Although it didn’t get the same amount of acclaim as “City Lights” or “The Great Dictator” there is something about “The Circus” that shows the pure comic genius of Charlie Chaplin. It was filmed when he was going through a divorce in 1928 and that caused so many bad memories that he didn’t even mention the movie in his autobiography.

The storyline features Chaplin playing a tramp who is wrongly accused of stealing and chased by a policeman. During the chase he runs into a big tent circus and the audience think it is part of the show and love his comedy. He meets the ringmaster’s daughter and falls in love with her but a rival appears in a newcomer to the circus. He happens to be a tightrope walker and Chaplin tries to impress her by performing the tightrope routine himself. This leads to one of the funniest moments in the movie. Continue Reading

Bringing Up Baby is widely acclaimed as being one of the funniest screwball comedies ever made. It regularly features in the top 100 lists of best comedies from many organizations and you’ll quickly see why when you see the movie.

The movie was directed by Howard Hawkes and stars Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett and Barry Fitzgerald. Continue Reading

With a cast of actors including Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Dorothy Arzner and Lauren Bacall, it’s no wonder that The Philadelphia Story became such a true classic movie. This special two disc DVD collection brings you the entire, re-mastered 1940 movie in a quality that is simply amazing.

The Philadelphia Story is one of the top 100 movies of all time as voted by the American Film Institute (AFI). It is a screen adaptation of a Broadway play of the same name. It is a romantic comedy that stars Katharine Hepburn as a spoiled socialite named Tracy Lord. She is going to marry an executive, known for being stuffy, when her ex husband, played by Cary Grant, arrives and is trying to protect her father from being involved in a scandal which is about to hit the headlines. Continue Reading

Buster Keaton was one of the greatest silent movie actors of all time. This 2 disc DVD collection features one of his best movies – The General. In the AFI list of the greatest films of all time it is number 18. This is testament to just how good the movie is and what he great actor he was.

He stars as a railroad engineer named Johnny Gray. He had two important things in his life which he loved. One was his girl Annabelle Lee and the second was his engine which he called the General. The place where they live comes under fire and he tries to enlist in the army to help. But they refuse him because of his skills as an engineer. But this causes Annabelle to reject him thinking that he is a coward. Continue Reading

If it is classic comedy you are looking for, then you can’t get much better than the Marx brothers. Groucho, Chico and Harpo made some of the funniest comedy movies ever and this collection includes some of their best. In this set you have A Night at The Opera / A Day at The Races / A Night in Casablanca / Room Service / At the Circus / Go West / The Big Store.

This is a huge 5 disc DVD collection with not only the movies but also some fantastic bonus features of each movie too. So let’s take a quick look at each movie: Continue Reading

The TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Holiday edition features 4 classic movies based in the holiday season. The movies are Christmas in Connecticut, A Christmas Carol, The Shop Around the Corner and It Happened on 5th Avenue. This is a 2 disc DVD collection.

Christmas in Connecticut – This is a romantic comedy starring Sydney Greenstreet, Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan. Barbara Stanwyck stars as a magazine columnist who has no skills at all in the home she lives. But her boss invites himself and another guy to stay with her, so she has to start learning quickly how to look after them. Continue Reading

Sunset Boulevard was written and directed by Billy Wilder and goes down as being one of his best movies. It stars William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson and Fred Clark in a classic comedy about how Hollywood treats its stars when they are no longer desired.

The movie features William Holden who plays an unsuccessful screen writer who has very little money. Whilst trying to get away from two repo men who want money, he turns off Sunset Boulevard into a mansion owned by Norma Desmond, who is played by Gloria Swanson. She was the star of movies in the past but has always dreamed of making a comeback. She lives completely in the past and has a butler called Max who takes care of her and her home. William’s character and Norma get acquainted and help each other out. Continue Reading

This TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Romantic Comedies contains 2 DVD discs with 4 classic romantic comedy movies. The movies are Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, The Philadelphia Story and Bringing Up Baby.

Adam’s Rib – This movie was created in 1951 and stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. They play a married couple who are both lawyers and have a problem when they both are assigned the same case. Hepburn is defending a woman who shot her husband because she caught him cheating on her with another woman. Tracy is prosecuting her and it causes lots of tension. Continue Reading