tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475915127993646202024-03-18T05:47:37.206-04:00On The MarqueeAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-75918781406822965382014-08-13T13:38:00.000-04:002014-08-13T13:38:48.624-04:00Lauren Bacall 1924-2014<div class="MsoNormal">
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As many of you have heard, screen siren <b>Lauren Bacall </b>passed
away August 12<sup>th</sup> at the age of 89. Back in 2009, I did a <a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2009/03/siren-centerfold-lauren-bacall.html" target="_blank">Siren Centerfold post</a> celebrating Bacall’s sultry beauty and sassy attitude. She’s
being remembered for both of those attributes – and so much more. Here are just a
few reasons why she was so iconic:<o:p></o:p></div>
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- Despite their 25-year age gap, Bacall held her own against<b>
Humphrey Bogart </b>- both on screen in films like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Have and Have Not</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Big Sleep</i>, and in life, where she was his better half until his untimely
death in 1957.<o:p></o:p></div>
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- At just 19 years old she was delivering lines like, “Y<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">ou know how to whistle, don't
you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow” with the confidence we
all wish we had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">- She
was exceedingly gorgeous and insisted on aging naturally. She once said, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"I think your whole life shows in your
face and you should be proud of that."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- Bacall was BFFs
with <b>Katharine Hepburn</b> for about 50 years. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know </i>those broads had a good time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- She proves that
Oscars don’t matter. Bacall was only nominated once (in 1996 for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mirror Has Two Faces</i>) and didn’t
win, but she remained one of the most respected actresses in the biz. (She
picked up an Honorary Oscar in 2010.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- She went to see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Twilight </i>with her granddaughter, but
afterwards bought the girl a copy of 1922’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nosferatu</i>
to show her what a “real” vampire movie was. You go, grandma!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">- She conveyed so
much with just “The Look.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">R.I.P Lauren Bacall. You will be missed!</span></div>
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Now<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> this</i> I would
watch! A TV series centering on the intersecting lives of <b>Greta Garbo</b> and
<b>Marlene Dietrich</b> is being developed by Annapurna Pictures. It’ll be powerhouse
producer <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Ellison" target="_blank">Megan Ellison</a></b>’s first foray into television, and if her eye for great
films is any indication, it’s sure to be a success. In case you don’t know,
Ellison was behind two of last year’s accolade-heavy films – <i>American Hustle</i>
and <i>Her</i> – and she became the first woman to score two Academy Award noms for
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But anyway, back to this glorious project. According to
<i>Variety</i>, the yet-to-be-titled story is set in Hollywood’s Golden Age and
explores the two icons’ relationships with the likes of <b>Tallulah Bankhead, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant</b> and<b> John Wayne</b>. It
seems they had a lot of similarities beyond their fiercely penciled eyebrows
and affinity for rocking sick pantsuits. Who would you tap to play Swedish
siren Garbo and German star Dietrich? I’m already playing casting director…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most people know <b>Gene Kelly </b>as a dancer, an actor, occasional singer and perhaps someone who enjoys <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZYhVpdXbQ" target="_blank">a rainy day</a> more than most. Some might even know he was a groundbreaking director and choreographer, too. But there’s a lot people don’t know about the handsome hoofer from Pittsburgh. And that’s where the <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/invitation-to-dance-gene-kelly-at-100" target="_blank">Film Society of Lincoln Center</a> comes in. They’re currently in the middle of a two week retrospective on Kelly. This August just happens to be the 100th anniversary of his birth. <br />
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I was lucky enough to attend an Evening with Gene Kelly at the Walter Reade Theater last night, hosted by Kelly’s wife, film historian <b>Patricia Ward Kelly</b> - a thoroughly fascinating woman in her own right. Various film clips of some of Kelly’s most famous musical numbers were punctuated by Patricia’s insightful commentary, revealing anecdotes and warm recollections of her late husband. She also dug into stacks of boxes on stage and pulled out some of Gene’s old things to share with us - choreography notes, sweet valentines Gene wrote to her...an Irish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_%28club%29" target="_blank">shillelagh </a>he kept by his bedside. <br />
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Perhaps what most surprised me to learn, and maybe it shouldn’t have, was Gene’s voracious appetite for knowledge and his fierce intelligence. According to Patricia, Gene spoke multiple languages (French and Latin, among them) and liked to quote poetry. The two of them seemed to have quite a connection, despite their 46 year (!) age difference. When they met in 1985, Patricia was 26 and Gene was 73. She didn’t even know who “Gene Kelly” was! She got to know the man behind the star, and that’s who she was able to show us last night. <br />
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After all these years, Gene still has the power to captivate. During the clips they showed, there were audible gasps from the audience (“He’s sooo good looking!” “He makes it look so easy!”).<br />
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And indeed, he did make it look so easy. Here are my favorite examples:<br />
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The "Alter Ego" dance from 1944's <i>Cover Girl </i><br />
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"The Newspaper Dance" from 1950's <i>Summer Stock </i><br />
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"The Roller Skate Dance" from 1955's <i>It's Always Fair Weather.</i> Because he's tap dancing. <i>On roller skates.</i><br />
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Ok, so the first official picture isn’t totally horrible. As
you may well know,<b> Lindsay Lohan</b> is gonna attempt her best <b>Elizabeth Taylor</b>
impression for the upcoming Lifetime movie <i>Liz & Dick.</i> The network released
a promotional photo, featuring Lohan in full Liz hair and makeup, and co-star
<b>Grant Bowler </b>as <b>Richard Burton</b>. Also released <a href="http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-06-04/lindsay-lohan-dons-leopard-printed-swimsuit-on-liz-dick-set-first-official-still-emerges-photos/" target="_blank">yesterday </a>and<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2154781/Lindsay-Lohan-falls-sundress-dramatic-new-scenes-Liz-Dick-set.html" target="_blank"> today</a> were some paparazzi
photos from the set, which were, um, considerably less impressive. But, hey, at least
it looks like Linds is showing up for her scenes! Not like my expectations are
very high for this project anyway. What do you think of the photos? Will you be
watching this movie, like me, solely for the trainwreck aspect?<br />
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Update: Here's another pic of Linds in character.<br />
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</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-8578961333771155322012-01-22T13:58:00.001-05:002012-01-22T13:58:57.843-05:00On Display: The Art of the Movie Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I’m a serious fan of the old movie poster. One look around my room and that’s apparent. A movie poster hangs from every angle - from <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i> and <i>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof </i>on one wall to <i>East of Eden</i> and <i>The Hustler </i>on another. My room’s a veritable classic movie poster gallery.<br /><br />So when I heard Film at Lincoln Center was displaying their own movie poster gallery, I jumped at the chance to check it out. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, <a href="http://filmlinc.com/pages/furman-gallery" target="_blank">the exhibit</a> at the Furman
Gallery, called “Style and Motion: The Art of the Movie Poster,”
featured a variety of original film posters from the <b>Mike Kaplan</b>
Collection. Incidentally, Kaplan is an acclaimed designer/art director
of movie posters - and an avid collector of posters from around the world (a guy after my own heart).<br />
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Last month, recent guest blogger <a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2012/01/guest-blogger-oh-horror.html" target="_blank"><b>Nicole Turso</b></a> and I visited the
gallery to check it out. The exhibit wasn’t very large - but it was
free, and total movie poster eye candy. I snapped some pics of my favorites. An
interesting tidbit: The <i>American in Paris </i>poster once belonged to <b>Gene Kelly </b>himself! Needless to say, I would wallpaper my house with these if I could.<br />
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-14625213560450101502012-01-21T15:15:00.000-05:002012-01-21T15:43:40.817-05:00Guest Blogger: Oh, The Horror!<i><b>by Nicole Turso </b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>Ed. Note: </b>On the Marquee's guest blogger today is <b>Nicole Turso</b>! I enlisted her help to do a post about classic horror films, because when it comes to horror, there's a gap in my movie knowledge. Because I am a total chicken. </i></span><br />
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As a classic horror movie fan - news of a remake with today's popular actors can really make you into a raving lunatic.<br />
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When Hollywood decided 1976's "The Omen" was due for a re-boot, my blood boiled knowing <b>Gregory Peck</b> and <b>Lee Remick</b> would be replaced by the likes of <b>Liev Schreiber </b>and <b>Julia Stiles </b>(Sorry, guys).
