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Susan Strasberg's performances in Kapo and Scream of Fear alone put a lie to that assertion. And here's the New York Times review of the original stage production of The Diary of Anne Frank:
Theatre: 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
By BROOKS ATKINSON October 6, 1955
They have made a lovely, tender drama out of "The Diary of Anne Frank," which opened at the Cort last evening. They have treated it with admiration and respect.
"They" are Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, who wrote the dramatization; Garson Kanin, who directed; Boris Aronson, who designed the setting, and a remarkable cast in which Joseph Schildkraut is the star. Strange how the shining spirit of a young girl now dead can filter down through the years and inspire a group of theatrical professionals in a foreign land.
Among them, not the least and perhaps the finest is Susan Strasberg, who plays the part of Anne. Although Miss Strasberg once appeared at the Theatre de Lys, this is her official Broadway debut, and it is worth particular notice. She is a slender, enchanting young lady with a heart-shaped face, a pair of burning eyes and the soul of an actress.
By some magic that cannot be explained, she has caught the whole character of Anne in a flowing, spontaneous, radiant performance. Anne is a girl--not the stage image of a girl--but a capricious, quick-tempered, loving maiden whose imagination is always running ahead of her experience. Whether that is Anne or Miss Strasberg it is hard to say at the moment, for they are blended into one being. It looks artless because Miss Strasberg has created it with so much purity from within....
I wish that Susan Strasberg had been able to reprise her role as Anne Frank in the movie adaptation of the play.
Millie Perkins is not very good in the role. She always seems to be acting.
This excerpt from the review of the play speaks volumes about Susan Strasberg's talent and skill:
"By some magic that cannot be explained, she has caught the whole character of Anne in a flowing, spontaneous, radiant performance. Anne is a girl--not the stage image of a girl--but a capricious, quick-tempered, loving maiden whose imagination is always running ahead of her experience. Whether that is Anne or Miss Strasberg it is hard to say at the moment, for they are blended into one being. It looks artless because Miss Strasberg has created it with so much purity from within."
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On Monday September 7, TCM is airing George Lucas's THX 1138 as part of the Telluride tribute.
I wonder if they'll be showing the director's cut of the movie.
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...and speaking of orphaned movies from the 60s: WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT FEELING GOOD?
Wow, that's Mary Tyler Moore!
I'd never heard of the movie WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT FEELING GOOD?
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As for you, Troy Donahue, I know what you want to do!
I never understood these lines from the song: "You've got your crust./I'm no object of lust./I'm just plain Sandra Dee."
Crust?
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I always liked Cole Porter's You're the Top for its refs to Garbo, Astaire, Durante and even Mickey Mouse.
Here's my favorite version of "You're The Top."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ440hAuWFA
I wonder if that's really Streisand's hand turning the pages?
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I'm a big fan of W.C. Field.
And also of Sally Fields?
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One movie that's waiting to be made (and apparently will be made) is one that covers the entire story told in John Steinbeck's East Of Eden. The movie starring James Dean as Cal Trask only covered about a third (or maybe even less than that) of Steinbeck's novel.
The movie is set to be written and directed by Gary Ross (probably best known for THE HUNGER GAMES) with Jennifer Lawrence starring as Cathy Ames (the mother of Cal and Aron Trask).
Ross has indicated that his adaptation may actually be split into two movies.
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Then there's just 'Pat.'
But is it a female character with a man's name or the other way around?
Was Pat's gender ever revealed?
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Well, I saw a very enjoyable romantic comedy recently. It was called 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' (2008).
Man, that Mila Kunis has great eyes. Penetrating even.
I suppose I should've put this post in the "I Just Watched" thread.
The movie also stars Jason Segel, who played Nick Andopolis on FREAKS AND GEEKS (a great TV show that lasted only one season).
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Saturday, September 5
10 a.m. Batman and Robin: Robin Rescues Batman (1949). Just when you thought the darned thing was over.
Haha!
Good one, Bogie.
I remember last month someome posted their displeasure that Batman was missing during Summer Under The Stars.
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How vulgar
Yes indeed.
But at least Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) was only flushing paper.
