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I always wanted to pitchfork Jaclyn Smitth when she would be playing an attorney in any of those horrid Lifetime movies.
Of course I would need more than a pitchfork if they had her playing a brain surgeon.
I probably more rightfully should pitchfork whoever hired her for the roles.
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So, in essence, "considered to be invalid from the beginning as if it never existed", right?!
And so pretty much like when somebody plays "a Mulligan" in Golf, RIGHT?!
Uh-huh, yep, I think I understand.
How "sporting" of The Church!
(...and SO glad to know it all sounds like it's now even MORE affordable than the green fees at Pebble Beach!!!)
LOL
Dargo, it helps to get an annulment if you are someone like Jackie Kennedy's sister, Lee Radziwill and the family also are friends with Cardinals. Check out the many marriages and annulments of Lee and her ex, which allowed her to remain in the church and to marry again. The following is from Wikipedia:
"Marriages and children[edit]Radziwill has been married three times. Her first marriage, in April 1953, was to Michael Temple Canfield, a publishing executive who had been adopted as an infant by the American publisher Cass Canfield. Canfield's mother was the American socialite Kiki Preston. It was rumored that his biological father wasPrince George, Duke of Kent, a member of the British Royal Family; if so, then Canfield would be a first cousin of the present Queen. Caroline and Canfield divorced in 1959, and the marriage was annulled by the Roman Catholic Church in November 1962.[4]
Her second marriage, on March 19, 1959, was to the Polish former Polish prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł, who divorced his second wife, the former Grace Maria Kolin,[5] and received a Roman Catholic annulment of his first marriage to marry the former Mrs. Canfield (his second marriage had never been acknowledged by the Roman Catholic Church, so no annulment was necessary).[4] Their marriage ended in divorce in 1974.[6]
On September 23, 1988, Radziwill became the second wife of American film director and choreographer Herbert Ross.[7]They divorced in 2001, shortly before his death. She reverted her surname to that of her second husband."
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Interestingly, TB this is the same criteria below that I and my high school girlfriends used to use on grading our dates:
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The five top oscars are, as you probably know, Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and (relevant category of) Screenplay. Most people probably know that the only three movies to win all five categories are It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Silence of the Lambs. I think it's the actress category is the weak link here to explain why there aren't more of these winners. Usually the best picture should be the best directed or have the best screenplay, or be reasonably close to them. And it usually helps to have a great lead performance. But it doesn't necessarily have to have both a great male and female performance. In my view Louise Fletcher's role is arguably a supporting one, and her win was clearly dependent on the movie's momentum. And arguably the same could be said of Hopkins' role.
In my view, three quite different movies should have won the top 5: Children of Paradise, Vertigo, and Annie Hall. What are your choices?
Your AA exegesis does have merit, though I would have to say in the case of IHON, that Claudette was very worthy of her Oscar, while Louise as you say maybe was more dependent on the film being superb to have won hers.
I definitely could vote for "Vertigo" as being in the league to win all five awards. I think Kim Novak was always underrated as an actress.
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"The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976) scanning though the guide, thought I watch it a couple of years ago. Didn't know it was that funny, poor dog. The "losing his touch" Indian added to it.
It's been a long time since I've seen TOJW. I agree though, sometimes a film gets a take by others, who do not appreciate its innate charm.
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I love both Russ Tamblyn and "Tom Thumb" and I'm glad that you finally got to enjoy it.
Accidental viewing, yes, just recently, too.
"Honeymoon Hotel" on TCM in the afternoon, the cast list intrigued me - Robert Morse, Robert Goulet and Nancy Kwan. Also, Jill St. John and Keenan Wynne.
On the surface, the film seems a rather generic comedy about two guys who want "some" and can't get "any".
But, underneath, it's really about two guys who won't get "any", because they already have each other.
Anyway, the film has such high production values and the cast couldn't be more ingratiating.
I think I've only seen bits of that film, but I do like anything Robert Morse is in, so appreciate your take. Often these throwaway type films will have some really worthwhile bits.
