Ah, They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

I don’t wish for a past that never was. I don’t believe times were simpler 50 or 100 years ago. But I do get nostalgic for some of the great movies of the 1930s and 40s. What can I say? I’m a classic movie buff. And it was, after all, the Golden Age of Films. What’s coming out today may be good, but it misses a spark from that era.

However, I do recognize some of the problems from that time. The studio system took advantage of actors and actresses, and it took some brave people to fight it. Censorship reigned (although I must say, I feel smarter watching a film with innuendo rather than blatancy).

Does the pleasure I get from these films mean I live in the past? I do use classic movies to escape at times. Since I’m typically alone on Christmas Day, I spend that time watching my favorite holiday films, with stars such as James Stewart, Cary Grant, and Barbara Stanwyck. (That’s Cary Grant and Loretta Young in The Bishops Wife in the header photo.)

I even have another blog dedicated to films of that era, Classic for a Reason. Please visit it sometime if you enjoy classic films as much as I do! I confess I haven’t posted anything new in quite some time for some reasons I won’t go into here, but there’s plenty to read in my old posts.

However, I just heard about a movie coming to Netflix that intrigues me. I don’t totally live in the past when it comes to good entertainment. And that’s the way I live my life–with a fondness for the good times of the past and an eye to the greatness that lies ahead.

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