Bronxgirl48 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Was very sad to learn that Patricia Neal passed away. Wonderful, unique actress. I love her in HUD, A FACE IN THE CROWD, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, THE HASTY HEART, and (although beneath her considerable talents) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > Was very sad to learn that Patricia Neal passed away. Wonderful, unique actress. I love her in HUD, A FACE IN THE CROWD, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, THE HASTY HEART, and (although beneath her considerable talents) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. > > Oh no! This is very, very sad indeed. I liked her, liked her voice her no-nonsense air and Southern sensuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Awww geez! I didn't know. I'm really sorry to hear this. I might not have been emotional about her, but I have always always admired Patricia Neal's talent. And that voice...whew. Such sad news. Once again our Hollywood is disappearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Oh dear. I really love Pat Neal, as much for her off screen story as for her acting. Edited by: JackFavell on Aug 9, 2010 11:00 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieTSB Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 When I started paying attention to 'classic' films in my early teens, Crawford, Bette Davis and Patricia Neal were my least favorites and I managed to avoid them for another 30 years. But in the last 10-15, I've seen about all of their 'popular' films and enjoyed so many of those, and TCM had dug up quite a few lost gems, too. CM was commenting that the Classic Hollywood is dying off but, I'd offer up a shred of hope - these films are still around. And if we - as a group, a very divergent group, too - prove anything, it's that all of us have grown to love these films as our experience grew. We all find new gems, never before seen by us, and find even more magic in old favorites. I believe this is the fate for all film-fans - today's youngest, or today's most monetarily-compelling - I think all of them will look back and realize their contemporary "favorites" pale in comparison to these classics. Now, it's up to the so-called Rights Holders (spit, boo, hiss) to realize all audiences grow older, more educated and will eventually covet these classics. They have to get these films out into the light of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Well said Ollie, and I completely agree. The rights holders may never get rich on those classics, but they have to see more return than if they just let them rot in obscurity! It baffles me. Thank goodness for TCM, truly. Speaking of, Robert O. is going to be at the Film Forum this fall to host a sneak peak at the upcoming "Moguls and Movies" documentary series. It's for members only and I let my membership lapse last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 MissGoddess - According to the monthly "Movie News" segment that runs on TCM, our friend Robert is going to be at MOMA one upcoming evening to host a series of screenings devoted to the Seventy-Fifth Aniversary of the famous "March Of Time" newsreel programs. http://www.moma.org/explore/films/upcoming http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/10232 The event is on September 1st. He is introducing and taking part in a discussion group arranged to accompany the first screening in the Museum's series of the newsreels. And, in case anyone missed it, a selection of the "March Of Time" newsreels will be shown on TCM on the evening of Sunday, September 5th. Kyle In Hollywood (And if you want to come west for a visit, R.O. will be in L.A. Labor Day Weekend to host an evening at the Hollywood Bowl when the LA Philharmonic salutes the music of 20th Century Fox.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Thank you, Kyle! I would love to be there for that salute to Fox at the Hollywood Bowl. I was there only once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 > {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > > Was very sad to learn that Patricia Neal passed away. Wonderful, unique actress. I love her in HUD, A FACE IN THE CROWD, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, THE HASTY HEART, and (although beneath her considerable talents) THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. > > > > > > Oh no! > > This is very, very sad indeed. I liked her, liked her voice her no-nonsense air and Southern sensuality. You encapsulated Patricia perfectly. The only film I don't care for all around, though, is THE FOUNTAINHEAD. She and Gary sizzle in it, but everything is just so over the top! (literally too, now that I think about it that (Freudian?) ending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 > {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > Oh dear. I really love Pat Neal, as much for her off screen story as for her acting. She certainly weathered some brutal storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 > {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Awww geez! I didn't know. I'm really sorry to hear this. I might not have been emotional about her, but I have always always admired Patricia Neal's talent. And that voice...whew. Have you ever seen her in THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES? Very poignant. > Such sad news. Once again our Hollywood is disappearing. Yes. Who's left, only Elizabeth Taylor? Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Aug 10, 2010 6:45 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 There's a few that will leave a giant hole: Doris Day...Kirk Douglas, among others. That's the sad evolutionary aspect of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hard to believe that Doris is pushing 90. Also Jane Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 :-( Gee. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieTSB Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Mostly, I'm sorry we didn't have the Good Version of AMC and this great version of TCM about 20-30 years ago, so those hosts might have snagged many more of these filmmakers and stars for hours of discussions, guest-hosting series of films, and having them supply commentary tracks for home-videos. Audrey Totter did that a few years ago in good little film of hers, and it is SO excellent - except she wasn't given enough time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molo14 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 It was so sad to here of Patricia Neal's passing. I first became aware of Neal through her personal battles. I finally started watching her films and I came to think of her as quite an interesting actress. She was unconventional. Her features were hard yet delicate and grew more so with time. It was all the more fascinating when she softened up emotionally. She was regal by nature and had an imperious voice, yet she reveled in complex, even sordid situations. She was deft at maintaining control and emotional distance and when she did break the pathos could be all the more overwhelming. She simmered in soft fires. I'll miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 > "...She simmered in soft fires. I'll miss her." Molo, that's a very lovely tribute you've written about Patricia Neal. I feel it. She really wasn't just another face in the crowd. And I guess that film ("A Face in the Crowd") is my favorite performance of hers. If you scroll down here: http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=147964&tstart=0 our man Mongo provided a very lovely picture of Patricia Neal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohanaka Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 She was regal by nature and had an imperious voice, yet she reveled in complex, even sordid situations. She was deft at maintaining control and emotional distance and when she did break the pathos could be all the more overwhelming. She simmered in soft fires. I'll miss her. I must confess that I have never found myself to be a big fan of Miss Neal. (or at least of the films I have seen her in) But I was very sorry to hear of her passing. I know she did have many fans (and I am sure that any issues I might have had were more MY problem than hers) (And with that in mind, I have to comment on what a lovely remembrance you have posted of her here, Mr Molo. Well wriiten, sir) Edited by: rohanaka on Aug 11, 2010 12:28 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molo14 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 CineMaven, thanks for the heads up. That was a lovely picture. I needed someone to push me in the direction of Mongo's "Candids" thread since I hadn't visited there in over a week. I don't want to get too far behind over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Everyone can't like everyone...and that's totally understandable. Have you ever seen "A Face in the Crowd" with Neal and Andy Griffith? He gives a tour de force performance and Patricia Neal was very good in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Molo, that was indeed a wonderfully expressed tribute to Miss Neal. What a survivor she was, after all she endured. I guess it goes to show troubles need not do you in altogether. I will always admire her spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 ****SPOILERS**** I was watching most of FAIL SAFE, which I'd never seen before, but I missed the very last few minutes...did New York get blown up or not? I was surprised it seemed to be going that way. Very tense movie. I think Hank Fonda made for one of the best "Presidents" on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieTSB Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Mais bien s?r! Of course, Fonda's presidency might survive compared to the last ten years of Hollywood's presidents - look what Morgan Freeman did! He invited a huge ol' comet to HIS White House party! Poor Vanessa Redgrave killed herself over it. T?a Leona and her dad, Max Schell went for The Big Swim. Just awful. I might vote Morgan in as God, but President? NO WAY. Of course, Beau Bridges and Bill Pullman didn't exactly impress me with their presidencies either. Pullman did a lot better giving his rubble-top speech than recent prez's have, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 "Fail Safe" has suffered from its timely release with "Dr. Stranglove." Someone did a live TV show several years ago. I thought Hagman did a good job as the interpreter too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Ollie I haven't seen any of the movies with those actors you mention, but of them all, Morgan Freeman is the only one I believe. movieman I was amazed to see Larry in such a dramatic, heavy movie. This had to have been his most important role, no? I'm not a fan of Strangelove, so no comparison there, I much prefer this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts