Hello, little bookworms! I am so glad to have Kirsty Greenwood, author of Yours Truly and The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance - which is out now! Read my review here - on my blog for the blog tour in celebration of her latest book being published this week! Kirsty G is here to talk about her Top 5 Favourite Vintage Films and each and every one of them sounds romantic and oh-so fabulous! Over to you, Kirsty!
My Top 5 Favourite Vintage Films
by Kirsty Greenwood
1. Singin’ In The Rain
Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor – a perfect trifecta of pure talent. I love this film. It’s got it all: music, comedy, a great plot and stellar performances (O’Connor doing Make ‘Em Laugh is genius). Plus, Gene Kelly was so hot.
2. Grease 2
This film was released in 1982 so I’m going to argue that technically it’s vintage. Kind of. And it features in The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance so I am going to bend the rules and include it in my list. A controversial opinion but Grease Two kicks Grease One’s butt. It’s ruder and funnier, quirkily bizarre and with a lil’ bit of a feminist angle. There’s a song about bowling. There’s a song about reproduction. There’s a fantasy sequence where Stephanie and Michael are singing in a motorbiking heaven. What’s not to love?
Plus, Maxwell Caulfield is so hot.
3. Pillow Talk
I LOVE Doris Day so much. She’s my favourite star of the 50s. She usually played smart working women who didn’t take any shit, which was a refreshing change from the usual 50’s female typecasts of bombshell or femme fatale. A great example of Doris Day at her best is in the movie Pillow Talk – a typical screwball comedy with quick, sharp dialogue, lots of misunderstandings and a sweet, sexy romance.
Plus, Rock Hudson was so hot.
4. Easter Parade
Yet another musical (I’m a little obsessed). Easter Parade isn’t just one of my favourite vintage films, but one of my favourite films of all time. Judy Garland shows off her comedy chops as the adorable Hannah Brown, a less than graceful chorus dancer who wants to be transformed into a star by Fred Astaire’s haughty Don Hewes. The songs in the movie have become all-time darlings – in particular: ‘It Only Happens When I Dance With You’ and ‘I Love the Piano’. Ooh, and ‘We’re A Couple of Swells.’ AND ‘Fella with an Umbrella’. Aaah. I’m going to have to have another watch after writing this.
If you haven’t see this movie, at least YouTube Ann Miller’s performance of ‘Shakin’ The Blues Away’. It is breath-taking.
Also: Peter Lawford was hot.
5. Lady and The Tramp
This is my favourite Disney film. It’s such a sweet story about the romance of two dogs from very different backgrounds. But it also has meatier themes of abandonment and prejudice underneath the cuteness. There are some cracking songs in this film too – Peggy Lee’s ‘He’s A Tramp’ is hella sultry. And Bella Notte playing over the spaghetti scene? So charming.
Plus, Tramp was hot.
You can get a copy of The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance at any good bookstores today. Or you can click here to be directed to links to Amazon/Book Depository. Check out the blog line up for more lovely fun stuff from the blog tour!
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