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And while <b>Naomi Watts </b>is a decent match for <b>Hitchcock</b>'s golden girl <b>Tipi Hedren</b> - remaking "The Birds" was another one of <b>Michael Bay</b>'s bird-brain ideas (Along with yet another Transformers flick).<br />
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Well, now some of the more iconic horror images are getting the <b>Ryan Murphy </b>treatment on the pages of the latest issue of <i>Elle</i>.<br />
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And since Murphy's poptart comedy "Glee" has been frighteningly-bad lately, it only makes sense Gleeks <b>Lea Michele, Dianna Agron</b> and company would join in on the horror romp.<br />
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Some of this fan's favorites: Britton as Damien's petrified mother in
"The Omen", Mara just before the pig blood hits the fan in "Carrie" and <b>Sarah Paulson</b> as both <b>Joan Crawford </b>and <b>Bette Davis </b>in my all-time favorite creepfest "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" <br />
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This is officially amazing. Illustrator/designer <a href="http://www.behance.net/PeterStults" target="_blank"><b>Peter Stults</b></a> imagines what modern-day movies would look like if they were made during past Hollywood eras - and then he <a href="http://thedailywh.at/2012/01/16/reimagination-of-the-day-2/#" target="_blank">creates movie posters</a> for them. My personal fave? The re-imagining of the <b>Ryan Gosling</b> flick <i>Drive</i> starring <b>James Dean</b>! The poster series is called "Movies from an Alternate Universe."<br />
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The series also includes posters for <i>The Hangover</i> starring <b>Dean Martin, Jack Lemmon</b> and <b>Jerry Lewis </b>and <i>Avatar </i>starring <b>William Shatner </b>and <b>Natalie Wood</b>, among others! This was too good not to share!</div>
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-74308409708651003142011-11-24T00:08:00.001-05:002011-11-30T17:13:44.476-05:00The Artist Paints a Nostalgic Picture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It takes place in 1927, when motion picture making is on the brink of sound. Hollywood’s biggest silent film star is George Valentin (<b>Jean Dujardin</b>), a dapper fella who can rock a tux and charm an audience with a raise of his eyebrow. He’s got the movie-going public - and the studio - in the palm of his hand and he knows it. At one of his big premieres, he quite literally bumps into one of his biggest fans - a pretty young thing named Peppy Miller (<b>Berenice Bejo</b>). Their picture gets snapped together and just like that Peppy becomes George’s “mystery girl” in all the papers. <br />
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It’s not that George gets pushed out - he simply refuses to get on board. While the studios start cranking out films with the latest sound technology, George dismisses it all as a passing fad and sets out to make his own silent film. His refusal to move into the future is what ultimately makes his future a bleak one. He must forgo his pride or face living in obscurity forever.<br />
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In less capable hands, <i>The Artist </i>could have been a gimmicky mess - a parody of sorts. Or it could have been too, well, artsy, thus alienating the average moviegoer. But filmmaker <b>Michel Hazanavicius</b> has done his homework. He knows what made the classics great and he applies those elements to his own film, giving all the old timey tricks a more polished finish. There are barely any words - just the occasional title card to give context to a scene - but the film is still a rich experience. The score plays throughout, and there’s even a dream sequence where sound is used for clever effect. You never feel as if anything’s missing. <br />
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He may have been silent, but the Oscar buzz for French actor Jean Dujardin is almost deafening. He’s perfect for this part in every way. He has Old Hollywood good looks, but much like the actors of that time, his face also has character. He uses expression and body language so well that you forget he’s not saying anything at all! His George Valentin goes from cocky to desperate, and all the while you continue to like him. <br />
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Dujardin has an equally adept partner in Berenice Bejo, who plays Peppy. With a glowing smile and a buoyant personality, it’s not easy to see why Peppy becomes a big star. We begin to feel the same adoration for her as her audience in the film. <br />
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There are also appearances by some familiar American faces, but they almost seem out of place here. <b>John Goodman </b>plays a big-time studio exec, <b>James Cromwell </b>plays George’s trusted chauffeur and confidante, and <b>Penelope Ann Miller</b> plays George’s neglected wife. The movie’s feel was such a throwback, I really didn’t expect to see anybody I recognized. But perhaps the award for best supporting character goes to George’s dog, a trusty terrier much in the vein of Asta, the loyal pup from <i>The Thin Man</i> series of the 1930s or George, the mischievous dog in <i>Bringing Up Baby</i>. The scrappy scene-stealer was a treat to watch - and he also plays a pivotal role in the story. <br />
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My one gripe is that George’s fall from grace drags on a bit too long. It takes a while for him to fully hit rock bottom and find the strength to pick himself up again. You may get frustrated with him as he rejects Peppy’s well-meaning attempts to help get him back on track. But, as I said, the film is ultimately a crowd-pleaser, and you’ll be smiling ear-to-ear by the end. I certainly was. Sometimes, silence really is golden. <br />
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<i>You can also find my review on <a href="http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/movies/the-artist/" target="_blank">TheCinemaSource.com!</a></i><br />
<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-72772250215864864752011-11-22T17:23:00.001-05:002011-11-22T20:08:55.136-05:00My Take on My Week With Marilyn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You’d have to be pretty brave to take on the role of iconic sex
symbol <b>Marilyn Monroe</b>. Thank goodness <b><a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2011/01/valentine-with-heart.html" target="_blank">Michelle Williams</a> </b>seems to have courage
to spare. In <i>My Week with Marilyn</i> (out Nov. 23rd) she
embodies the blonde bombshell with a confidence that most young actresses couldn’t
even dream of achieving. She has the Marilyn “wiggle” down to a science -
achieved, she said, by practicing walking with her knees tied together. She has
the Marilyn sparkle - her childlike abandon. And on the flip-side, she evokes
the Norma Jean insecurities. The vulnerability and the need to be loved. The
desperate desire to be a person of worth. It’s this duality - Marilyn vs. Norma
Jean - that elevates Williams’ performance from mere imitation to a deeper
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<i>My Week with Marilyn</i> is
not a Marilyn biopic - it’s more of a Marilyn snippet. A glimpse into a period
of her life as seen through the eyes of <b>Colin Clark </b>(<b>Eddie Redmayne</b>), a young,
eager third-assistant director on her film <i>The
Prince and the Showgirl</i>, which began filming in London in 1956. The story
is based on Colin’s diary from that time in his life, and includes his
observations of the star as she allows him to get close to her and as he
becomes more and more infatuated with her.</div>
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The film is mainly split between on-set antics and off-set
moments. On set, Colin watches wide-eyed as the film’s director and star,
<b>Laurence Olivier</b> (<b>Kenneth Branagh</b>), butts heads with the difficult Marilyn.
