Okay, do you all see why I’m obsessed with movies?
Monday, July 16th, 2007Relevant to my posting about my brother’s list yesterday. I guess I’ll have to go through it with a fine tooth comb to add to the discussion.
My mom:
1. Gregory Peck, not Cary Grant, in Roman Holiday.
2. I don’t think it’s Stewart and Hepburn’s chemistry in Philadelphia Story that’s terrific…it’s Grant’s and Hepburn’s. (imho)
3. It isn’t Gable’s smugness that makes this a great romance…it’s his vulnerability and yearning…He doesn’t equal this performance until the Misfits.
4. I don’t think Jimmy Stewart’s character in Harvey is supposed to be in his 30s…he’s supposed to be a middle-aged alcoholic.
5. Stoolie.
6. Some might say that Jack Lemmon gave many terrific performances, not the least of which is the heart-rending alcoholic in The Days of Wine and Roses. Or the incredibly vulnerable young man in The Apartment…or the up-tight mess in The Odd Couple…or the guy whose name I don’t recall in Save the Tiger…or…
6. Some might say that Jack Lemmon gave many terrific performances, not the least of which is the heart-rending alcoholic in The Days of Wine and Roses. Or the incredibly vulnerable young man in The Apartment…or the up-tight mess in The Odd Couple…or the guy whose name I don’t recall in Save the Tiger…or…
7. Another thing that makes both The Great Race and Around the World in 80 Days fun is the cameos…I like Sinatra in the Saloon….
8. Re: Once Upon a Time in the West: it’s an Italian movie-maker’s view of how the West was won, skewed with a late 1960s perspective. The West was already a myth even while it was being “won” (see: Wild Bill Hickock’s Wild West Show)
9. Catinflas is fab, but Passpartout is supposed to be French. They had to change the book a bit to make it fit the Mexican actor.
10. Madeline Kahn. Khan was a mongol.