At the Circus – A Marx Brothers Retrospective

At the Circus may be best known for being the film where Groucho Marx first sings “Lydia the Tattooed Lady” on screen. The best Marx Brothers films are those that feature songs in addition to their zany antics. Thankfully, this film gets them back on track after making a film for RKO. Margaret Dumont also returns, which always leads to great fun in their films. Unlike Room Service, this film is written directly for them.…

"At the Circus – A Marx Brothers Retrospective"

Bringing Up Baby Is Still Funny Over 80 Years Later

Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant bring the hysterics when they team up together in the classic 1938 screwball comedy, Bringing Up Baby. Initially a flop, Bringing Up Baby‘s reputation wouldn’t change until it made its way to television. If not for the film’s initial failure, Hepburn wouldn’t take to the stage in The Philadelphia Story. As we all know, the play would become a film starring Hepburn, Grant, and James Stewart and the rest is…

"Bringing Up Baby Is Still Funny Over 80 Years Later"