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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Lisa’s Home Bijou

March 4, 2019 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) stars Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell on a cruise ship with Olympic athletes and diamonds. Technicolor musical! Lisa's Home Bijou

Film Festival: Cruise Ship Romance Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is one of the great Technicolor movie musicals with two famous beauties as the stars. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell take over a cruise ship. I’ve always loved the fantasy life of people cruising on ships in the old days. Dressing up for dinner, meeting all…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: Anita Loos, classic films, cruise ship films, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Russell, Jule Styne, Lisa's Home Bijou, Marilyn Monroe, musicals

Annotated White Christmas: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 12, 2018 by Lisa Grable 6 Comments

Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen take us on a mid-century show biz romp through a Vermont Christmas. Lisa's Home Bijou: The White Christmas (1954)

White Christmas (1954) is a favorite Christmas musical for so many people. This is another classic that doesn’t really need a review. Being over 60 years old, I think it’s time for an annotation for younger viewers. Here’s my take on some of the sayings and culture in White Christmas that might need some explanation….

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1954, Bing Crosby, Christmas movies, classic films, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, holiday films, Irving Berlin, Lisa's Home Bijou, musicals, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, White Christmas

Lisa’s Home Bijou: The Muppet Christmas Carol

December 2, 2016 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

Michael Caine as Scrooge in a faithful adaptation of a beloved holiday ghost story. Lisa's Home Bijou: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Film Festival: Christmas classics The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) is a great version of the Dickens’ Christmas ghost story of Scrooge and Tiny Tim. This faithful adaptation uses the Muppets cast to great effect with Michael Caine as a very believable Scrooge. The Charles Dickens novella was published in 1843 and is given credit for…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1992, Christmas movies, classic films, Dickens Christmas Carol, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou, Michael Caine, muppet Christmas carol, muppets, musicals, Paul Williams

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Girl Crazy

July 29, 2016 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Girl Crazy is a breezy Western musical starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Beautiful Gershwin tunes and Busby Berkeley choreography make it great! Lisa's Home Bijou: Girl Crazy (1943)

Film Festival: The West and Southwest The 1943 film,Girl Crazy, is one of the best examples of the early 20th century “go West” philosophy. A curious trend in plotlines started in the movies and theater in the 1920s and 1930s. It goes as follows: a hero or heroine living in the east is headed for…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1943, classic films, Gershwin, Girl Crazy, Judy Garland, Lisa's Home Bijou, Mickey Rooney, musicals, Tommy Dorsey, Western films

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Destry Rides Again

June 17, 2016 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Marlene Dietrich brings Berlin cabaret style to the West and Southwest & Jimmy Stewart in a musical drama! Lisa's Home Bijou: Destry Rides Again (1939)

Film Festival: The West and Southwest Destry Rides Again is a Western gem from 1939, a wonderful little jewel of a story with great stars, a superior supporting cast, and wit to spare. It was a banner year for the movies. 1939 contained many of the blockbuster classic films of the mid 20th century. The…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1939, classic films, Destry Rides Again, Frank Loesser, Jimmy Stewart, Lisa's Home Bijou, Marlene Dietrich, musicals, Western films

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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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