Classic movies for comfort...

Classic movies for comfort...

Mei 21, 2020
blogathon, I'll Be Seeing You, Meet John Doe, Mrs. Miniver, Since You Went Away, The Best Years of Our Lives

When I think of movies that are most comforting to me in times of turmoil, I think of World War II-era “home front” films. They are not roll...

War Stories, Part 1 - Mrs. Miniver

War Stories, Part 1 - Mrs. Miniver

Desember 02, 2010
Christopher Severn, Greer Garson, Henry Travers, May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver, Richard Ney, Teresa Wright, Walter Pidgeon, William Wyler, World War II

“Mrs. Miniver” (1942) has an aura of greatness, or infamy, about it among classic film critics, perhaps rather in the same way its star, Gre...

War Stories - Intro

War Stories - Intro

November 29, 2010
Love Letters, Mrs. Miniver, The More the Merrier, World War II

For the next two weeks we're going to be discussing three movies that tell war stories. By “war stories” in this case we mean what are t...

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Juli 05, 2007
ageism, Baby Boomers, Henry Travers, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Mrs. Miniver, Shadow of a Doubt

Henry Travers is one of the film industry’s most beloved character actors, a veteran of the stage in the UK and in New York before he ever c...

Mrs. Miniver and Propaganda

Mrs. Miniver and Propaganda

Maret 22, 2007
Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Wilcoxon, Mrs. Miniver, Nazis, propaganda, The Wilcoxon Speech, William Wyler, Winston Churchill, World War II

Reviews of “Mrs. Miniver” almost always mention the word “propaganda” in the first line. I find this odd, since just about every film made ...