Olivier fumes as she shows up late, brings along her own “acting coach” of
questionable credibility, and botches her lines time and again. <i>The Prince and the Showgirl</i> was
notorious for its tumultuous on-set atmosphere, mainly due to the fact that
Olivier and Marilyn just didn’t understand each other. He admired her vivacity
and innate talent, to be sure, and Marilyn respected and was intimidated by his
serious acting background. But even that couldn’t break the ice between them.
Olivier was reportedly so fed up by his <i>Prince
and the Showgirl </i>experience, that he pretty much abandoned directing after that.</div>
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But here’s the thing, when Marilyn got it right, boy did she get
it right. There was no denying her charm - even Olivier could see it. </div>
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Off set, Marilyn had a whole other set of problems, and we see
Colin as he slowly becomes privy to them. Her recent marriage to playwright
Arthur Miller is already on the downslide, she’s clearly addicted to alcohol
and pills, and she’s surrounded by enablers.
There are moments when Williams is able to show the needy, fragile and
troubled girl underneath the star sheen, and I’m glad the movie didn’t shy away
from that. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2Hqive_hBZ9_COQ3eE-BE9OU2YVqq9tReCmhfPagIvU9RAiRCGOZfcgTngZn0JW_iPww4D2W7xRU1MjWzPcz2LyWaPCgP8cOwCQJ6O16sJ3ejS8i5DA6j5aGsCc5pZc7-UzmbVT3IEnS/s1600/mm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2Hqive_hBZ9_COQ3eE-BE9OU2YVqq9tReCmhfPagIvU9RAiRCGOZfcgTngZn0JW_iPww4D2W7xRU1MjWzPcz2LyWaPCgP8cOwCQJ6O16sJ3ejS8i5DA6j5aGsCc5pZc7-UzmbVT3IEnS/s320/mm2.jpg" width="130" /></a>And speaking of the star sheen, Williams’ makeup, hair and
styling is impeccable - and quite a necessary element when you’re playing
someone who was so stylized in her public persona. The scene that best
illustrates this is when Colin and Marilyn are confronted by paparazzi during a
spontaneous outing. She turns casually to Colin and asks, “Shall I be ‘her’?”
and just like that, she “turns on” Marilyn Monroe - sexy swaying, playful winking
and all. “Playing” Marilyn Monroe was perhaps her greatest role, but that ease
of switching gears was also probably her downfall. She opens up to Colin at one
point, admitting that all the men in her life see her as “Marilyn Monroe,” and
once they figure out that’s not really who she is, they leave.</div>
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The film on a whole is not spectacularly original. A young man
falls for a beautiful woman completely out of his grasp, learns some life
lessons, comes of age. He forgoes a pretty, pert costume assistant (<b>Emma
Watson</b>) to chase Marilyn’s affections and in the end gets his heart broken. But
the audience doesn’t really care about Colin - at least not when he’s sharing
the screen with the magnetic Williams. She pulls focus, much like Marilyn did
in all of her films, and she’s marvelous to behold. </div>
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Bookended by two sensational song and dance numbers seamlessly
performed by Williams, <i>My Week with
Marilyn</i> reaffirms Marilyn Monroe’s timeless appeal - and solidifies that
same quality in the radiant Michelle Williams.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/movies/my-week-with-marilyn/" target="_blank"><i>You can also find my review on TheCinemaSource.com! </i></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-33464769009213776682011-11-18T15:57:00.001-05:002011-11-18T16:02:06.787-05:00Wood's Death Revisited!<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2010/03/natalie-wood-mystery-resurfaces.html" target="_blank">I first wrote about this last March</a> and now it seems Los
Angeles authorities have officially reopened their investigation into the mysterious
death of <b>Natalie Wood</b> – almost 30
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<span style="font-size: small;">Boat captain <strong>Dennis
Davern </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">is pointing the finger at Wood’s
husband, </span></strong><strong>Robert
Wagner</strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">, saying Wagner was “responsible”
for his wife’s death.</span></strong> Davern claims he was asked by Wagner not
to turn on the boat's search light or call a nearby restaurant after Wood went
missing from their boat off the coast of Southern California's Catalina Island.
