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My top 20 leading ladies in American film up to 1976.
Love them without reservations. Here they are and why. Thread.
1/20 Besides her thousand obvious qualities, Carole didn’t adjust to the world, it was the world that adjusted to her.
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Love them without reservations. Here they are and why. Thread.
1/20 Besides her thousand obvious qualities, Carole didn’t adjust to the world, it was the world that adjusted to her.
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Rewatching The Sun Also Rises, which showcases three of the most beautiful people that ever lived: Power, Gardner and Flynn. The film is good too.
(It's surprising how it manages to say without saying how indecently promiscuous Ava is).
(It's surprising how it manages to say without saying how indecently promiscuous Ava is).
April 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Rewatching The Sun Also Rises, which showcases three of the most beautiful people that ever lived: Power, Gardner and Flynn. The film is good too.
(It's surprising how it manages to say without saying how indecently promiscuous Ava is).
(It's surprising how it manages to say without saying how indecently promiscuous Ava is).
One movie a day for 365 days. 115/365: Heaven Can Wait. Although not my ideal Don Juan, Ameche is nevertheless so good as to make us believe his main goal in life is to love every petticoat worth loving. Of course it helps that Tierney is his patient wife. C'est du Lubitsch.
April 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 115/365: Heaven Can Wait. Although not my ideal Don Juan, Ameche is nevertheless so good as to make us believe his main goal in life is to love every petticoat worth loving. Of course it helps that Tierney is his patient wife. C'est du Lubitsch.
Rewatching Lonelyhearts. The writing is quite heavy, at times almost inedible, but the acting is uniformly good. The golden palm goes to marvelous Myrna as Robert Ryan's unhappy wife.
April 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Rewatching Lonelyhearts. The writing is quite heavy, at times almost inedible, but the acting is uniformly good. The golden palm goes to marvelous Myrna as Robert Ryan's unhappy wife.
One movie a day for 365 days. 114/365: Some Like It Hot. I was a kid in Florence when I first saw it fifty years ago, one of the many reruns. I couldn't believe my eyes. A never-ending beauty, although the surprise is long gone.
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 114/365: Some Like It Hot. I was a kid in Florence when I first saw it fifty years ago, one of the many reruns. I couldn't believe my eyes. A never-ending beauty, although the surprise is long gone.
The sun is bright, a new day ahead, things can only get better. (I hope). Good morning my friends.
April 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The sun is bright, a new day ahead, things can only get better. (I hope). Good morning my friends.
Home after two awful days. I need some light fun. Very light.
April 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Home after two awful days. I need some light fun. Very light.
One movie a day for 365 days. 112/365: Rich and Famous. I was 15 when I first saw it and I loved the friendship/rivalry between Jackie and Candy, two writers, one serious, one trashy, who feud over the years about everything but stay faithful to each other. Cukor’s last film. 🍿
April 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
One movie a day for 365 days. 112/365: Rich and Famous. I was 15 when I first saw it and I loved the friendship/rivalry between Jackie and Candy, two writers, one serious, one trashy, who feud over the years about everything but stay faithful to each other. Cukor’s last film. 🍿
One movie a day for 365 days. 111/365: Bed of Roses. Connie Bennett and Pert Kelton are two girls about town, if you allow the euphemism, ready to commit mischief. But Connie falls for Joel McCrea and easily reforms. Charming, risqué pre-code directed by Gregory LaCava.
April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 111/365: Bed of Roses. Connie Bennett and Pert Kelton are two girls about town, if you allow the euphemism, ready to commit mischief. But Connie falls for Joel McCrea and easily reforms. Charming, risqué pre-code directed by Gregory LaCava.
There are many reasons why I love Nicholson, one being the fact that he often took the risky route choosing difficult movies, which may have not been otherwise made. Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, The Postman, Cuckoo, Marvin Gardens. And Chinatown. Happy Birthday mister.
April 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
There are many reasons why I love Nicholson, one being the fact that he often took the risky route choosing difficult movies, which may have not been otherwise made. Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, The Postman, Cuckoo, Marvin Gardens. And Chinatown. Happy Birthday mister.
Rewatching Of Human Bondage after a long while, and it's surprisingly better than I remembered - very, very raw. Bette must have had a ball giving life to one of the most unpleasant characters any Hollywood primadonna ever played.
April 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rewatching Of Human Bondage after a long while, and it's surprisingly better than I remembered - very, very raw. Bette must have had a ball giving life to one of the most unpleasant characters any Hollywood primadonna ever played.
One movie a day for 365 days. 110/365: Mr Deeds Goes to Town. It's the first and the best Capra did on the little men, the John Does who try to change the world with their naivete, sense of justice, rustic charm and deep individuality. Coop is to die for. Arthur is pixilated too.
April 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 110/365: Mr Deeds Goes to Town. It's the first and the best Capra did on the little men, the John Does who try to change the world with their naivete, sense of justice, rustic charm and deep individuality. Coop is to die for. Arthur is pixilated too.
Rewatching Tomorrow Is Forever. If you've seen it, you know the story is preposterous (an understatement), but the handling is a class act. Both Colbert and Welles are at the top of their game. Bonus: Natalie Wood making her debut. What's your opinion?