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Speaking of Tuesday Weld, from what I've read they should make a movie about her most unsettling relationship with her mother. I think Tuesday once said she was happy she finally was dead.
I enjoyed watching all the flicks the other night. I'd forgotten that besides Weld's other charms she had a most unique and lovely speaking voice.
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If I pay $100.00, do I have the right to blackball some guest programmers?
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I saw Zsa Zsa Gabor in two MGM films in which she looked like she might've had some acting chops - "The Story of Three Loves" and "Lili".
"The Queen of Outer Space" is a hoot and a holler!!
I bought the dvd of TQOOS just because of Zsa Zsa, but actually Allison Hayes is really fab in it too. I wonder if Mama Jolie approved all all ZZ's films?
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Zsa Zsa Gabor is remembered for her extravagant lifestyle and her multiple marriages. She is also known for her guest-starring roles on many television shows, where she usually appeared as herself. It’s difficult after a while to separate the real Zsa Zsa from the artificially constructed one we see on screen. But it wasn’t always that way. In the early days, when she and her sisters came to Hollywood with their mother, she was focused on being a serious actress. She costarred in MOULIN ROUGE with Jose Ferrer and WE’RE NOT MARRIED with Louis Calhern. But by the late 50s, in productions like QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, she had become the queen of high camp. And maybe it’s just as well, because in some strange way, the public seems to adore a larger-than-life personality. And honestly, who wouldn't love a woman who replaced the letter ‘r’ in darling with an ‘h.’ By the way, dahling, we'll never forget the scene you played with a brutish Beverly Hills police officer.
Zsa Zsa Gabor present and accounted for..!
That Zsa Zsa! Didn't she always try to say she was younger than Eva? Also I bet she was not too happy when ex-hubby George Sanders married her sister Magda.
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This post is about when you accidentally watch a movie that you had no plans to watch or any interest in previously, and then were glad you did watch even though it was all an accident.
This happened to me yesterday when a movie started on TCM and the credits intriqued me. I saw a hand and then a magnifying glass, and it was focused over the title card, which said "Tom Thumb" and then the name "Russ Tamblyn". I never had anything against this film but always seemed to miss the beginning and I have a rule not to watch films unless I see it from inception.
The credits were so cute I decided to watch, particularly since I saw the partipation of George Pal and I'm glad I did. The movie was great, very entertaining and Tamblyn's acrobatics were out of this world, as was the stop-action animation. So this is what I call "accidental viewing" and often it works out that what one never really wanted to see is better than what they do want to see.
Have you had any "accidental viewing" of a film that surprised you with its style or grace or other merits?
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Stage and screen actress Madeleine Sherwood has died at the age of 93. She's best known for the roles (on stage and in film) of Mae/Sister Woman in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, and Miss Lucy in Sweet Bird of Youth.
Excellent actress! I always liked disliking her, as she made being annoying so real. RIP!
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The name of Rocky Erickson has now been mentioned twice today on these boards......."Slip Inside This House " should be required listening for everyone.
Get rid of the "c", dahling!
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Thanks, SEWhite for your post!
I just checked the cast list and see that many regulars are coming back like Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Peggy Lipton, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Sherilyn Fenn, Everett McGill and others. Since my favorite was played by Miquel Ferrer I'm happy to see he is onboard too.
New people will include Laura Dern, Tim Roth, Harry Dean Stanton, Robert Forster, and best of all from "Eraserhead", Charlotte Stewart. Also Candy Clark, Eddie Vedder, David Duchovny and Naomi Watts are in it.
I predict there will be lots of donuts and hot coffee plus apple pie being served up at the diner.
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Cave Girl--
I made it to a coed dorm at the end of the sixties. That sounds very modern, but all the freshmen girls had curfews. Of course, the freshmen boys did not have a curfew. The first week I was in the coed dorm, a girl on my floor was caught with a boy in her room. She was kicked out of the dorm, no discussion,no questions.