It was already known that Wood and Wagner had been fighting that night, but
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<span style="font-size: small;">For now, cops have not revealed much about their
investigation, but they did say they received new, credible information that
was enough to warrant a second look. I've always been fascinated with this case and I'm anxious to see if they uncover anything new.</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-66380098828265649072011-11-12T12:15:00.001-05:002011-11-12T12:19:16.036-05:00Piper Laurie Winner!<div style="text-align: center;">
Ok, so I guess there aren't as many <b>Piper Laurie</b> fans as there are <b>Steve McQueen</b> fans out there. But we still have a winner for the <i><b>Learning to Live Out Loud</b> </i>book contest! Much thanks to <b>DanielBay26</b> for entering! Even if you didn't enter this time, check out the book - it's sure to be an interesting read. And if you haven't discovered Piper Laurie yet, go Netflix <i>The Hustler </i>immediately! </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-25580762505486933142011-11-04T15:34:00.001-04:002011-11-04T15:34:42.567-04:00CONTEST: Win a Copy of Piper Laurie's New Memoir!<br />
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Attention people who like free things! I’ve got another book
contest for you! I scored a brand new copy of <b>Piper Laurie</b>’s memoir (released in
stores earlier this week) called <b><i>Learning to Live
Out Loud</i></b>. It chronicles her rise in Hollywood, and her transition from
contract roles to more creatively fulfilling projects. Plus there are some juicy
revelations – like how she hooked up with <b>Ronald Reagan</b> on the set of her first
movie, and later had an affair with <b>Mel Gibson</b>! Scan. Da. Lous. You know you wanna learn more.<br />
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favorite Piper Laurie role is Sarah Packard, <b>Paul Newman</b>’s doomed lover in 1961’s
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WHY.</b> Flip through her IMDb – chances are you’ve seen her something (esp. if you're an old movie fan)!<br />
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answers in the comments below OR <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/onthemarquee">tweet</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/On-the-Marquee-Blog/96555590844">Facebook</a> them to me! I’ll pick my favorite
answer NOVEMBER 11th. Winner gets a copy of the book! (Only U.S. residents
please. Sorry!)**</b><br />
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Special thanks to Crown Publishing for providing On the Marquee with this amazing book!<b> </b></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-23671826410568280222011-10-26T09:54:00.002-04:002011-10-26T09:54:58.339-04:00Steve McQueen Winner!<div style="text-align: center;">
A winner has been selected! Congrats <b>Perfect Number 6</b> - you won a copy of S<i>teve McQueen: A Biography</i>! She's got a blog too called <i>No Time Like The Past </i>(which includes a really cool post on <a href="http://perfectnumber6.blogspot.com/2011/10/if-you-cant-be-em-dress-like-em.html">how to dress like Steve McQueen</a>) - so check it out. Thanks to all who entered and if you didn't win this time, don't worry. I'll have <u>ANOTHER </u>contest up shortly!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-83060734771162370122011-10-24T22:51:00.000-04:002011-10-24T22:51:49.325-04:00When The King Met The President<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How’s this for unexpected? <i>Variety</i> has just revealed that <b>Eric Bana</b> has signed on to play <b>Elvis Presley</b> in the new flick <i>Elvis & Nixon</i>. For some reason, I would’ve never pegged Bana as the Elvis Presley type, but now that the casting’s been made, I can sorta picture it! Last time someone portrayed Presley in a high-profile way was when <b>Jonathan Rhys-Meyers</b> won a Golden Globe for the 2005 TV mini-series <i>Elvis</i>.<br />
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It’s this movie’s premise that’s the real source of intrigue here, though. Apparently, in 1970, Presley wrote a detailed, six-page letter to President <b>Richard Nixon</b>, requesting a meeting with him. Presley had the notion that Nixon should appoint him “Federal Agent-at-Large” in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Would anyone really trust The King of Rock ‘n Roll with that position? Well, ok, maybe Nixon would.<br />
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Presley and Nixon did in fact meet - on December 21st of that year - but unfortunately Presley did not secure the federal agent job. No hard feelings though. The King brought Nixon presents - including a Colt 45 pistol (ya can’t make this stuff up) - and showed him family photos during their brief encounter. Nixon reportedly found the whole thing totally awkward.<br />
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<b>Danny Huston</b> is set to portray Nixon in the film, and <i>The Princess Bride </i>star <b>Cary Elwes</b> is making his directorial debut. This bizarre tale seems primed for a big-screen retelling. I certainly had no idea this strange meeting ever went down, but I’m completely and utterly amused that it did.<br />
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I’ve managed to snag a copy of the upcoming <i><b>Steve McQueen: A Biography</b></i> by <b>Marc Eliot.</b> The book comes out October 25th, but you can win you’re own copy right here on On the Marquee! The in-depth bio chronicles McQueen’s film and early TV appearances, his relationships, his battles with addiction and - here’s something that intrigued me - his obsession with <b>Paul Newman</b> and how it shaped his career.<br /><br />We’ve talked a couple of times on this blog about which modern day actor should play McQueen in a biopic. While Hollywood seems to have settled on <a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2011/05/crowning-mcqueen.html"><b>Jeremy Renner</b></a>, I wanna hear what <i>you guys</i> think! <b>Tell me which actor you believe would be best at playing McQueen and why. </b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best answer wins the book! Simple as that.<br /><br /></span><b>**Leave your answers in the comments section (along with name and email)</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">OR feel free to</span> <b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/onthemarquee">tweet</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/On-the-Marquee-Blog/96555590844">Facebook</a> your answers to me</b>!** <div><br /></div><div>I'LL PICK THE WINNER ON OCTOBER 25th!<br /><br />Special thanks to Crown Publishing for providing On the Marquee with this amazing book!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-35356808528210812132011-09-17T17:16:00.011-04:002011-10-09T12:10:57.385-04:00Coat of Armor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKGgTaf8MROD-tJZFeH-nFG_N-dHCt8oey593D6UNz4tUVGWSrG4CbG0cjZ9EZzVLrdU5liSBBafaoql65gOcY_FBF-WpXJg9Zj3XOPzG87eLP-FNOuEBLIkJHTRwv_3HI7rU2ZibO5Ja/s1600/ryanscorpion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKGgTaf8MROD-tJZFeH-nFG_N-dHCt8oey593D6UNz4tUVGWSrG4CbG0cjZ9EZzVLrdU5liSBBafaoql65gOcY_FBF-WpXJg9Zj3XOPzG87eLP-FNOuEBLIkJHTRwv_3HI7rU2ZibO5Ja/s320/ryanscorpion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653441961669587906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the film <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/movies/drive/">Drive</a></span>, which opened in theaters September 16, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Gosling</span> plays a Hollywood stunt driver by day, getaway driver for hire by night. He’s a hard-to-read loner without a name, but it could be argued that his identity is right there on his sleeve - the sleeve of his satin scorpion-emblazoned bomber jacket. The jacket is elevated to iconic status by film’s end. He never takes it off, even as it becomes increasingly tattered and bloodstained the deeper into trouble he gets. Needless to say, I was intrigued by this “iconic jacket.” The concept is decidedly retro - and totally cool. Here are my two fave examples.