Beyond the Curse: Drake's Journey to Success

The spell of bad luck on Drake has been broken. It has been a long and challenging journey for the famous singer, but it seems that luck has finally turned in his favor. Drake, who has been hailed as one of the greatest musicians of our time, has had a streak of misfortune in recent years. From failed relationships to legal battles and health issues, it seemed like everything was going wrong for him. However, things have taken a positive turn for Drake. He recently released his highly anticipated album, which has received rave reviews from critics and fans alike.

March is not made for screwball—he spends most of the movie looking vaguely confused, as if he’s just been struck over the head, and not all of that can be purely character. Being compared to Cary Grant as a screwball male lead is rough business for just about anyone, but Grant (and Joel McCrea and William Powell…) bring out the humor in their situations by becoming stridently indignant, as if they can’t believe that this latest jape has affected them, of all people; of course, this only gets funnier as they continue to act in much the same affronted way even after sixty or seventy minutes of silliness. March doesn’t have silly in him, and the replacement for it—humility—is not funny. Bashfulness is its own species of funny, as proven by Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve, but the general self-effacing charm of Wallace Wooley is not the same at all. There are some moments in this movie (and in other ones, obviously) where he gets a laugh. One of Wallace Wooley’s forbears, who bears a marvelous resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, decides there’s no other way to get away from his wife short of the Civil War. He grabs someone’s attention. Where’s the nearest recruiting office! he yells, and he pulls it off. But there are lines in there which cry out for a McCrea or a Grant or a Gable. In their first scene together, Jennifer (Lake) lures Wally into a burning building as a memorable way for the two of them to meet. Wally thinks that he’s part of a desperate rescue attempt, and so he is not adequately distracted by the nude woman asking him if she isn’t pretty. “Who cares?” he cries, and the movie crumples at the edges a little bit.

There is a prurience in Lake s screen presence which would have made her a pleasure to dub in an Italian movie two decades later, or which wouldn t have been out of place in America s miraculous seventies. Prior to the film s release, Lake was one of Paramount s newest starlets, with her instantly iconic blonde hair styled in a peek-a-boo part, and her leading roles in dramas like I Wanted Wings and Preston Sturges s comedy Sullivan s Travels.

He recently released his highly anticipated album, which has received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. The album's success has catapulted him back into the limelight and has proven that he still has what it takes to dominate the music industry. In addition to his musical success, Drake has also been making strides in his personal life.

Long before Bewitched, Veronica Lake brought witchcraft to the rom-com

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: The Witch has us staring deeply into our bubbling cauldron, in search of other superb movies about witchcraft.

I Married A Witch (1942)

The long-running television series Bewitched is probably the best-known use of witches in romantic comedy, but a film about a beautiful witch attracted to an uptight dope actually beat Bewitched to production by over two decades (and may have inspired its more popular TV counterpart). I Married A Witch stars Veronica Lake as Jennifer, a witch with an origin story more appropriate for a horror film: She and her father (Cecil Kellaway) were both burned to ash during the Salem witch trials. In revenge, the still-sentient pair places a spell on the family of the man who exposed them. Hundreds of years later, Jennifer and her father return to corporeal form to further torment descendant Wallace Wooley (Frederic March).

Specifically, she aims to help along her curse that dooms every Wooley male to marry the wrong woman. Wallace, a candidate for governor, is already well on his way, engaged to Estelle (Susan Hayward), but Jennifer endeavors to seduce and abandon him anyway. She only further complicates matters by actually developing feelings for her prey, much to the chagrin of her vengeful father. Various transmogrifications, revelations, and general shenanigans ensue. I Married A Witch is fairly heavy on incident for a 77-minute movie; it has the bones of a screwball comedy, but with a more whimsical soul.

The unforced sense of whimsy helps along a romantic comedy that’s more charming than uproariously funny. Lake wasn’t necessarily a comedian by trade, but she’s winning here as she makes mischief, then surprises herself with real human emotion. Her iconic look also contributes to I Married A Witch’s visual lushness. Though the film’s witches aren’t horror-movie villains, director René Clair nonetheless uses the witchcraft conceit to conjure some gorgeous black-and-white images, most memorably the process by which Jennifer morphs from a plume of smoke with voiceover to full Veronica Lake knockout status. The spell her father uses to summon her new human body requires a large amount of fire, so Lake emerges naked from inside a burning building—her modesty protected by an unsuspecting Wallace, of course. The movie is a trifle, but a good one; even small doses of magic can be intoxicating.

Availability: I Married A Witch is available on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD from Netflix or your local video store/library. It’s also streaming on Hulu Plus.

He has reconciled with old friends and repaired broken relationships. It seems that he has learned from his past mistakes and is now focused on building a brighter future. The spell of bad luck on Drake has been broken, and it is clear that he is on the path to success once again. His resilience and determination have served him well, and he is now reaping the rewards of his hard work. Drake's story is a testament to the power of perseverance and never giving up. Despite the challenges he faced, he never lost sight of his dreams and continued to push forward. His comeback serves as an inspiration to others who may be facing similar struggles. As Drake continues to rise to new heights, it is clear that his bad luck is a thing of the past. He has proven that with talent, hard work, and a little bit of luck, anything is possible. The spell has been broken, and Drake is ready to take on the world once again..

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Unlocking the Secret: How Drake Overcame Bad Luck