And just another cultural note from the late 60s- - in my high school girls were not allowed to wear pants unless it was a special occasion.
Times have really changed - - but outside of school, everyone wore pants or shorts anyway, unless it was a special occasion.
Maybe we'll talk about white gloves some other time--LOL
Love your personal insights, Princess!
Thanks for sharing.
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Enjoyed as usual your write-up about Ms. Miles, TB!
I just watched an episode of my new boxed set, "Science Fiction Theatre" with Vera and she looked younger in it than I've ever seen her. She always had a quiet charm and appeal and was never showy or excessive in her style which I admired!
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Loretta must have liked talk like that, or, at least, been pretty forgiving of it. She and Tracy had an affair, and I believe that the lady carried quite a torch for him for some time afterward. Since he was married and a Catholic, divorcing his first wife was not in the cards for him. Ask Katharine Hepburn (and Loretta Young).
And of course it was Loretta who had the illegitimate [word in usage then!] daughter by supposedly Clark Gable and the studio put her out of commission during the pregnancy and then she had the gumption to pretend she was adopting HER OWN baby!
This worked out for a while until people started noticing that Judy Lewis [?] looked almost exactly like Loretta but had really big ears like, hmmm...someone else we all know!
I think there was some surgery done to correct that, but later the daughter said she asked Loretta repeatedly but Loretta would never give up the truth.
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i get what you're getting at here, but...i mean, there was STAGECOACH and GRAPES OF WRATH and some great stuff in the 30's, along with the occasional really great mid career turn (ie JOHNNY GUITAR and THE EGYPTIAN) amid all the times where he said "yes" and took the paycheck to appear in something GAWDAWFUL ( admittedly, it's about a 100:1 ratio on that.)
...plus it's my understanding he's great in BLUEBEARD and HITLER'S MADMEN.
i dunno...he kinda fascinates he because there was a huge amount of talent there...just a real SCUD missile of a career though.
He is great in "Bluebeard". Try to find a decent copy though as so many look like they were washed with Brillo soap pads and are all grainy.
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And for that matter, the lowlight of Jackie Coogan's career:
There is no lowlight if it has Jackie Coogan in it!
Sorry, but I just think he is adorable, even thirty or more years after he was playing Peck's Bad Boy.
That croaky voice, that enchanting smile, those twinkley eyes. What a cutie!
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I once worked with a man who was elderly [don't ask!] whose favorite star was Edgar Kennedy.
This guy was so into the "Slow Burn" style of the man, that he collected films on Super 8, only if they contained scenes with Kennedy. Since he was in a lot of films but only mostly in small bits and pieces, this amounted to quite a big collection of footage, but not so much just about Edgar.
Most people don't know who he is now, since his heyday was way back there, so it is good to see TCM highlighting his career. He was fun to watch in today's Falcon film and also the Laurel and Hardy stuff.
Thanks, TCM!
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I never need an excuse to share my love of all things Buster, but the topic of rain in films will do in a pinch. He was able to use rain for humor or pathos, and sometimes both. Perhaps his most iconic sequence is found in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) when a tremendous, if inexplicable, storm dismantles his tiny village with spectacular (then and now) effect. I’ll admit this might not be the best example of film noir, but Dark Passage (1940) is my favorite pairing of Bogart and Bacall, in part for the after dinner sequence in which the couple talks while rain softly plays on the terrace window. Hitchcock was the master of espionage as well as suspense, and one of his best moments is found in Foreign Correspondent (1940) in which a political assassination is orchestrated under the cover of rain. Lena Horne singing the title song in Stormy Weather (1943) in front of a window, followed by the dance sequence, might be a bit of stage dressing, but I can’t think of a more sultry depiction of rain captured on film. I’m only too happy to suspend my disbelief and embrace the idea that Burt Lancaster as Bill Starbuck in The Rainmaker (1956) with all his bells, whistles, gizmos and spinning wheels, brings the rain.
