Swithin
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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.
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49 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
That is hilarious and if you don’t use it in a script, I will.
I wouldn’t call myself a fan of Seinfeld, I can take it or leave it...HOWEVER, THE ENGLISH PATIENT episode And the episode where Elaine has meat in her pockets and gets chased by a pack of dogs are freaking hilarious and I will always remember them.
**also the ELAINE BENES DANCEAnd again, I am fine with THE ENGLISH PATIENT, Which was actually the best of the nominated films in 1996, even though I rolled my eyes every time it was referred to as an “indie film.“
however however, my feelings in re: FARGO from the same year were the mirror image of Elaines in re: THE ENGLISH PATIENT.
I ****ing haaaaaaaaaate FARGO and I am not sorry for that And I will never be sorry for that. And I’m not sorry that I’m not sorry for that or that I’ll never be sorry for that. And I’ll never be sorry for never being sorry that I ****ing hate FARGO with the heat of 1,000 suns even though ITS JUST ME and EVERYONE ELSE LOVES IT.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.
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The Woman in White (1948)
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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.
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13 hours ago, txfilmfan said:
The Piano Teacher made me pass out. I saw it the night I arrived in London, not knowing anything about it other than its brief description in Time Out magazine. My seat at the Soho Curzon was against the wall on the left side of the auditorium. During one particularly upsetting scene, I passed out from a combination of jet lag and scene content. I came to about 5 to 10 minutes later, popcorn on the floor.
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.)
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Helen Jerome Eddy was in Klondike Annie with Lucile Webster Gleason.
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The Naked Jungle (1954)
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24 minutes ago, kingrat said:
Swithin, we'd both better duck, but I agree with you on all three. Gosh, I liked The Piano and Chocolat, too. I'd better get my negative energy going! Oh, I can only faintly remember Dame Judi in Chocolat. That was Juliette Binoche's film all the way. I could even tolerate Johnny Depp in Chocolat. What's happened to me?
As Lorna would say, "THIS!!!!!!!!!"
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!
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11 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
The oddest thing about the film version of MARVINS ROOM was WHY ON EARTH they had HUME CRONYN in a role with no dialogue that any number of lesser-known actors could have done.
Honestly, I felt like it was somewhat insulting.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.
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Just now, LornaHansonForbes said:
(Also, while I did not dislike THE ENGLISH PATIENT at all, I thought the SEINFELD episode about it was HILARIOUS. )
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.
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4 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
Scott-Thomas’s lead nomination at least made some sense based on presence alone.
DIANE KEATON in MARVIN’S ROOM tho....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.
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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!
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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).
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On Svengoolie tomorrow, April 17, 2021:
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I think Margaret Wycherly's finest performance was as Mother York in Sergeant York, and I think her bonnet would enhance any Easter parade.
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The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
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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).
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3 hours ago, Hibi said:
I forgot she was in that. Was before her "superstar" days.......
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.)
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Ed Wynn (in Marjorie Morningstar)
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The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
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Minerva Urecal was in The Living Ghost with Joan Woodbury.
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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).
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Apparently Judi Dench is a jealous old cow.
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