AFI 100 Laughs - #94 - Auntie Mame

Title: Auntie Mame

100 Laughs Rank: 94

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 3.5 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 7.7 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 28-Oct-2012

Channel: Netflix

Platform: Roku

Quick Facts:

• Auntie Mame was remade into a musical and subsequent film called Mame in 1974.
• Auntie Mame was nominated for an Academy Award in 6 categories, but did not win any of them.
• Rosalind Russell was nominated for Best Actress Oscar.  It was one of four such nominations, but she never won.
• Russell won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.  She won a total of 5 Golden Globes.

Reviews:

• Rotten Tomatoes
• New York Times
• Internet Film Laser Squad
• IMDB External Reviews
• Hooked on Houses

Other Links:

• Trailer on You Tube
• Auntie Mame Novel
• Around the World with Auntie Mame - Sequel to Novel
• Mame (Musical)
• Mame (Musical Film)
• Fun Trivia

Streaming Options (courtesy of Can I Stream.It?)

• Google Play (Rent or Purchase)

AFI 100 Laughs - Update on Movies Watched

Today I watched my 90th movie on the AFI 100 Laughs list.  I was finally able to watch #1 on the list: Some Like It Hot.  The following are the ten movies that I still have remaining on the list:

• #35 - Harvey - Available on Amazon (Rental)
• #41 - Moonstruck - Available on Amazon (Rental)
• #54 - The Miracle of Morgan's Creek - Available on Amazon (Purchase)
• #58 - It's a Gift - Available on DVD
• #65 - Horse Feathers - Available on DVD
• #66 - Take the Money and Run - Available on DVD
• #69 - Bananas - Available on Amazon (Rental)
• #73 - Monkey Business - Available on Amazon (Rental)
• #77 - The Palm Beach Story - On TCM on April 26
• #79 - The Freshman - On TCM on May 23

AFI 100 Laughs - #95 - Silver Streak

Title: Silver Streak

100 Laughs Rank: 95

Other AFI Rankings: None

My Rating: 4.0 (out of 5.0)

IMDB Rating: 6.8 (out of 10.0)

Date Watched: 1-Oct-2012

Channel: RETROPLEX

Platform: Dish Network

Quick Facts:

• This was the first of four films that starred Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.  The other three were:
• Stir Crazy
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil
• Another You
• Gene Wilder was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.  It was his 2nd of 2 nominations, but he never won.

Reviews:

• Rotten Tomatoes
• New York Times
• Internet Film Laser Squad
• IMDB External Reviews

Other Links:

• Trailer on You Tube
• The Silver Streak - 1934 Movie
• Train Movies

Streaming Options (courtesy of Can I Stream.It?)

• Amazon (Rent or Purchase)
• iTunes (Rent or Purchase)
• Google Play (Rent or Purchase)
• YouTube (Rent)
• Sony (Rent)