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEgArRQJXNNj3HWk9IN2ZxIJpmir86p1DolM5r_y7HWuExRX8-xCrBBBDv3NnSKmHHNAwVb-Jnq46FEWKfEFLPDkTlXfUywQSFgwwyT78TUfIu-a8PEUmg-0UOtEz9SFbkAzK5oV7u4ak/s1600/Fugitive-Kind-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEgArRQJXNNj3HWk9IN2ZxIJpmir86p1DolM5r_y7HWuExRX8-xCrBBBDv3NnSKmHHNAwVb-Jnq46FEWKfEFLPDkTlXfUywQSFgwwyT78TUfIu-a8PEUmg-0UOtEz9SFbkAzK5oV7u4ak/s320/Fugitive-Kind-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653441796132230882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1frDBAblM_bqV8J3JjbNgDjFMRtMShNfJD64O9FeSbMuqyoP6hyphenhyphenPzTWNNb2NJkTY6CZLw8sgrUMLIX52epMPh1vOjd6C8pnNAsmoEVqQSrQKxyhmh1pbHCmVoMFd_pGFoAwMPVCIFXoH3/s1600/ryanscorpion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marlon Brando </span>as Val “Snakeskin” Xavier in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fugitive Kind</span> (Instead of a scorpion jacket, he had his prized snakeskin outerwear.)<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEDev3wdJ-fmsKArsKvx2Skr57VLOZEF6sIzp11S4MdHjUO0bA86JcdrfaquztS4fKojxeYVclMjsO4KAfSCANeWQErmRKfpBQFpc1REk6-Wa4e7Vok_zfbGnqqdj8VWA4mRBbAtWBtA9/s1600/jamesdean.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEDev3wdJ-fmsKArsKvx2Skr57VLOZEF6sIzp11S4MdHjUO0bA86JcdrfaquztS4fKojxeYVclMjsO4KAfSCANeWQErmRKfpBQFpc1REk6-Wa4e7Vok_zfbGnqqdj8VWA4mRBbAtWBtA9/s320/jamesdean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653441413576957298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Dean</span> as Jim Stark in <span style="font-style: italic;">A Rebel Without a Cause</span> (The red jacket that revolutionized rebellious teens’ wardrobes.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>UPDATE:</i></b> You can <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/want-ryan-goslings-scorpion-jacket-he-wore-in-drive-buy-one-here/">now buy</a> Gosling's scorpion jacket! Halloween, anyone?</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-67943791270714553972011-09-02T00:17:00.010-04:002011-09-02T15:43:48.772-04:00Guest-Blogger: Daniel Meets Audrey
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LK2FhJBsXE4SJH5_ZUgOAz1fcUdmP0yILcNtZMo0IwaDXkjox-HEcwno6v5e8WXMe2EoXAMyFkKuqCwBtD9-Mz_LkCrU7Ifp4r9X3QXdICh7liPuCMCrwj-cBgZx0HuM5Xkpd74eSDZ2/s1600/audrey4.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647849255663865314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LK2FhJBsXE4SJH5_ZUgOAz1fcUdmP0yILcNtZMo0IwaDXkjox-HEcwno6v5e8WXMe2EoXAMyFkKuqCwBtD9-Mz_LkCrU7Ifp4r9X3QXdICh7liPuCMCrwj-cBgZx0HuM5Xkpd74eSDZ2/s320/audrey4.bmp" /></a>Hello, I am <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Daniel Bayley</span>, a film-student and co-writer for the blog, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://baynapsmoviereviews.blogspot.com/">Bayley and Napoli At the Movie Theater</a></span>. I am so happy to be able to write for one of my favorite blogs, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">On the Marquee</span>, and get to share with you a little story about my past week discovering a classic film star everyone adores (and now I do too)... <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Audrey Hepburn</span>.
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<br />A few years back my sister came home with a new purchase from Best Buy. Elated, she showed me her new DVD box-set. To my disinterest, it was only the Audrey Hepburn Collection. She told me I had to see the classic films it included (<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, and Sabrina</span>). I told her I would when I got around to it.
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<br />Welp, I will estimate it took about 3-5 years for that to happen (wow...time flies), but here I am: A 21-year-old film student discovering Audrey Hepburn as a sheer talent. I know I'm preaching to a choir that has probably seen the entire classic lexicon of Hepburn's films and have admired her screen-talent for years, but let me just say I could not be happier to join this club. Let me take you briefly through my little journey.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqZMSF2Y1nuo206IVTKd-zGeNHDM_BIJ8VtVULO6X-IOQYV5oz0NK2gdWgHMcfq7tLScch145I07HuoCai_hxblUQSQ0ToY_pYS49NSsnA7vF8PcgdYjyW8_7ro_sWTZQ19I0sn1Dbwlp/s1600/audrey1.bmp"></a>I started last week by popping in <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Blake Edwards</span>' 1961 film, <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Breakfast At Tiffany's</span>. It was one of those nights where I felt, "Well, I've watched all my<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN3VXW0_7qH1F64oySu1pmUdaRkHFYeg3JSDcKtlm1vajJfipDQpZ1HE9urx4fj4Hpse_jabkq3uYV-MBrFPJcOLbc7SoegbulmzotZ4lt7veNML7DGm0U2sAbOm7LMX1m8D1M_3-FBv7/s1600/audrey1.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647846523513385602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN3VXW0_7qH1F64oySu1pmUdaRkHFYeg3JSDcKtlm1vajJfipDQpZ1HE9urx4fj4Hpse_jabkq3uYV-MBrFPJcOLbc7SoegbulmzotZ4lt7veNML7DGm0U2sAbOm7LMX1m8D1M_3-FBv7/s200/audrey1.bmp" /></a> dvd's...might as well put on something I've been meaning to get to." With the opening credits set to "Moon River," I was immediately entranced. As Hepburn walks past Tiffany's along the streets of Manhattan, this classic tune plays and I had not heard it til just then. This could easily jump into a personal list for the Top Ten Best Songs for a Feature Film. It fits perfectly. It's quiet, swift, and heart-felt. This is exactly how I felt the film was. Our young Ms. Hepburn meets her charming neighbor, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">George Peppard</span>, and he falls in love with her. Peppard's character sees her for who she truly is. Sees past her beauty and falls for her, strengths and faults and all. But Hepburn makes this character so likable and so delightfully watchable, the film is completely hers. I could watch the scene of her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOByH_iOn88">playing "Moon River"</a> on guitar on a fire-escape all day.
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<br />A few days later, I threw on <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Roman Holiday</span>, with some excitement I might add. This was #4 on the American Film Institute's Top 10 Romantic Comedies List. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gregory Peck</span> was in it. What could go wrong? My answer is....nothing. Nothing went wrong. It was perfect. It's rare to find a perfect film and I feel like I can safely say this is a perfect romantic comedy. Hepburn's breakthrough, Oscar-winning performance is as a princess who escapes her royal agenda for a night out in Rome. She bumps into Gregory Peck's American newsman character who takes her in. They spend the next day together. Peck's character begins to gaze upon her as merely a story and an opportunity of a life-time (getting a close and juicy, in-depth interview with a Princess), but instead finds himself falling in love with her. She is adorable in this film....so we do too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI_L4x7ovVf7jyBYy6hhEF69-aF0hrKktedOFwYYX6tev_kNzrJKXpuJM7FY4ktGvOXy21I4Kr1CcREFhFySFIWBlwPAzRANyl0XPH0va4geV71aGK9VeqLozReRsOwybgjZeiXKYSvJK/s1600/audrey3.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647846404058302690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI_L4x7ovVf7jyBYy6hhEF69-aF0hrKktedOFwYYX6tev_kNzrJKXpuJM7FY4ktGvOXy21I4Kr1CcREFhFySFIWBlwPAzRANyl0XPH0va4geV71aGK9VeqLozReRsOwybgjZeiXKYSvJK/s200/audrey3.bmp" /></a>Hepburn handles her character brilliantly. We believe her as an elegant royalty who is just young enough to feel the angst and rebellion of the planned and trapped life set out for her. Watching her delight unleashed upon the city opposite a strong and stern lead like Peck makes this film an experience. Something to fall in love with again and again. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">William Wyler</span>, our director, photographs the entire film on location in Rome, making it almost a character itself for our two leads to play against. If I have not gotten my feeling across enough yet...let me say it one more time. <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Roman Holiday</span> is not only a wonderfully captivating film to enjoy Hepburn...it's a wonderful film to just watch. A strong recommendation to throw this at the top of your Netflix Queue.
