traceyk65

Don;t know how I missed it, but yesterday was Sean Connery's birthday. I do love his eyebrows and voice (even if, at one point, he seemed to be a wife-beater ) tribute to James Bond (may have posted this one at some point, if so, I apologize):

looks interesting. I'll have to check it out later

The scene on the steps, along with the telephone kissing scene in Notorious is one of the sexiest scenes in classic movies...all without breaking the Production Code. Jean was very funny in love scenes. Have you seen the one in A Foreign Affair? More the Merrier A Foreign Affair

TOQ on Suddenly Last Summer :

Clift really was sort of a weak link. But Taylor and Hepburn both fought for him. Kate even (supposedly) spat in Mankiewicz's face over it and she liked Mankiewicz! I think one of the best performances int he film was Mercedes McCambridge as the money-grubbing mom. Her comic performance, for me, is all that keeps the film from being a complete creep-fest. I liked the movie, but really felt like I needed to shower afterwards...

James, the 1939 movie reflected the book pretty accurately. It was definitely slanted to the "slavery wasn;t that bad" viewpoint. The movie was (somewhat) more sensitive to the black characters than the book. Selznick actually purged a lot of derogatory language and some scenes and delted all references to the **** as the ****. I think most people liked the book more because of the story of Scarlett (love her or hate her, she definitely gets your attention) and all the things she did to keep her family together and functioning. As irritating and self-absorbed as she can be, she's a fascinating character--ruthless, strong-willed (and then some) able and willing to take on the man's role in a scoiety where women were suppoed to be weak and pampered (but weren't really). I know when I read it (and saw the movie) as a young teen that's what I focused on. It wasn't until much later that I stepped back and went, "Dang. That book is really kinda racist isn't it?" Edited by: traceyk65 on Aug 25, 2013 1:35 PM The movie was more respectful to it's black cahracters, EXCEPT Prissie. Gads, Prissie. Poor Butterfly McQueen. She was never able to shake Prissie off, which was a true injustice, as she was a very intelligent woman who eventually gave up acting (mostly).

And just for fun, because I can ... Here's to Cary and Kate: And to Bette:

Admittedly, it looks very good on you, but...

Birthday tribute to Ruby Keeler, who I am trying hard to appreciate (with variable success): It's also the birthday of Eric von Stroheim:

I'd like to see that too. Ive never seen it, but I have read about it in both a Wilder bio and a Dietrich bio. Wilder had originally planned the movie for Dietrich, but she wouldn;t go for it. Too close to home, probably.

In honor of the Maggie Smith thread, here's TOQ on The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie :

Gene Kelly came leaping into the world on this day in 1912: And here's a number from On the Town : Matching moves with Fred Astaire: Wishing everyone a "Good Morning":

...I thought not.

There's been a lively discussion on another forum about the film, Gypsy. Apparently there's no consensus on the worth of this movie, but here's the Tired Old Queen giving his two cents worth:

Not another one..!

Today is the birthday of Dorothy Parker: Trailer to the 1937 A Star is Born, for which Parker (along with he husband, Alan Campbell) won a writing Oscar:

Kid, that's the interview I was talking about. Wonderful.

You're probably right...except possibly in a movie. (Well not in so many words, but that was the message of Adam's Rib after all. ) Ive always had mixed feelings about their relationship in real life. Maybe Kate had a streak of **** she was indulging?

Here's to a couple of classic Hollywood parings...both containing Myrna Loy: Loy and Gable (aka "the King and Queen of Hollywood, at least in 1937): Loy and Powell:

Here's his review of that wonderful screwball comedy Cinderella story, Midnight :

Came across this site with Saul Bass posters on FB of all places! http://www.film.com/photos/every-saul-bass-movie-poster-gallery/attachment/champion_bass

Has anyone ever seenthis guy on Youtube. He's over-the-top and flamboyant, and his reveiws are a lot of fun.

Aaand in addition, 93 years ago today, the 19th Amendment passed, finally giving the women the right to vote...