Hibi
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Yes. Not getting the rights or permission.
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I've never read the book. Just know the victim was not Jewish,, but gay. It was changed due to the code. Assuming the scenario was the same or similar but can't say for sure.
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Are some great movie palaces on Hollywood Blvd. Maybe they'll be open by then (some are now live entertainment). You could at least peek in.
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In the book, the victim was a homosexual. Even in the film, if you read between the lines, it comes off a a botched bar pick up. Come up to my place!
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Here is Joan with the curl variation! LOL.
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25 minutes ago, txfilmfan said:
I love watching old What's My Line episodes (I guess they're all old, really). Anyway, Debbie Harry's hair reminds me of this appearance (one of many) by Ginger Rogers. This one was in 1962.
![What's My Line? - Ginger Rogers; Alan King [panel] (Aug 5, 1962) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oBAbq4mVozQ/hqdefault.jpg)
OMG! LOL. Joan Fontaine sported that upswept do, too. in the early 60s. There was also a variation that curled out on the side. Must've taken a ton of HAIRSPRAY!!!
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On 5/3/2021 at 11:44 PM, kingrat said:
Thanks for posting this. Richard Burton's nomination in the supporting category is the most ludicrous ever; I would have guessed he was onscreen in My Cousin Rachel even more than 85%. Some other thoughts:
The one problem with the percentages is that some films are much longer than others. 19% of The Great Ziegfeld is a lot more than 19% of Hud. 4.74% of the butt-numbing Reds is more than 4.74% than some of the other films mentioned. 21.92% of Giant is like 100% of a normal-length film.
Hermione Baddeley has a tiny role in Room at the Top, but that's the power of a well-backed film, landing nominations in most of the categories. The two winners in the ten smallest supporting actress roles (Beatrice Straight and Maureen Stapleton) were both from films with Best Picture nods and nominations for all acting categories.
It's been a few years since I've seen Come to the Stable, but I wonder if Celeste Holm is in almost 60% of it. That's the one percentage that really surprises. Hugh Marlowe had a number of nunless scenes, and Loretta Young had scenes without the other nuns. I would never have thought Holm was in about as much of her film as Rooney Mara was in Carol.
I'd never have guessed that Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge and Jennifer Jones in Love in a Many-Splendored Thing had two of the longest roles. On the other hand, Liv Ullmann does seem like she's on the screen all the time in the dreadful Face to Face, by far the worst Bergman film I've seen (not Ullmann's fault).
I was surprised that Spencer Tracy had the second-longest role in Father of the Bride; it seems long to me, but that's because I'm allergic to Spencer Tracy in full-out unrestrained cute ear-tugging scene-stealing mode. Gentleman's Agreement has juicy roles for Dorothy McGuire, Anne Revere, Celeste Holm, and John Garfield, and though most of their scenes are with Gregory Peck, it doesn't feel like he's in the film nearly as much.
Some of us have argued in other threads about the proper placement of some of these performances. This is useful ammo for arguing that Brando has supporting roles in Julius Caesar and The Godfather, though the latter is very long; that Bogart (The Caine Mutiny), Trevor Howard (Sons and Lovers), Maximilian Schell (Judgment at Nuremberg), and Patricia Neal (Hud) belonged in the supporting category. As for Don Murray in Bus Stop, obviously a lead, his performance is too weak to be considered in any category except Best-Looking Newcomer (Male).
Agree with most of your points, but Face to Face was NOT dreadful! Burton was probably in Rachel more than Olivia was!
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Who cares???
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9 hours ago, Vidor said:
Gloria Grahame's career went into decline because of rumors that she had sex with her 13-year-old stepson, Nicholas Ray's son. Whom she later married.
That may be too, but there were problems with her during Oklahoma and that was really the last important film she starred in. Too bad.
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Enjoyed seeing the movie again, but seeing it reminded me that the musical version is so much better. For one thing, it's longer and the songs allow for more character development (and laughs!) The tv version was pretty good, but they cut some stuff and slowed down the tempo on songs.