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<br />So finally I found myself watching <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Sabrina</span> two days ago. This one I found to be my least favorite<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK59N8JsEimnj9AdKbhYj_eeXxqZ473_EQygkcgCHXpMb7o8e1GQC40PGSPqAigs71gF6vcuus1dLTpkOvOOf0zsHfUNuJQu3SnVPuKv65u6u5tylxb4E2ddraO4Awn7b_vYDMS9B7q9Fn/s1600/audrey2.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 168px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647846230271433746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK59N8JsEimnj9AdKbhYj_eeXxqZ473_EQygkcgCHXpMb7o8e1GQC40PGSPqAigs71gF6vcuus1dLTpkOvOOf0zsHfUNuJQu3SnVPuKv65u6u5tylxb4E2ddraO4Awn7b_vYDMS9B7q9Fn/s200/audrey2.bmp" /></a> of the three, sadly. I will just briefly say that Hepburn's character was not my favorite to fall in love with (maybe I was expecting to and that hindered my enjoyment), though she is quite strong along-side the likes of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">William Holden</span> and <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Humphrey Bogart</span>. Bogey steals the show here. He plays Linus, who is just a man from a rich family who loves Hepburn's "Sabrina", though she is strongly infatuated with his brother, played by Holden. Your sympathies as a viewer go right to Bogart's strong presence and sad demeanor falling in love with her. Although I found myself only watching Bogart, maybe viewers only see "Sabrina" and therefore this film is a worthy entry into the box-set.
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<br />I remember seeing <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">My Fair Lady</span> many years ago in a middle-school music class. I did not pay too close attention to it but I cannot wait for it to reach my DVD player soon. I want to keep my Hepburn-kick going. She just carries something with her when she is on screen. It's a beauty, a class, and a presence I can not put my finger on. All I know is that she carries good movies and has made them something special. As I end this blogpost, I go and Youtube the instrumental "Moon River" film version to play me out. I hope you all will do the same, wherever you are.
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-82445921408653088092011-08-28T14:58:00.017-04:002011-08-28T16:08:38.559-04:00A Star is (Re)Born!<img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzk8ww8WL3wDwY1c8hODsvkQN0B0QbJk_SZXxgK2jvJAYuZmD4tMmZVGbeuAEM9d67dsSxwvpYq-LmM5VbAUG26KguHVkO13mqxYxSxQ-XZumHmFI5Prjiu34GWGdjmCHGzL-2LHm55F-/s400/astarisborn2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645992706589106722" border="0" /><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>Hollywood most definitely believes in reincarnation. Just look at the never-ending parade of remakes. Moviemakers don’t even have to go back that far in search of subjects. We’ve got a remake of <i>Footloose</i> (ugh) coming out this fall, a remake of <i>Dirty Dancing</i> that's in the works (guess everyone’s agreed to pretend that <i>Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights</i> never happened, eh?)...they’re even rebooting the <i>Spiderman</i> franchise a mere four years after <b>Tobey Maguire</b> peeled himself out of the suit.<div>
<br />But there’s one movie in particular that has never seemed to be able to rest in peace: <i>A Star is Born</i>. It has had numerous incarnations over the years and Hollywood doesn't seem to be sick of it yet! I’ve only seen one version - the original. Released in 1937, it starred<b> Janet Gaynor</b> as an aspiring Hollywood actress taken under the wing of an alcoholic has-been actor played by <b>Fredric March</b>.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97XxdXe-qvyrp6E7g7-Am9_dOnPCH6WOChyphenhyphenmjn77NnNajhIfZJimJUvbnUErepnZ86Z5o4PcmKPNM0ZIlsX9D1BHGTYYGkB8XSS5AVmSgJofJNh-UgMr7K3GMx1BAiM9uvIvarvsfyfuZ/s320/astarisborn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645992531163801650" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" border="0" /><div>
<br /><div>The '37 one was the first-born, if you will - yet it’s not even the first search result for <i>A Star is Born</i> in IMDb. That honor goes to the 1954 musical remake, starring <b>Judy Garland</b> as the wide-eyed wannabe and <b>James Mason </b>as her movie star mentor whose own career is on the downward slide.</div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjppUy9DZXgzazwhd3u14hDNENNn7QQ_Bx8A2P4NnZxDMBrmiVz5yAsxMi1jz66qlP6nEhkzEVSr2H-g6-I4oP2hHthb-Pvs8QApik93spLxhgobaIy6pBLn5ECRjE87JKBP4TgPFB5ww/s320/astarisborn3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645992261756980690" border="0" /><div>
<br />Cut to 1976 and the story is updated with <b>Barbra Streisand</b> as an up-and-coming singer who falls for a fading rock star (<b>Kris Kristofferson</b>).</div><div>
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<br />Now it’s 2011 and<b> Clint Eastwood</b> is looking to put his own spin on the decades-hopping flick. Get this - <b>Beyonce </b>is being touted for the starring role. First it was rumored that <b>Will Smith</b> might play opposite her, then it was<b> Leonardo DiCaprio</b>, now it’s being reported that <b>Christian Bale</b> is considering the role. But the Oscar-winner has a lot of other options on his plate, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets crossed off the list soon too.
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<br />What are your thoughts on this? Do you think Beyonce’s a good choice? Who would be a good male lead? Dunno about you but I can totes see <b>Hugh Jackman</b> in the role. </div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-53880286541134201002011-08-26T10:00:00.002-04:002011-08-26T10:03:53.536-04:00It's Always the Quiet Ones!Shhh! Hear that? It's the sound of Oscar buzz rising up out of the silence. The silence of this particular movie - <em>The Artist</em>. Believe it or not, it's a <em>new</em> silent film set to hit theaters October 19th. It premiered at Cannes this year to rave reviews and has even been garnering some early awards season chatter. The black-and-white film is set in the 1920s and follows a silent movie star dealing with the impending rise of talkies. The official trailer was just released, and I couldn't keep it hush-hush. So check it out, and tell me your thoughts!
