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Paula Kelly was in an episode of The Golden Girls. She played Marguerite, a maid whom the girls hire to help them out around the house. Marguerite is portrayed as a Caribbean woman who is into spells, potions, voodoo, things of that nature. Marguerite charms the girls with her love potions and such, but doesn't particularly charm them with her housekeeping skills. The girls end up firing Marguerite. Then, all these bad things start happening and the girls believe that Marguerite has placed a hex on them.

Oh. I just gave it a quick glimpse and saw Michael Douglas. Lol. Well scratch that. I haven't seen Coma. But if The China Syndrome is posted, my comments on that still stand, unless I've managed to watch the movie by then.

I knew the film (obviously) wouldn't end happily. I thought it was really good. It was sad seeing Judy being such a mess. However, I knew about her troubles at the end of her career, so I wasn't surprised by it. I appreciated that Zellweger didn't try to impersonate Judy's voice, but rather tried to speak using the same tone and mannerisms. I also liked that she sang with her own voice and just tried to sing in a Judy style, not trying to sing like Judy. I also appreciated that they didn't just have Renee lip sync to Judy because that would have been jarring. I thought Judy was a great film. I don't think it's a film I need to see again however. Only because it was such a sad story and I'd rather see Judy at happier times. Or at least see Judy feign happiness at times (which seems even more sad as I wrote it).

631 Cleopatra. I haven't seen Claudette Colbert's version, but I think it is on a Claudette Colbert collection that I own. 632 Leave Her to Heaven. I love this movie. I'm so excited it's being released on Criterion (next month?). Gene Tierney's lake scene is probably one of the most sinister scenes in cinema. It's also a beautiful looking film as well. 633 Witness to Murder. I saw this film a long time ago, but I don't remember much about it except for Babs being saddled with a bad Ethel Mertz hairdo. I'll need to re-watch this one. 635 The Apartment. I love this movie. It's probably my second favorite Billy Wilder film after Some Like it Hot. 636 Cleopatra. I think I've seen part of this movie. I really don't remember anything about it. I know more about what happened during the film than actually in the film. 637 Blazing Saddles. I love this movie, it is hilarious. 638 The China Syndrome. I've seen the beginning of this movie. I've been meaning to watch the whole thing. 640 The Lion King. I love this movie. I saw it in the 5th grade, in the theater when it came out.

I know there was a story going around that Liza and Renee had bonded during the filming of the movie and Liza went on record saying that that was definitely not true and she'd never even met Renee. I can see why Judy's children wouldn't want to watch the film. Who'd want to watch a movie where their parent's sad last days were being played out and sensationalized in a film?

Ah I see. So "Intimacy Coordinator" is really just a sexy term for the un-sexy job of policing the treatment of actors during sex scenes. It's probably a person put in place to avoid lawsuits. The OSHA of sex scenes.

I've never heard of this film, I'll need to keep an eye out for it.

Judy's children directly spoke out against the project and made it clear that they didn't give it their blessing...

I agree that we didn't need an environmentalism speech at that time. It is to be expected however since Joaquin made it a point to use his journey through this year's awards circuit to use these various events as a platform for him to make his soapbox speeches. He also said that as a way to help the environment, he was re-wearing the same tuxedo--which really is fine. Would anyone notice if a man was wearing a different black tuxedo than the one he wore previously? I really don't need celebrities using their speeches to send any sort of message. I was pleasantly surprised that for the most part, there was very little DC politics mentioned--just a few comments sprinkled throughout. That was refreshing. I didn't need Renee to name drop all the famous historical figures that she could think of off the top of her head. If she could have edited that part out and related it all directly to Judy Garland, who is an important figure in her own right, it would have been better. After all, Judy is the reason she's there in the first place.

I would imagine that filming a sex scene would be awkward enough. But to have someone standing nearby coaching you on where to put your hands, how heavy to breathe, when to start faking it, it just seems like it would be even more awkward.

Speaking of All About Eve... I loved Barbara Bates as "Phoebe" at the end of the film. This scene is fantastic and one of my favorite parts of the film.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was amazing. What a loss. Stupid drugs.

