I hate Luv Storys

 

This got a lot of hate on imdb. It doesn't really contribute anything new to Indian cinema, but I thought it was cute. It's about two crew members who work on a Bollywood set. The woman believes that she has the perfect relationships while the guy doesn't really believe in love. Eventually the woman realizes she has feelings for the guy and that her perfect relationship isn't so great. I thought the two leads were great. Sonam Kapoor definitely has a presence.  

Bathing Beauty

 

This was an ok Esther Williams movie. Esther is getting married to Red Skelton in the beginning of the movie when a woman wrongly accuses Skelton of already being her husband and the father of her children. Esther goes back to being a college swim teacher, but Skelton is determined to get her back. He becomes the only male student at the college. I wanted more from this movie. Someone really should have made a great movie with Esther Williams. Most of her movies are just passable. I just wish that someone would have put the same effort that was put into some of Judy Garland classic MGM musicals. If that happened Esther Williams may be better known today. 

Gun Fury

This was a standard western starring Rock Hudson. It would be completely forgettable except for the fact that the person who kidnaps Donna Reed is a total creep. He is played by Phil Carey and man he does a good job. Rock Hudson of course saves the day.

The Tall Men

 

This was a pretty boring western. I got it because I felt in the mood for a Clark Gable movie but even he wasn't of much interest here. The movie is about two brothers who join a cattle drive. Along the way they fight Indians and each other over Jane Russell. The only good thing about this movie is Jane Russell as she tries to bring life into this dull movie. She even sings a couple of tunes. 

Birdman of Alcatraz

 

This was a pretty good prison movie about a convict who takes a special interest in birds and becomes an expert on them. I read a bit about the guy, and it looks like the movie made him more of a saint than he was. Karl Malden does a good job as his enemy, the prison warden. The movie is kind of long. It was two hours and a half, but it was worth the watch. 

Kiss and Make-Up

 

This was a cute precode with Cary Grant. Grant plays a beautician who turns Genevieve Tobin into an attractive but shallow girl. Her husband Edward Everett Horton says she isn't the person she used to be and dumps her. Cary Grant marries her only to react just the way that Horton did. Soon Cary Grant not only wants out of the marriage but his profession too. He wants to be with the "plain" (she really isn't) girl at his job Helen Mack but Horton wants that girl too. It turns out by the end that everyone is not what they seem. 

Play Girl

 

People are harsh on Kay Francis on the internet. Whenever there's a list of the ugliest old actresses, she's included. I think she looked all right but she had a lot of charisma, charm, and class. This movie was pretty fun. Kay Francis stars as a gold digger, and she takes a young girl Mildred Coles under her wing. The girl plays along as a gold digger, but her heart is set on a simple man she met earlier in the movie. When she finds out that he's really a rich rancher she's disappointed. I guess she wanted him to be different or something. It takes a while for things to be sorted out. I recommend this for Kay Francis fans.