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-82675254781524182692011-08-25T09:45:00.002-04:002011-10-09T12:07:18.817-04:00Chaplin Family Tree<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vtQLjNMUo-Wq9qLLRQK9tj4c7wwOX5gNJjqB3UceYtHp5JLQGD3XXT2W1gNa2eCzw0qflvmoYISSx82bZnK6pYBl4PGgmgdt6NHGHwZRd1-NrqcjYHxKN86E67kv6DU-gbHxbcszTf9c/s320/oona2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644575257200082018" border="0" />Nearly 100 years after <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charlie Chaplin</span> silently but swiftly captivated the film world with a cane, a bowler hat and a keen understanding of slapstick, his granddaughter awaits her turn in the spotlight. Yup, Charlie Chaplin has an actress granddaughter - her name’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oona Chaplin</span>. She’s 24 and doesn’t have many credits to her name as of yet, but here’s why you should pay attention: According to <span style="font-style: italic;">Access Hollywood</span>, she’ll appear on the second season of HBO’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Game of Thrones</span> - a buzzworthy show that’s racked up a ton of Emmy noms this year. Plus, with a family tree like hers, she’s sure to go far.<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWLrOqii4ER0uvw_w1x8dkiPdaEMJpZ_mGCbc_kDCszpeauQKAIbUvI42pTHxDHxd8UjouKCsOmLmms902f0KSbTEoZ2B3Vbpv-5f8usA53rd6a_7QLwfxgQ8ErBgRVgwZ5QJcK71d5v3/s320/charlie-chaplin-oona-oneill.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661524476013813186" />Get this: In addition to having Charlie Chaplin for a granddad, Oona’s grandmother and namesake <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oona O’Neill </span>(above) was the daughter of playwright <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eugen</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">e O’Neill</span>. Chaplin married Oona O’Neill in 1943, when he was 54 and she was just 18. Can’t say the marriage was a sham though - they had eight kids together and remained married until Chaplin’s death in 1977.<br /><br />Oona’s parents are actress <span style="font-weight: bold;">Geraldine Chaplin</span> (below) and Chilean cinematographer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Patrico Castillo</span>. No need to ponder her path - sounds like it’s predestined!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0LRaINl6diFj8JeH9h518ig3rNoEjvV_s1mxPpYYHdg56slrLXdUAwPRnr9FOf2I3sBouVvhvmJIBHMn6gI1g3D75VqBVseh8r3zBowemkRW4Abx8fYFhMnUpqfqEJ2mcg5S-7fv4WG1/s1600/chaplin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0LRaINl6diFj8JeH9h518ig3rNoEjvV_s1mxPpYYHdg56slrLXdUAwPRnr9FOf2I3sBouVvhvmJIBHMn6gI1g3D75VqBVseh8r3zBowemkRW4Abx8fYFhMnUpqfqEJ2mcg5S-7fv4WG1/s320/chaplin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644575367883475170" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com492tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-6659127382523145612011-08-24T16:04:00.006-04:002011-08-24T16:19:11.573-04:00Marilyn Gets a Poster!
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<br /><div>Behold! It’s the official poster for <em>My Week with Marilyn</em>, the film I’ve been excited about ever since I found out <strong>Michelle Williams</strong> was on board as the iconic blonde bombshell. Incidentally, the film was recently announced as the centerpiece of the <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/press/entry/my-week-with-marilyn-is-nyff-centerpiece-film-society-also-announces-master">2011 New York Film Festival </a>and will premiere on October 9th (the fest runs from September 30th through October 16th). The NYFF is also presenting special screenings of the 1959 epic <em>Ben-Hur</em> and <strong>Nicholas Ray</strong>’s 1973 film <em>We Can’t Go Home Again</em>. Needless to say, I’m itching to get tickets. </div>
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<br /><div>Whatcha think of the poster? FYI, it's a recreation of Monroe's arrival in London to begin filming on <em>The Prince and the Showgirl</em>.</div>
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-222558951683940232011-05-09T12:47:00.012-04:002011-05-09T13:34:53.050-04:00All About That Dialogue!<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604761241556313634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cyaD_aAtrgvc6zgf3HWAKEHZpdtSsDjTZSOaEryyI47uF82ziQb6_LtX2VF1G635kJQB_N8DeXtUlO0kvytKaomHSZ3ECavmKhod56bqay6OQ2SM_7PvXdN5pdOWEzzfySqVeccHNn2s/s320/allabouteve.jpg" /> <br /><div>So last weekend I was flipping through the channels and - surprise, surprise - I landed on TCM. <em>All About Eve</em> was on, right at the part where Margo Channing (<strong>Bette Davis</strong>) is furiously ranting in the theater after finding out that Eve Harrington (<strong><a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2009/05/siren-centerfold-anne-baxter.html">Anne Baxter</a></strong>) was made her understudy. It’s not the first time I’ve seen the film, but again it struck me - this script had bite. (<strong><a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2009/04/ups-and-downs-of-mankiewicz.html">Joseph Mankiewicz</a></strong>’s Best Screenplay Oscar was well-deserved.) The dialogue - especially Margo’s lines - was crackling. Literally pops right off the screen. I swear you can almost see sparks flying from Bette’s mouth when she talks.<br /><br />Almost everyone knows the movie’s famous line, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” But I wanted to document some others, if only for the fact that while I was watching, I kept saying in my head, “I need to write that <em>down</em>!” I’ve also included some handy notes on how to work these lines into your everyday life. It might get you some weird looks - or it might get you cast in Broadway play. Not quite sure, haven’t tested it...but here goes. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604761312169689538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJN_5bbqFlLn3r4BOC9eZ_bhRSHShDsjusQMtQ9HpxYSq-lzpCFD65_9c-_8u413v77PTcO2XNRDuIw0E32QvpS268cvPMH6V6GpZbN3FJ1dRFrj1Lk8mIv9Dl5xyA_dgVUyCjxbYXLkZ/s320/bd.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><strong>Next time a guy asks to buy you drink, respond the Margo way:</strong> “I'll admit I may have seen better days, but I'm still not to be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut.”<br /><br /><strong>Next time someone accuses you of being insensitive, call upon this exchange between Bill (Gary Merrill) and Margo:</strong> <em>Bill:</em> Have you no human consideration? <em>Margo:</em> Show me a human, and I might have!<br /><br /><strong>Next time someone points out your ego, tell it like Addison DeWitt (George Sanders):</strong> “We all come into this world with our little egos equipped with individual horns. If we don't blow them, who else will?”<br /><br /><strong>Next time someone tells you shut up, throw ‘em this Margo gem:</strong> “Peace and quiet is for libraries!”<br /><br /><strong>Next time someone comes on too strong, say what Bill said to Eve:</strong> “What I go after, I want to go after. I don't want it to come after me. Don't cry. Just score it as an incomplete forward pass.”<br /><br />Ooh zing!<br /><br />Wanna learn more about <em>All About Eve</em>? I recommend the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Eve-Behind-Scenes/dp/0312273150"><em>All About All About Eve</em> </a>by <strong>Sam Staggs.</strong> You’ll learn juicy tidbits like how Bette Davis’ unfortunate case of laryngitis gave Margo her signature whiskey-throated rasp, plus you’ll find out what she <em>really </em>thought of her costars. In the meantime, what are some of <em>your</em> fave lines from <em>All About Eve</em>? </div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-7455941593692962072011-05-02T23:03:00.009-04:002011-05-03T12:53:46.231-04:00Crowning McQueen!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOm8GNqayh97fpatSHLU-rG4KgRX9FmscXA68EW2SQoaZeQrPKSidi7yz13AsJ4a4utuQPwkmuY-8rOx-WFVCFC7IV0Tv6CjkIbpsn7QmEmTtNWqqtbHdWZbGp_UivH6DV-oLxtHhc-pE/s1600/young+steve+mcqueen.