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11 hours ago, Moe Howard said:
"Miss Soft Shell Crab wasn't handed to me on a silver platter !"
LOVE THAT HAIR!!!!!
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Yeah, too bad about Revolta......
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Thanks for the reminder! I almost forgot. This is the original, not the musical version. (though there is music in it)
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24 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
This is the first I've heard about his passing. Jakeem must be slipping, or is too wrapped up in choreographer's deaths to keep on the ball.
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33 minutes ago, Swithin said:
Maybe. An old friend returns this coming Saturday:
OH, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 4/30/2021 at 8:43 AM, Swithin said:
On Svengoolie tomorrow, May 1, 2021:
Not again!
Must be around the sixth time. Has rerun season started with Sven?
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16 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
My favorite episodes of the ones where people lose their already tenuous tether to reality and fail to see how ridiculously petty they are being to the point where they forfeit their life or well-being over what is ultimately some minor grievance.
I, for one, CANT WAIT for the YVONNE CRIDDLE episode of FEAR THY NEIGHBOR
I know. Some of the conflicts are over serious issues; others are minor that get blown all out of proportion in the feuding process. Not worth losing your life over or going to jail.......
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On 5/1/2021 at 3:45 PM, LornaHansonForbes said:
Glenn kept her costumes? Where did she plan to wear them? LOL.
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8 hours ago, Hoganman1 said:
When is Noir Alley coming back?
Not for another wknd.
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I remember reading that Gloria was difficult to work with on Oklahoma and her career went into decline after that....
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
ALSO HAVE TO SAY I'm a bit surprised that BRENDA BLETHYN didn't go on one of those tears that BRITISH ACTRESSES sometimes do when they are nominated a handful of times early on and have HOT STREAK.
she got one more, somewhat controversial, nomination for LITTLE VOICE (it's an OUT-THERE performance, but I like it) and then it seems as if she cooled off too...she was in the GAWDAWFUL PRIDE AND PREJUDICE redux of 2005 where everyone looks like THE WALKING DEAD (it's all natural light and no make-up, YIKES!)
I remember she looked fabulous THE YEAR she was up for LITTLE VOICE
She did win the Globe for Secrets and Lies......
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59 minutes ago, Roy Cronin said:
Brenda Blethyn..Brenda Fricker..Pauline Collins.....I can't keep them sorted out.
Comments made me think of Emily Lloyd, who was going to be the next promising young woman, but I think was derailed with some mental health issues. I thought she was very good in "In Country."
Yeah, they run together for me too. Similar types. Yeah, she started out gangbusters (Lloyd) then fell off the map.
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1 hour ago, CinemaInternational said:
I think that Diane surged past Meryl for three reasons: 1. Her character was more sympathetic; 2. She had the big scene (the monologue about the ill fate of her onetime boyfriend and how she doesn't feel that her life was misspent) 3. The First Wives Club was a HUGE hit that year (sold more tickets than any Meryl film between Out of Africa and The Devil Wears Prada) and gave her an increased air of relevance.
That said, Diane didn't beat just Meryl for that last nod, she also surged past the industry favored Debbie Reynolds (Mother) whose absence rankled many in Hollywood at the time, the critically favored Courtney Love (People Vs Larry Flynt), the general populace favored Madonna (Evita), among other names.
Yes, I remember there was a lot of talk of Debbie getting shut out for that fifth slot. Afer seeing the film, I could see Diane getting the nomination. I think Larry Flynt lost out on a lot of nominations due to feminists who spoke out against the film.
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15 minutes ago, CinemaInternational said:
Sidenote to mention that Anthony Hopkins requested to go lead for The Silence of the Lambs even with only 21% of the film's runtime because he felt that he would have swept in supporting, and he didn't want to seem like he was actively begging for an Oscar so he went leading to give someone else a chance. So instead of Nick Nolte and Hopkins winning the two male acting prizes in 1991, we got hopkins and a very memorable ceremony moment from supporting winner Jack Palance.
Who could forget that? LOL.
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HAIRSPRAY (1988) on TCM at 8pm est tonight!
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I didn't realize the title song was written for the film.