lisa’s Home Bijou

May 15, 2020 by Lisa Grable 5 Comments

Rita Hayworth is a Latina tame-able shrew resisting Fred Astaire in Buenos Aires. Music and dancing with Xavier Cugat. Lisa's Home Bijou: You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Film Festival: Latin Flavor In You Were Never Lovelier (1942), Rita Hayworth plays a Buenos Aires princess in the style of “Taming of the Shrew.” Margarita Cansino was a dark-haired beauty who first was noticed as her father Eduardo’s ballroom dance partner. In her late teens she made a few movie appearances (Charlie Chan in Egypt). Then…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1942, Adolphe Menjou, Buenos Aires, classic films, Fred Astaire, Irene, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Latin America, Latin music, Lisa's Home Bijou, Rita Hayworth, wedding, Xavier Cougat, You Were Never Lovelier

Zou Zou Josephine Baker musical: Lisa’s Home Bijou

January 3, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Divine Diva Josephine Baker goes from circus girl to laundress to the toast of Paris. With Jean Gabin. Lisa's Home Bijou: Zou Zou (1934)

Film Festival: Divine Divas Zou Zou, made in 1934, is one of the few performances of the woman lovingly known as “La Baker” preserved on film; a showcase for Josephine Baker’s comedic persona and her emotional singing. A child of the streets of St. Louis, she made her way to New York and into show…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1934, black actors, black films, black history, classic films, French films, Jean Gabin, Josephine Baker, Lisa's Home Bijou, Zou Zou

If You Believe Christmas fantasy: Lisa’s Home Bijou

December 20, 2019 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Susan has lost her joy in life. Her inner child, 7-year-old Suze, helps her find love in this fantasy Christmas story. Lisa's Home Bijou: If You Believe (1999)

Film Festival: Christmas Fantasy If You Believe (1999) takes place in a book publishing house. Susan (Ally Walker) has lost her joy in life and is in danger of losing her job. At age 27 she is married to Peter, a tweed-wearing, pipe smoking class-conscious husband. By age 37, she is divorced and struggling in…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1999, Ally Walker, Christmas movies, classic films, Hayden Panettiere, holiday films, If you believe, Lifetime movies, Lisa's Home Bijou, Tom Amandes

Elf modern Christmas fantasy: Lisa’s Home Bijou

December 3, 2019 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

Elf stars Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel. A sweet story of a man looking for his birth father in NYC. But he was raised by elves! Lisa's Home Bijou

Film Festival: Contemporary Christmas Elf (2003) follows the journey of a man searching for his birth father. The young man is Buddy (Will Ferrell), who was raised by elves at the North Pole. He finds his father in New York at Christmas in the Empire State Building. Along the way he finds love and helps…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 2003, Christmas movies, classic films, Elf, holiday films, Jon Favreau, Lisa's Home Bijou, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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