Here’s a bit of trivia relating to rain in films, and perhaps a bit of circular logic, too: the song Singin’ In The Rain by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown appears in three films (that I know), the first is The Hollywood Revue (1929), a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sound and two-strip color showcase of the studio’s roster of stars, including Buster Keaton, singing the tune and wearing raincoats as “studio rain” falls; the third is the 1952 film of the same title featuring Gene Kelley’s iconic dance number, with a plot that focuses on the comic struggles of transitioning from silent to sound pictures; the second, but lesser known, is found in Little Nellie Kelly (1940) and performed by Judy Garland with nary a drop of rain in sight, after a bit of self-effacing, “ah shucks” she begins, “and though it’s old, it’s a lovely song” with an intro that was new to me the first time I heard it, “Why am I smilin' and why do I sing? Why does December seem sunny as Spring? Why do I get up each morning to start happy And get up with joy in my heart? Why is each new task a trifle to do? Because I am living a life full of you, I’m singing in the rain . . ."
I just finished rereading that book on Buster called "Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down" and just loaned it to a friend.
Your post could not have come at a more opportune time, since I love Keaton and my favorite of his films is "Steamboat Bill, Jr." To this day no matter how many times I watch that hat scene, I still laugh.
Very interesting about the Freed-Brown song. I've seen all three films you mention, but had really forgotten it was in the Judy film so thanks for mentioning this triplicity. Thanks also for the great clips of the lovable Buster!
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"Hollywood Hotel"!
Well, to start with this movie has a giant cast and was directed by Busby B., though I must say it did not show his usual kaleidoscopic venues.First we see Benny Goodman's band leading a parade into town to send off boy singer, Dick Powell to Hollywood, backed by the song, well of course..."Hooray to Hollywood". What else?
The cast included Ted Healy [minus any stooges], Louella Parsons, two of the Lane sisters, Rosemary and Lola, Ronald Reagan in an uncredited sequence interviewing people at a premiere, and best of all, Sonny Bupp who we all remember as the child, Charles Foster Kane in yes, THAT film!
Where else have you ever seen Sonny Bupp I ask you?
Now the sets were marvelous, highlighting all the most extreme white glamour that the Art Deco period could portray in Hollywood. Many musical scenes were set in the Orchid Room, and the Goodman band at the time included, Gene Krupa [former drum teacher to KISS], Teddy Wilson on piano, Lionel Hampton on vibraphone, Harry James on trumpet and others like Johnny Davis too.
The storyline is basically that Dick gets tricked into dating the impostor for a big movie star, and then in a precursor to the plot of "Singing in the Rain" he gets used as a dubber for a big movie star, played by Alan Mowbray, and is not given credit for his singing. Shades of Lena Lamont!
Well, did I mention that Fritz Feld has a tiny little scene but steals the show with his histrionics and that Perc Westmore played himself. All in all, a very fun film to watch!
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I'm a big Tuesday Weld fan! My favorite of her films are "Pretty Poison", "Play It As It Lays", and "Mister Goodbar".
I can't believe producers did not think to hire her for the movie "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium".
I wonder if the "Dobie Gillis" reunion special is available on dvd. It did not have Tuesday in it as Thalia Menninger sadly.
It also did not have Warren Beatty, but Dwayne Hickman said that was because he never thought Warren was any good at comedy anyway so they did not ask him to return!
I forgot to mention that besides the pleasure of seeing Tuesday in RRR, the film has many famed rock performers like Chuck Berry, the Moonglows, the Flamingos and best of all, the Johnny Burnette Trio who do "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)". Their rockabilly classic "The Train Kept a Rollin" was covered admirably by the Yardbirds in their "Having a Rave Up" album. I think Dion might also be in the film.
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You can see then why I was confused by your assertion that Mr. Butterworth would win the prize for most boring on this site.
Of course I can, Holden.
I only know of him since my grandma would always say she found him hilarious on film.
He was very dry. And unassuming. Which is probably why no one remembers him now!
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They showed "Something Wild" not too long ago during that Jack Garfein night, Holly. He was the director and of course married to Carroll Baker at the time.