April 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Rewatching Tomorrow Is Forever. If you've seen it, you know the story is preposterous (an understatement), but the handling is a class act. Both Colbert and Welles are at the top of their game. Bonus: Natalie Wood making her debut. What's your opinion?
Rewatching Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory. It starts slowly, then it grows, then it slows down again, and it grows again. Not in the same league with Shampoo, Harold and Maude, The Last Detail or Coming Home.
April 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rewatching Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory. It starts slowly, then it grows, then it slows down again, and it grows again. Not in the same league with Shampoo, Harold and Maude, The Last Detail or Coming Home.
One movie a day for 365 days. 110/365: Frances. It's not without its flaws, but it's a compulsive, heartrending watch thanks to a towering performance by Jessica Lange. One of those instances where an actor, singlehandedly, makes up for other people's shortcomings. Beyond words.
April 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 110/365: Frances. It's not without its flaws, but it's a compulsive, heartrending watch thanks to a towering performance by Jessica Lange. One of those instances where an actor, singlehandedly, makes up for other people's shortcomings. Beyond words.
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Frankly, I couldn't care less, but here's Carole and a bunny.
April 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Frankly, I couldn't care less, but here's Carole and a bunny.
My first movie crush: I was 10 when I first saw her, and fell head over heels for Jessica Lange. I loved her ever since, and still do. Happy birthday, wonderful lady.
April 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
My first movie crush: I was 10 when I first saw her, and fell head over heels for Jessica Lange. I loved her ever since, and still do. Happy birthday, wonderful lady.
Rewatching Summertime. What a perfect balance of humor, romance and observation. Also you can see why Kate Hepburn was such a big thing in the movies.
April 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Rewatching Summertime. What a perfect balance of humor, romance and observation. Also you can see why Kate Hepburn was such a big thing in the movies.
Rewatching Forbidden, Capra's pulp answer to Back Street. An illicit affair, a married man, an illegitimate child, some maneuvering, deceit and murder. That's what Barbara does, and she does it with a vengeance. Brilliantly filmed (shots, lighting, rhythm), superbly acted.
April 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rewatching Forbidden, Capra's pulp answer to Back Street. An illicit affair, a married man, an illegitimate child, some maneuvering, deceit and murder. That's what Barbara does, and she does it with a vengeance. Brilliantly filmed (shots, lighting, rhythm), superbly acted.
One movie a day for 365 days. 109/365: Roxie Hart. It seems Ginger stars in every other film I'm listing here. What can I do, if she had better taste? Roxie confesses to a murder she didn't commit (or did she?) to win some notoriety. Success has its sour notes. Unsentimental fun.
April 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 109/365: Roxie Hart. It seems Ginger stars in every other film I'm listing here. What can I do, if she had better taste? Roxie confesses to a murder she didn't commit (or did she?) to win some notoriety. Success has its sour notes. Unsentimental fun.
One movie a day for 365 days. 108/365: The Sea Hawk, a late entry in the Flynn-Curtiz collaborations, is everything an adventure film should be: smart, fun, suspenseful, long enough but not too much, rich and visually stunning. Queen Elizabeth is not Bette Davis, but who cares?
April 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 108/365: The Sea Hawk, a late entry in the Flynn-Curtiz collaborations, is everything an adventure film should be: smart, fun, suspenseful, long enough but not too much, rich and visually stunning. Queen Elizabeth is not Bette Davis, but who cares?
Rewatching I Wanted Wings, a bizarre entry in Mitchell Leisen's filmography. More so in view of things to come in 1941. The main drama seems to take the shape of Veronica Lake, an impressive debut as the bad girl who tries to crash both Bill Holden and Ray Milland's lives. A good one.
April 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Rewatching I Wanted Wings, a bizarre entry in Mitchell Leisen's filmography. More so in view of things to come in 1941. The main drama seems to take the shape of Veronica Lake, an impressive debut as the bad girl who tries to crash both Bill Holden and Ray Milland's lives. A good one.
One movie a day for 365 days. 107/365: I am crazy about Born Yesterday, mostly thanks to director Cukor's class and especially to that towering genius called Judy Holliday. The reforming of a 'dumb blonde' is not a favorite subject of mine. I like dumb blondes to stay dumb.
Bill H. is a plus too.
Bill H. is a plus too.
April 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One movie a day for 365 days. 107/365: I am crazy about Born Yesterday, mostly thanks to director Cukor's class and especially to that towering genius called Judy Holliday. The reforming of a 'dumb blonde' is not a favorite subject of mine. I like dumb blondes to stay dumb.
Bill H. is a plus too.
Bill H. is a plus too.
While Audrey gets Bogart in Sabrina, I'm always willing to take care of Bill Holden.
Happy birthday to this immortal beauty.
Happy birthday to this immortal beauty.
April 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
While Audrey gets Bogart in Sabrina, I'm always willing to take care of Bill Holden.
Happy birthday to this immortal beauty.
Happy birthday to this immortal beauty.
Rewatching Dragonwyck. How can you fail when you have Gene Tierney and Vincent Price as the heroine and her foe/husband?
April 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Rewatching Dragonwyck. How can you fail when you have Gene Tierney and Vincent Price as the heroine and her foe/husband?