The only films nominated for anything that I'd seen this year were: Little Women, Rocketman, and Judy. After all is said and done, and I've watched the Oscars, now I want to see: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 1917, and Jojo Rabbit. I am also now curious about Parasite, and would Red Box it, just to see what the fuss is about.

I think the point that Joaquin was trying to make (it took him a long meandering path to get there, however) was that humans need to learn how to live in harmony with the other animals and creatures in the world and stop trying to conquer and take over their environments. Instead of coming into the rain forest and razing it for wood or whatever resource is there, just leave it alone so that the animals who live there can survive and thrive. His comment about the cows wasn't specifically to condemn people for drinking milk, but rather to say that it was awful that we artificially inseminate these creatures, then take away their young, causing emotional distress. Then, if that isn't enough, we take the milk from the cow that was meant for her baby. I think he was saying that our practices for raising beef and food for human consumption was harmful to animals. While I'm not vegan, I do get the point he was trying to make. I liked that he ended his speech with a quote from his brother, the late River Phoenix. That was sweet. Renee's speech on the other hand... oy vey. I think she was trying to have a profound speech but she just rambled on and on and on. By the time she got to the end and thanked Judy Garland herself, I'd forgotten what she'd said. With that said, I am happy she won, because I really liked Judy. Though, I also wanted Saorise Ronan to play the spoiler and steal it because I thought she was amazing as Jo in Little Women.

I liked Diane Keaton. I thought she was funny. And god bless her she's been Annie Hall for 40+ years. I had completely forgotten that she and Keanu Reeves did a film together.

I liked Little Women. I especially liked the non-linear narrative. It was a different take on a story that has been done so many times prior. I'm reading Louisa May Allcott's novel right now and then plan on re-watching all the different theatrical adaptations. Hopefully Gerwig's version will be out on DVD/Blu Ray by then so that I can re-watch it. In Allcott's novel, the Christmas scene is at the beginning of the story. My only real complaint about Gerwig's version of Little Women was Florence Pugh's Amy. Pugh was great as adult Amy. However, her voice is way too mature to play 12-year old Amy. This was especially obvious in the classroom scene when they had 20-something Pugh dressed as 12 year old Amy, with actual children who looked to actually be 12. It just made it look like an adult woman was sitting in a classroom with children. They should have either cast some young looking women to play alongside Pugh in the classroom scene, or had a younger actress play Amy as a child. But even that is a minor complaint. I loved the film. I think I'd rank it on par with the 1994 version starring Winona Ryder, with the 1949 version starring June Allyson firmly in third place. I haven't watched the 1933 version with Katharine Hepburn yet, so I don't have an opinion on how I would rank that one among the others.

I do not care for Billie Ellish. I think she tries way too hard. I wish that Paul McCartney would have performed his own song--heck, have Elton John do it, he was right there!

Luke Perry's omission was especially glaring since he was in one of the Best Picture nominees! I agree that Valentina Cortese, Michael J. Pollard and Tim Conway belonged up there.

I didn't know that Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas were such good friends! I like Burt Lancaster too. I'll need to seek out some more of their pairings together. I've seen I Walk Alone and I really enjoyed that film.

Was Amelie nominated? That was really good.

I wonder how you apply for the job. How do you prove you’re the best candidate? Perhaps this will provide a former adult film Star with a new job opportunity.

While I love the main cast members of this film, one of my favorite characters is the bellboy who leers at Tony Curtis. BELLBOY: That's how I like 'em, big n' sassy! (Said as he pulls his bowtie forward and lets it spring back)

I've seen 622. I had to watch it in school in the 9th grade and I thought it was so boring. Maybe 35 year old me would find it better than 14 year old me? Though straight war films aren't my favorite, so my opinion might remain the same. I've also seen: 623 The Maltese Falcon, 624 A Place in the Sun (poor Shelley Winters, but her character was really annoying), 625 House of Wax (cannot go wrong with Vincent Price)

I've never seen the "Razzie Redeemer Award" before. Are these people whom the Razzies have previously made fun of, but now think they turned in a good performance? I keep getting J.Lo's movie mixed up with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson's.

Kitty Foyle! Yes. I've seen this one too. I apparently didn't recognize Ginger Rogers as a brunette, even though I've also seen her as a brunette in The Major and the Minor and loved it.