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    Richard Dreyfuss

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    8 hours ago, Herman Bricks said:

    And I must admit a bit of jealousy for how Mr. Dreyfuss (who I am not a fan of) is enabled to portray his character, compared to the opportunity for Ms. Mason (who I luvvvv). The Dreyfuss character is allowed to evolve and become likable, Ms. Mason gets 50% less dialogue than he does and never really establishes likability. At best she is permitted excuses for being obnoxious.

    ...But, as the story goes on, we begin to understand why she is obnoxious, and accept her and her insecurities, and like her for her newly found independence. I say "we", but maybe it's just "me" who sees her that way.

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    TCM and Other Sources for Classic Film

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    2 hours ago, TopBilled said:

    Monday May 10, 2021

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    Fred on TCM

    carefree

    roberta

    a damsel in distress

    the story of vernon and irene castle

    second chorus

    the sky’s the limit

    three little words

    the belle of new york

    Fred's birthday! I'm glad they are showing SECOND CHORUS and THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. Some really great songs and dancing in both of them!

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    NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

    in Films and Filmmakers

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     Fritz Leiber shows up in so many films I watch; I always recognize him no matter how small the role. Here is a little amusing anecdote about him on Wikipedia I remember reading once and laughing at:

    For most or all of his long acting career, Leiber had a hobby: each time he performed a new role, he had his likeness or portrait made in costume and make-up for that role.[10] Since Leiber was not an especially protean actor, he tended to look the same in every part: therefore, to bring some variety to his portrait collection, he varied the format and media of each likeness: one was a full-length oil painting, another a charcoal sketch of his upper body; one a sculpted bust, one a clay bas-relief, and so forth. After the actor's death, all of his surviving portraits passed to his son, Fritz Leiber Jr., who found himself in the awkward situation of sharing a cramped residence with more than two hundred copies of his father's face; Leiber Jr. later used this experience as the basis of his 1963 story "237 Talking Statues, Etc." The two Fritz Leibers also physically resembled each other enough to give casual visitors the impression that the portraits were of Leiber Jr. himself.

     

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    60th Anniversary West Side Story Cast Interviews

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    1 hour ago, sewhite2000 said:

    I watched! It was interesting, though really drawn out with all the actors telling each other how much they loved each other, though Russ Tamblyn had a little zing in telling some anecdotes about Jerome Robbins. It was very long. The movie didn't start until 33 minutes past the hour. I was sad to not see Richard Beymer there.

    I had missed the very beginning and thought perhaps they had mentioned why Richard Beymer wasn't there. Did they, by chance? From what I've read about him, though, he considered nearly everything he appeared in until he started becoming a filmmaker himself a "bad performance" and he felt that even at a young age he was meant to be a character actor. This could explain why he wouldn't want to be part of the celebration.

    They Teamed Only Once and Should Have Teamed Again.

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    22 minutes ago, lydecker said:

    To Have or Have Not came out in 1944, Sabrina in 1954.  Bogart looked a lot better in the mid 1940's than he did in the mid 1950's  --   Hell, he was dead by 1957 and had been in poor health for a while.  I think he aged measurably in that single decade and Sabrina being shot in color didn't help either since black and white film was a lot more "forgiving" on aging actors.  Paul Newman at 70 was still "hot,"  Bogart at 54 (cast as the love interest of Audrey Hepburn) was not.  Just a matter of how well an actor (or actress for that matter) ages.

    Wasn't SABRINA a black and white film?

    I agree about Paul Newman; he aged really well.

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    They Teamed Only Once and Should Have Teamed Again.

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    5 hours ago, Sepiatone said:

    I forgot about that.  But then, I found that movie to be forgettable.

    Sepiatone

    Oh my, FIRECREEK was one of my husband's favorite films.🥱 Not only did he watch the DVD often, but he would try to make me watch it with him "to make up for always tuning into TCM when I turn on the TV." I would always have laundry to attend to at that point. 😄

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    NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

    in Films and Filmmakers

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    2 hours ago, scsu1975 said:

    Wid’s Daily remarked that the film was “another step up the ladder for Bebe Daniels. Not that it gives her anything particularly new to do, but it establishes her more firmly as a first class purveyor of light and frolicsome entertainment.

    😄 That's a nice way of saying they don't think she's working on her versatility.

     

    2 hours ago, scsu1975 said:

    Variety weighed in with their assessment of Daniels’ wardrobe, noting that she “favored the short skirt in nearly all her dresses, but as she is the possessor of a trim ankle, which was incased in dainty hose, the high skirt line is becoming. One of the frocks worn was made rather full of silver and velvet bands alternating. Two handsome fur coats were displayed by Miss Daniels, during the pictures. The first was moleskin, made cape fashion, while the other was sealskin, squirrel forming a deep half way down the coat, matching the bell shaped cuffs and choker collar. The star wears an exquisite evening gown of silver sequins as her wedding dress. It has a sweeping train. A huge bow of net was the only trimming, its ends joining the train.”  Okay.

    I lie your comment "Okay" at the conclusion of that review; that was exactly my sentiment before I read that last word!

     

     

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    Awards season 2021

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    6 hours ago, jakeem said:

    A new land speed record: The Academy customarily receives criticism whenever an Oscar telecast leaves out  noteworthy celebrities in the annual In Memorium segment. This year's edition used a version of Stevie Wonder's uptempo song "As" to accompany the farewell tributes. Needless to say, many viewers were not pleased by the speedy pace.

    I thought the song choice was a nice change (it still held the sentiment) but, yes, the pace was way too fast especially when the tempo of the song increased.    

     

    Awards season 2021

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    I found this amusing:  

    This year's Oscar goody bag includes luxury vacations, vape cartridges, and a hammer from PETA

     

    Taylor Watson
    Wed, April 21, 2021, 2:36 PM·1 min read
     
     
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    It's an honor just to be nominated … because you still get a goody bag worth six figures.

    The Academy Awards are this Sunday, but no matter who gets a trophy, all Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, and Supporting Actor and Actress nominees get an unofficial "Everyone Wins" gift bag, courtesy Distinctive Assets.

    According to Vogue Australia, highlights include: A three-night stay at a lighthouse in Sweden; a four-night stay at a luxury spa; a plastic surgery session; a PETA emergency hammer designed to save dogs from hot cars; a home renovation project; vape cartridges; vitamin IV infusions; and, because it's 2021, an NFT.

     

    Big ticket items are accompanied by a plethora of down-to-earth gifts, like cookies, alcohol, and sweatpants. Thank god for the goody bags, how would celebs have been able to afford this stuff otherwise?

    Read more at Vogue Australia and HelloGiggles.

     

     

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