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Lloyd's of London is my favorite Tyrone Power film -- an epic beginning in childhood and extending through decades, wars, and various crises. The opening scenes with Freddie Bartholomew (who grows up to be Tyrone Power) and Douglas Scott (as the young Horatio Nelson) are beautifully done. I did not know that Loretta Young was considered for the role -- thank God she refused to do it -- she's not a very good actress and would have ruined the film the way she ruined Clive of India. So wrong for the role. The ending of Lloyd's is one of the great endings -- Power at the window with Madeleine Carroll and Guy Standing. And the film has the usual cast of brilliant character actors for a film of its type -- Una O'Connor, Montagu Love, Miles Mander, E.E. Clive, Robert Greig, C. Aubrey Smith, Virginia Field, many others. And for those of you who care, George Sanders is pretty good as a slimy aristocrat.
I agree with you about the ending of LLOYD'S OF LONDON with Tyrone Power at the window .
Very powerful (no pun intended).
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While I don't have any opinions on the 2 movies you've listed in your original post, TikiSoo, I think this thread is a wonderful idea---like a DVR alert.
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My class watched the Harpo Marx episode a week ago. This week we saw the two episodes concerning John Wayne`s footprints in front of Grauman`s Chinese Theatre, and Lucy and The Dummy.
I love that "mirror" routine with Lucy and Harpo Marx on that I LOVE LUCY episode.
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I believe that in England Evelyn, Leslie and Beverly are still commonly used as men's names.
There was a male character named Beverley Leslie on WILL AND GRACE.
He was the nemesis of Karen Walker.
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You must have seen him in 'The Wild Bunch'??
That movie - even more than 'In the Heat of the Night' - is the one that propelled him into the public's greater awareness.
replying meekly "I've never seen THE WILD BUNCH."
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I didn't think about that until you mentioned it! I remember in the documentary that they mentioned how people in the South were upset that a British woman was cast to play a Southern belle. Then I believe someone mentioned that Katharine Hepburn was a front runner for the part and the Southerners decided it was better a British woman than a Yankee.
I found that part of the documentary amusing.
I also recall there was an actual Southerner in a small role who was told she didn't sound Southern enough so she was supposedly "schooled" by a dialect coach.
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Today was the unboxing of the new STAR WARS:THE FORCE AWAKENS toys ("Force Friday").
I admit I haven't watched all 4 hours of the global live stream event, but I enjoyed the piece on the droid BB-8.
The toys are available at Disney Stores.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OkEpkwC4E
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Has PENELOPE been mentioned yet?
The movie starred Natalie Wood with costumes by Edith Head.
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Also, Uma Thurman's been making movies since 1987, so does she qualify as a classic film star yet? If so, her name is the title of the current hit song by Fall Out Boy.
jakeem. I love "Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy, especially the way they sample that bit from THE MUNSTERS theme.
(I was going to post this song in the Favorite Music thread, but I didn't want to deal with any snarky remarks from haters and meanies.)
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I don't know if I've ever heard of Claire Bloom. I'll have to look out for her.
Claire Bloom played Hera in CLASH OF THE TITANS, which also featured Laurence Olivier as Zeus.
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I think the answer is to look at the listing on the Canadian schedule ...
It's the Rita Hayworth movie.
And I think I mentioned this anomaly in the September Schedule Is Up thread a while ago.
I wonder why the US and Canadian schedule's would show different actors for the movies?
That's odd.
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"Serial Mom" (1994)--John Waters salute to Hitchcock--Kathleen Turner kills anyone who violates fashion norms (wearing white after Labor Day, etc.). First shot of film has her swatting a fly--& the body count increases from there. The more you know about Hitchcock's films, the funnier "Serial Mom" (1994) is.
RE: wearing white after Labor Day
Here's a great clip from SERIAL MOM.
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Another thing about Widmark which I believe has been overlooked in this thread is......his grapefruit tree was said to have some of the tastiest fruit in all of Beverly Hills.
(...Speedy especially will like this one)
Is that a little known fact, Dargo?
I just don't get the ending of NOW, VOYAGER.....
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Charlotte didn't see any reason for she and Jerry to ask for the moon when they already had the stars.