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Actually, Holstein is a term that does predominate in the low countries (Netherlands, etc.). In Britain, that breed is generally called Friesians.

In terms of the Tonight Show, I prefer Steve Allen and Jack Paar. In terms of the title of this thread, I would like to see more of Robert Carson's work, particularly my favorite film of 1939, which he wrote the screenplay for: The Light that Failed.

I'm sorry you feel that way about Fargo. Actually, I'm not a big fan of Coen Brothers movies in general. I thought Fargo was okay, no more, which is basically how I feel about Coen Brothers movies. They pass the time without being terribly boring, but they can be annoying at times. Btw, Joel Coen and Frances McDormand live a few blocks from me, when they're in NY. Joel is evidently directing Frances in a film version of Macbeth, with Denzel Washington. That may be interesting.

The Woman in White (1948) Next: Refuses medical attention

6. In 2019, at the Bridge Theatre, London, Maggie appeared in A German Life, a one-woman play about Brunhilde Pomsel, Goebbel's secretary. The play is being adapted for the screen, with Maggie reprising her role.

The users comments about The Piano Teacher on IMDB are an interesting read. They cover the gamut of reviews, from "It is definitely one of the greatest character studies I've ever seen, if not the best;" to " This film will make you vomit." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254686/reviews?ref_=tt_ov_rt (Btw, I miss the Curzon cinemas. I've been to many of them, starting with the Mayfair years ago. I particularly miss the Curzon Chelsea, which is under renovation.)

Helen Jerome Eddy was in Klondike Annie with Lucile Webster Gleason.

The Naked Jungle (1954) Next: Watching a ship or plane depart

I've never seen Chocolat, but talking of Dame Judi and pianos, I see a connection between Notes on a Scandal and The Piano Teacher (2001), two utterly distasteful movies. The Isabelle Huppert character in The Piano Teacher is sort of a conflation of the Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett predator/prey characters in Notes on a Scandal. The Piano Teacher is a good movie, but it is UGLY!

I worked with Hume Cronyn once, on a theater program, a sort of free-lance project. When I told my colleague on that project that I got Hume for the program, he replied, "My dear boy, Hume Cronyn has been dead for years." In fact, Hume was waiting for movies, and therefore fell out of the consciousness of people working in the theater for a while. Marvin's Room -- the movie -- was made not too long after Hume's wife, Jessica Tandy, died, so I suppose he was willing to take even the smallest of roles, to keep busy.

I love big movies, if they're well done. Two Best Picture winners that are not beloved here but that I love are Out of Africa and The English Patient. Regarding Seinfeld, this native New Yorker is not a fan.

A very great stage actress -- Laura Esterman -- originated the role of Bessie in Marvin's Room, for which Diane Keaton was nominated. Laura won the Obie for Best Actress that year and would have been great in the movie, but alas! she's not a movie star.

I think Ralph Fiennes should have won the Best Actor Oscar for The English Patient. And I think he should have won Best Supporting, a few years earlier, for Schindler's List. P.S. I also hate The Piano!

This is heartbreaking news. I remember her exquisite performance as Nina in The Seagull, at the National Theatre in the 1990s. Judi Dench played Arkadina, but it was McCrory as Nina that one remembers, particularly in her final scene with Konstantin (played by Alan Cox).

On Svengoolie tomorrow, April 17, 2021:

I think Margaret Wycherly's finest performance was as Mother York in Sergeant York, and I think her bonnet would enhance any Easter parade.

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) Next: Harvest

I'm not that familiar with Dame Judi's movies. I've only seen a few of them. But having seen her on stage at least ten times, I think she is a fine stage actress. And from what I've heard, a decent, down-to-earth human being, a Quaker, in fact. She played Sally Bowles in the London original production of Cabaret (which I did not see).

Speaking of before her "superstar" days, the first time I saw Judi Dench on stage was in 1975, in The Gay Lord Quex, by Pinero. Directed by John Gielgud and also starring Sian Phillips. Great fun! The second time was a couple of years later, in Ibsen's Pillars of the Community, with Ian McKellen. The third time was in a musical version of The Comedy of Errors. (Not The Boys from Syracuse, which I saw her direction of in 1991.)

Ed Wynn (in Marjorie Morningstar) Next: Damsel

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) Next: Interruption

Minerva Urecal was in The Living Ghost with Joan Woodbury.

I adore Marcia Gay. I worked with her once, she was lovely, and so talented. And yes, the year she won Best Supporting Actress for P ollock, Ellen Burstyn should have won Best Actress for Requiem for a Dream. I think Marcia Gay should also have won the Supporting Actress Oscar a few years later, for her heartbreaking work in Mystic River. Two of her competitors that year were two of my least favorite actresses of all time: Holly Hunter and Renee Zellweger (who won).