Gregory1965
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For myself, I like Garbo ok but she's not one of my particular favorites. There are times when I think she's perhaps overrated and that I'm so captivated by her extraordinary beauty that I'm mistaking that for extraordinary talent. However, I watched a couple of "lesser" Garbo films recently - Romance and As You Desire Me - and to my mind she is truly wonderful in them. She captivates my attention and sympathies in every scene she's in. Particularly in As You Desire Me where her character undergoes a wonderful transformation during the course of the film.
While I still maintain that she is indeed not the greatest thing since sliced bread (which in itself is overrated in its greatness) she certainly earned her place among the top star of her generation for both star power AND acting ability.
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In hindsight some may think that Garson's performance was not the most deserving, but at the time of its release Mrs. Miniver was a much lauded film and received twelve nominations including all the major categories. Additionally, it was the first film to receive five acting nominations. With her performance in it, Teresa Wright became the second actress to be nominated in both lead and supporting categories in the same year.
In 1942, Greer Garson starred in two of the ten Best Picture nominees, and this was already her third nomination, as she had previously lost for both Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) and Blossoms In the Dust (1941). This was also the second of what was to become a five-year stretch of consecutive nominations, so she was clearly riding high in terms of her position as a top-rated actress.
Whether or not Davis (or Katharine Hepburn or Rosalind Russell) was more deserving as far as the acting chops, this was clearly Garson?s moment. Davis had been around for a decade and had two recent Oscars under her belt, Hepburn was also a previous winner and was only just returning from her ?box-office poison? years. Wright got the consolation prize of the Supporting Actress award, and My Sister Eileen was Russell?s first nomination and the only nomination that film received, so I?m sure in the eyes of the voters at the time, Greer was a fresh new talent to be reckoned with and probably a fairly easy choice.
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Frankly, my gaydar went off as soon as I saw the picture myself. Nice pic though.
More importantly however, I'm anxiously awaiting how this 'judgment' is going to tie into classic movies in general and TCM in particular.
With 'bated breath...
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I would LOVE to see Ramona some day. As a native Californian, the story is very special to me. Does anyone know if it ever airs anywhere? I don't think it has ever been released on either VHS or DVD.
King of Jazz is also a favorite of mine - even if Rhapsody in Blue plays more as Rhapsody in Turquoise on the video I have of it.
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I haven't seen it in a long while, but I'm pretty sure THE LADY VANISHES is both Hitchcock (that part I'm certain of) and wintry (less certain about that - it may just be Alpine.)
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I just thought of another one too. The action in Murder on the Orient Express unfolds while the train is stuck in a snowbank. Wwhile much of the drama takes place inside the train, there are still many wintry scenes throughout and there's definitely a "winter feel" to it.
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I love Apartment for Peggy too, (I love anything Jeanne Crain was in) and being a Fox picture FMC has it in their rotation on a fairly regular basis. Keep an eye out for it there.
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As you've noticed by now, I haven't checked the board in a while to answer your questions about Portrait of Jennie and Dr. Zhivago. Sorry.
Lauren's description of Portrait of Jennie is perfect though, and I really hope you choose to watch it soon. It's a wonderful film.
I liked, but didn't love Dr. Zhivago until I had a chance to see it on the big screen (the Cineramadome in Los Angeles) and then I finally knew what all the fuss was about. It's a visually stunning movie. But as far as fitting into your winter-themed movies, it hits the nail on the head and would qualify as must-see watching for that reason.
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Dr. Zhivago
Portrait of Jennie
Spellbound
Love Story
Barefoot In the Park
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Also, for those who want to learn more about Haines, there was a pretty good book written about him 10 years ago or so. It's still available through some sellers on Amazon. It has some flaws (dubious fact-checking) but for the most part it's an entertaining and informative read.
Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star (Paperback)
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I guess when they finally took North By Northwest out of the constant rotation, they had to replace it with something else just to make us tear our hair out.
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DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME is (to the best of my memory - which may deceive) a very good dramatization of the neo-gothic Tom Tryon novel with a perfectly sinister Bette Davis cast in it. I wish it would re-surface again in its full two-part version. There was a cut-down VHS released quite a while ago that edits so much out of the original that a lot of the spooky dramatic tension was gone. Even that VHS has long been out-of-print though.
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While my personal choice for only one GREATEST role would have to be Falconetti as Jeanne d'Arc, I'm surprised that one one has mentioned:
Holly Golightly - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sophie Kawistowski - Sophie's Choice
Maggie - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Mildred - Of Human Bondage
Regina - The Little Foxes
Billie Dawn - Born Yesterday
Eve - The Three Faces of Eve
Jean Brodie - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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I've had nothing but good experiences with Netflix myself. In fact, I'm often surprised by how quickly they process my returns and get the next movie sent out. Frequently, if I put a return in the mail on Monday, they process it on Tuesday and I have my next disc on Weds. However, I live in NYC and know that my Netflix processing center is very close to me here in the city - so I'm sure that helps.
I've read that they take customer service very seriously so if you're having issues you should try calling again and talking to someone else to see if you can get some better information to help you decide if it's worthwhile for you to remain a member.
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Perhaps they've colorized it in a whole new palette of different and better colors?
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For anyone who might be interested, the Film Forum in NYC will be running an Otto Preminger retrospective from January 2nd through the 18th. They're going to be screening:
Laura
Daisy Kenyon
Anatomy of a Murder (new 35 mm restoration)
Angel Face
Fallen Angel
The Man With the Golden Arm
The Moon Is Blue
In Harm's Way (w/ Patricia Neal & Jill Haworth in person)
Bonjour Tristesse
Saint Joan
Bunny Lake Is Missing (new 35 mm restoration)
Carmen Jones
River of No Return
Advise and Consent (new 35 mm restoration)
Exodus
Margin for Error (new 35 mm print)
In the Meantime Darling (new 35 mm print)
Under Your Spell (new 35 mm print)
The Fan
Forever Amber
The Cardinal
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Whirlpool
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Actor: Elvis Presley - although I love his music, those movies are painful
Actress: Sandy Dennis - all that twitching and stuttering gives me the itch
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Bravo, pooch! Very well said.
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He calls her "Slim" (and she's "a little too skinny to take it kindly") so, in keeping with her character's 'giving as good as she gets' she takes to calling him Steve. As far as I know she plucks it out of the air just as a response to being called "Slim"
Does anyone else know anything different that would explain it?
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The Smiling Lieutenant - Maurice Chevalier
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Japan - Olivia de Havilland
India - Merle Oberon
Canada - Norma Shearer
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Ok - If I don't get "brawla brawla sooit" out of my head soon I'm gonna "lay me doon and dee"!
I tried "a kiddley divey too, wouldn't you" and it almost did the trick - but nothing else will really stick.
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Trying to avoid ones that have already been mentioned, mine would include:
1. A Face In the Crowd
2. How to Marry a Millionaire
3. Leave Her to Heaven
4. Since You Went Away
5. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
6. The Awful Truth
7. Splendor In the Grass
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My two cents worth:
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Movie scenes where you felt the awkwardness with the actor/actress
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The scenes in Since You Went Away where Jennifer Jones and Robert Walker have their first date are wonderful to watch as you see their awkwardness blossom into romance. Both actors do a great job of conveying the nervousness and (in his case shyness) which is all the more amazing when you consider that Jones and Walker were actually married at the time and, I believe, their marriage was unraveling while this was filming.
Actually, I have a knot of sympathy in my stomach for Robert Walker and his complete awkwardness in just about every scene he's in throughout the film.