Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Happy Birthday Kim
i love kim novak. she was groomed to 'rival' marilyn monroe. she did well. her beauty was more natural. her acting was far better. and now the monroe fans will start shooting arrows aimed at mt heart. i just have the truth on my side along with a multitude of filmologists.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Oscarbation: 1977
today's birthday celebrant vanessa redgrave deservedly won the best supporting actress oscar in 1977 in this lillian hellman tale of friendship. her controversial acceptance speech created quite a stir.
Happy Birthday Christian
christian bale is one of the best actors around these days. this year he is finally getting his due with his role in 'the fighter'. a golden globe sits on his mantle and now an oscar nom as best supporting actor. he was robbed of a nom for 'batman returns' in 2005.
bruce wayne in 'batman returns'
and now the oscar nom for 'the fighter' as best supporting actor
Happy Birthday Vanessa
vanessa starred in a number of my favorite films and amongst them were 'camelot'. it was a lush adaptation of the broadway musical and vanessa played guinivere as a queen a king would go to war over. vanessa proved herself worthy as a musical leading lady who sang her musical numbers with a sultry and smoking voice.
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'simple joys of maidenhood'
'camelot'
'what do the simple folk do'
'the lusty month of may'
'take me to the fair'
'i loved you once in silence'
vanessa was oscar nominated in 1968 as best actress for 'isadora'. based on the life of dancer isadora duncan it was largely unseen. pity as it has a brilliant performance by ms. redgrave. on my wish list for disc release.
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three scenes including the end of isadora duncan
what can i say about ken russell's 'the devils'? a mad nun, a sex crazed priest and total all around depravity. not for the faint of heart. and another vanessa film that may be lost for all time. it's never really been available on disk except for a lousy 'from tv' copy. it's a shame considering the garbage that is released on disc that a major film maker's work is wallowing in limbo.
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just one of the more bizarre scenes in the film
'murder on the orient express' is truly one of my favorite all time greats. a star studded cast, a full lush score and an amazing adaptation of the agatha christie novel. all around grand entertainment.
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a great scene combining the departure of the orient express and a piece of the amazing score that sent it on its way
and what a score!
and most recently there is 'letters from juliet' in which ms. redgrave stole the film playing a woman in search of her lost love in verona.
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featurette
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Happy Birthday Katharine
i loved katharine ross since 'the graduate'. she feel out of film when she reached a 'certain age'. the parts were just not there. but three wonderful performances in three wonderful films give her a place forever among the best.
she stole hearts worldwide as elaine in 'the graduate' a great film and a defining film for all time.
elaine and ben together again
as joanna in 'the stepford wives' katharine went from normal to stepford without missing a beat.
as etta place she held her own with two giants of the screen newman and redford in butch cassidy and the sundance kid' and oh that smile!
'the bicycle scene', raindrops and oh that smile again
katharine appeared in an all-star film 'voyage of the damned' as mira hauser about german jews seeking refuge and denied entry everywhere. her character, etta hauser, was a jewess posing as a gentile. she was prostituting herself to make money to help her parents seeking refuge. it was a bit overbloasted but for history buffs it was a bit of an enlightment.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Remembering Donna on Her Birthday and Oscarbation 1953
donna reed may best remembered for her role in 'it's a wonderful life' with jimmy stewart.
or she may be best remembered for her role as donna stone on the 'donna reed show'
however donna should always be best remembered for her academy award winning role as alma 'lorene' burke in 'from here to eternity'
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Happy Birthday Diane
i've always enjoyed diane lane on film. she lived up to her promise in 2002's 'unfaithful'. deservedly she got a best actress nom. it's a hot sexy film with a hot and sexy diane, richard gere and the super hot olivier martinez.
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early on there was the 1997 charmer 'a little romance'. if you've never seen it rent it, sit back, relax and enjoy.
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and most recently there is this year's 'secratariat'. i'm not sure why the box office for this fell way below expectations. probably just one more good film lost in a damn good year for film. it's available 1/25 on blu ray and dvd
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Happy Birthday Betty
betty's 'lifetime achievement' at 2010 sag awards
betty white on 'hot in cleveland'*
*season 2 of 'hot in cleveland' begins wednesday night, 1/19, on tvland
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Happy Birthday Lara
lara fabian has an amazing voice. she has never caught on in the states as well as she has worldwide. the states are the losers here.
'for always forever' with josh groban
'i've cried enough
'i will love again'
'papa can you hear me/a piece of sky'
'i am who i am'
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy Birthday Bebe
bebe is an amazing performer. she shined on the tv series 'cheers'. however, her greatest mark has been on the broadway stage. she won two tony awards for 'sweet charity' and 'chicago'. the film version of the latter would have been much better had she been cast as velma kelly. zeta jones was a huge mistake. but then again bebe wasn't married to michael douglas.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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