Classic Film Comedies
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Movie Review: The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie is a smart, scabrous, deliciously cynical take on greed in general and, in particular, the litigious society America was becoming in the mid-1960s. more...
Marx Bros. Duck Soup Arguably Their Best Film
Duck Soup - the fifth and best of the Marx Brothers' movies - is their funniest and fastest film, a multi-faceted farce that plays as razor-sharp today as it did in 1933. more...
A Night at the Opera: Marx Brothers Movie Review
Consistently over-praised, this was the team's first film at highbrow MGM and it shows - with the usual winning Marx formula watered down by a meddling studio. more...
This 1941 classic is among the most romantic films of Hollywood's Golden Era, a fantasy perhaps hokey by today's standards, yet charming, heartwarming and funny as hell. more...
The Devil and Miss Jones Movie
Comedy and union activism collide in this Jean Arthur vehicle about class struggle within the walls of a big New York City department store. more...
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Hitchcock's Mr. and Mrs. Smith
By: Amanda Flinner
In an uncharacteristic comedic turn, the Master of Suspense brings us romantic fluff for our cinematic sweet tooth with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. more...
By: John K. Davis
Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp character is one of the most memorable in the movies. In City Lights his creation comes to the aid of a blind flower girl whom he loves. more...
The Jack Lemmon Film Collection DVD Review
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Francine Brokaw
Five films from 1954 to 1964 demonstrate the great talent of film legend Jack Lemmon. His son Chris is excited about this collection for a variety of reasons. more...
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
By: Martin G. Wood
Woody Allen's signature mix of sexual politics and sparkling dialogue, is transferred from the city to the country, for an overlooked gem that's light, breezy, and fun. more...
Classic Film Review: North By Northwest
By: Will Roszczyk
Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock combine in a great caper movie - maintaining just enough menace to be thrilling, whilst also featuring much comedy. more...
Arthur: The Melancholy Millionaire
By: Amanda Flinner
This 1981 romantic comedy takes filmgoers into this tipsy millionaire's everyday life, posing the question "Don't You Wish You Were Arthur?" The answer may surprise you. more...
By: Diane Jandt
Regarded the first screwball comedy, It Happened One Night almost didn't happen. Once it did, the magic was apparent. more...
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