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Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 1:04PM Clothes on Film on every costume worn by Doris Day in Pillow Talk. Love it.
Felix in Hollywood Louise Brooks is looking at you.
Film Doctor on Dark Shadows. (Eek. I pforgot the promised pfeiffer pfriday posting). He says my pfavorite thing anybody has said about Michelle Pfeiffer recently:
America does not appreciate her enough... she deserves to be treated at least as well as France treats Catherine Deneuve
I've always felt the Deneuve/Pfeiffer comparison was apt. But the auteurs aren't biting or Pfeiffer isn't baiting. Deneuve, on the other hand who is 15 years her senior, is still making vital films for important directors.
A New York Night *CONTEST* Sarah Jessica Parker is inviting you to her place if you win the contest to attend her Obama fundraiser. Yes, I entered. We need a sensible President and, more importantly, I need to be inside SJP's home!
Towleroad the Magic Mike pr blitz has begun.
Time countsdown the 10 greatest movies made since the year 2000. Kind of an odd list -- very Oscar bestpicturey -- but lists are like pizza. Usually worth devouring even when far from satisfying. I'm in love with number•1
ways in which the upcoming Tonys are just like the Oscars
Gold Derby on the "precursors" the Drama Leagues. It may lock up the expected Tony wins.
Everything I Know... hates Ghost the Musical -- based on the hit movie Ghost (1990)-- and would like to remind Tony voters about about one of our Oscary pet peeves:
I would like to remind the Tony voters that "best" design doesn't necessarily mean "most expensive" or "most complicated." Ideally, it would mean "design that works with the dramatic intent of the piece, enhancing the inherent effectiveness of the work, rather than hiding the fact that there essentially is no effectiveness."
Amen. I haven't seen this musical but this is a standard awards group problem.
Oh what the hell. 2 more links to go.
My New Plaid Pants [nsfw] is always reminding me of hot things I've forgotten, like Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster Waldau doing Clive Owen in Bent (1997)
Rope of Silicon Ewww. what the hell with Matthew Fox's new body for Alex Cross. He plays a serial killer. (If you believe the movies, serial killer is practically as common a profession as waitressing!)
Reader Comments (11)
I'm sorry, but Pfeiffer is lazy, just like Jodie Foster. You don't turn down movies like The Door in the Floor if you're a commited actor. I know there is a lot of ageism and the good roles disappear for a lot of actresses, but, in Pfeiffer's case, I think it's her fault. She has always been a major megastar and could fight for any role in Hollywood... if she were still interested in acting.
I have a theory if Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver, and Anjelica Huston were British they'd be treated better by the Academy.
Cal -- i don't disagree with you. But it's complicated by the fact that American directors care FAR less about aging icons than overseas directors. America has many age-related issues.
4rtful -- hmmm. Not sure I agree. Glenn, Sigourney and Anjelica all have multiple nods (and happily in each case a nomination for their single best performance, which is more than most actors can say) but what exactly have they been doing lately that was worth an Oscar win?
I think I'm referring to ageism, and their physicality as women being appreciated outside of the American system.
I think Michelle is basically a "mainstream Hollywood" actress by heart; even during her peak, she hardly alternated between commercial pics and artsy pics. Beside, she seems content on raising her kids than going after good roles; not saying that there are many for women her age to begin with. During her peak, I think she made Up Close & personal, Dangerous Mind, What Lies beneath.; she was ok to good in them but the movies were meh.
Could anybody tell me if "Bent" is worth watching?
Pretty bogus list from Time. A decade list, in my opinion, should include not just the best films, but those that represent that decade the most. My list:
1 . T h e L o r d o f t h e R i n g s
2 . T h e r e W i l l B e B l o o d
3 . C h i l d r e n o f M e n
4 . T h e S o c i a l N e t w o r k
5 . T h e D a r k K n i g h t
6 . T r a f f i c
7 . T h e 2 5 t h H o u r
8 . W a l l - E
9 . T h e D e p a r t e d
1 0 . N o C o u n t r y f o r O l d M e n
1 1 . U n i t e d 9 3
1 2 . U p i n t h e A i r
It's a shame Betty's mother is dead on Mad Men because Michelle would've been perfect for something like that. I'd like to see her get back into that White Oleander mode.
tonyr -- best and most representative are totally different things. Some great movies never get the respect they deserve so they aren't representative of their decade in anyway. Doesn't mean they aren't great.
I'm ready to discuss Pfeiffer any time, but what I really want to say today is how much I loved Caggiano's review. That's exactly why I would never pay to see anything like "Ghost the Musical". Broadway is turning into an amusement park these days. If Albee or Williams were new writers today, they would never open over there...
PS I love My New Plaid Pants!
I love WALL-E. It's definitely my favorite Pixar. But best film of the 2000s? Not so sure.
To be honest, I've always had a problem with its second half. That opening half-hour is magical, but then it regresses a bit once we get to the spaceship. It reminds me a lot of many Broadway musicals-- it fabulously transforms you to a new world in the first act and then after the intermission, the plot speeds up and it becomes like all the other musicals (or in WALL-E's case, Pixar films) you've seen.
Interesting list though. Apparently, I need to see Synecdoche, New York.
I have to say, having seen GHOST on Broadway, as a musical it is absolute crap. There is maybe one good song, and the performances are mostly lifeless. HOWEVER, the technical stuff really is like nothing I have ever seen in a Broadway musical before, and I see a LOT of theater. Even in its excess, the show is damn impressive from a technical standpoint. On every other level, though, it is a disppointment...
...except for the leading man. What a hot piece THAT is - and he is shirtless early and often.