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 176px; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602533527626147026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOm8GNqayh97fpatSHLU-rG4KgRX9FmscXA68EW2SQoaZeQrPKSidi7yz13AsJ4a4utuQPwkmuY-8rOx-WFVCFC7IV0Tv6CjkIbpsn7QmEmTtNWqqtbHdWZbGp_UivH6DV-oLxtHhc-pE/s320/young+steve+mcqueen.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgfqYeNsJDmFF3tYNQfnTpfc2mFVucdijIi_Kygzq6rR5SzRG7JLDgt5qBWr7XpFYzMDX0Gjk0S2ewuaKUPc3fFkQjM_SlSzw4Gf8hXiE3f3qHUAZFUA_G3_QbPieUVdfOK_sLpJFN5E5/s1600/jeremy-renner.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 170px; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602533002805651538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgfqYeNsJDmFF3tYNQfnTpfc2mFVucdijIi_Kygzq6rR5SzRG7JLDgt5qBWr7XpFYzMDX0Gjk0S2ewuaKUPc3fFkQjM_SlSzw4Gf8hXiE3f3qHUAZFUA_G3_QbPieUVdfOK_sLpJFN5E5/s320/jeremy-renner.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Way back in the blog - we’re talkin’ <a href="http://www.onthemarqueeblog.com/2009/01/playing-king-of-cool.html">January 2009</a> - I told you about a potential <b>Steve McQueen</b> biopic that was supposedly in the works. Well today I can officially tell you that it’s...still in the works. But! There have been some new developments.<br /><br />In my first post I mentioned some possible candidates for the “King of Cool,” including <b>Daniel Craig</b> (my fave pick at the time), <b>Damien Lewis </b>and <b>Cam Gigandet</b>. Now, the <i>Hollywood Reporter</i> is revealing that <b>Jeremy Renner</b> and his production company have put the wheels in motion to finally get this McQueen flick rolling. Renner seems to be a good fit. I never considered him at the time because, well, who the hell knew who he was before <i>The Hurt Locker</i>? But he could certainly play a hellraiser - which McQueen was in his day. Let’s just hope we’re not sick of him before this movie makes it to the screen. After all, Renner has at least four new films coming down the pipeline: <i>Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Bourne Legacy</i> (yup, he’s replacing <b>Matt Damon</b>), <i>Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters</i> (huh?) and <i>Ice Age 4</i>. Ok, so he also clearly has McQueen’s active nature. Full speed ahead!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-587029141170457902011-03-23T20:39:00.019-04:002011-03-24T00:21:05.921-04:00Siren Centerfold: Elizabeth Taylor (2/27/32 - 3/23/11)<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587440635284449810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zvcU9dVLxdlrgGIveldH2d7cZFiuvLZVmMveNa_0d0OAIVedyCw7-qoiza_vQsdwIxaZgQV9oY3ZPoaMTW7923DK6AJuvvlx6T2ZoOqSElUb7v7ek7RilFyICOmaKV3HEjouKCfpvm4_/s320/elizabeth-taylor1.jpg" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I heard about </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Elizabeth Taylor</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">’s passing today along with the rest of the world, and I immediately knew the tributes to this Hollywood icon would be instant and endless. Because it wasn’t just the death of an actress - it was the end of an era. And while I’m aware my own personal tribute will get lost in the sea of all the rest, it’s simply an </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">On the Marquee</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> necessity to commemorate such a beautiful, talented, tragic figure.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Taylor was many things to many people. The truth is, some knew her as Liz “White Diamonds” Taylor, others knew her as a perpetual husband-trader (9 in all), some knew her as a fervent AIDS activist and still others may have only recognized her as being one part of Michael Jackson’s eccentric ento</span></span><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">urage. But to most she was the gorgeous girl with the violet eyes who dominated Hollywood with her roles in films like </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Giant, Cleopatra</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; "><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">To honor her, I bring you an old </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">On the Marquee</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> standard - the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Siren Centerfold</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Arial"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587440785755644290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDWSyzvIkqVEeyZqt74SNrUBgdcUM1ZaNkwtLG43RG0Df23NAV_pCI8St6hM9MLt0aXOQA3_FT9A0WObm9qTcCSM2qnlh_hLFJxFSl78LjzfFkt4E1lU51xtZoD_ahh7gBcsuRY5m2H2P/s320/Elizabeth_Taylor_Biography.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Strikingly beautiful from a young age, Taylor made her first movie appearance in 1942's </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">There's One Born Every Minute</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, at the age of ten. Two years later, </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">National Velvet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> turned her into a bonafide child star.</span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Arial"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442379549601298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vTa5AdBLlLFEBLpS2GQD0LJc_OaqSP75jVkJjI4OJoY6R0PvyDy1ATeneWk4Zhltf82MIy2SdeNVoLlyNCPJMJfHRIC3Ynzu_O_kqelOfEPIvD8of35VW6ToUJsjR3liEQdOem5JJy8J/s320/liztaylor3.jpg" /><br /></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Taylor was the epitome of Hollywood royalty. She was the first actress to earn $1 million for a movie role (<i>Cleopatra</i>) and she's also owned some serious bling, including the 33-carat Krupp Diamond. Not to mention she was made a Dame by <b>Queen Elizabeth II</b> in 1999.</span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587443675128590386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRXADCGC48bHBuUizn7a4k56ZkFNsqQzarO_l1uvrj4zDPwH-vvnfT8GYtkDMfR1BhgX5XuJdscXdCx5VwIgUZgnQYEpj5uJbH1z-9IOcqhF-KFqLFMa8JnCg4ldVJucquNcPZ6QlNaKe/s320/liztaylor4.jpg" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Though she may not always have been loyal to her husbands, Taylor was a loyal friend. When her bestie, actor </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Montgomery Clift</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, was in a nasty car accident after leaving a party at her house one night, Liz was the first one on the scene and saved him from choking on his own broken tooth.</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587446201215088210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUCQK3UDy8kc3M7qWroZXvNGZnufhBrRtzxA7ZDei3PpU3dXXE0f1GFq9tterBVlEDvs9jCiCd-xRGMiWAsHt8biI4Ng-LVjTNiN_vPgcCWAbhawy8GErlsDZv9xDLW6sh3hKcewvqw8y/s320/liztaylor5.jpg" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">"If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down," she once said.</span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px; "><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587446283569041826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQADoKfAiiphnBnB_3xRLTvjBA2yjqz16Egwu5PnXUL-xvJ22XFmR1B6oFolJorwSsEjZtguv9G5G7TbvfUdwfxkW2l8fr0voEIfFOgFoFnhl26DryWuNWSLD68cj8yJwD8UQZ0-SPL8fD/s320/liztaylor6.jpg" /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We'll miss you, Liz!</span></div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 13px Arial"><br /></p></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847591512799364620.post-19826636413649139702011-01-17T19:55:00.005-05:002011-01-17T20:02:33.222-05:00Ethical Entertainment?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_bSja2-G6QcyaPxpmTQIfE1FqxKdHtjb6TB5i-NgvYiibCGL6TmySbSKs7QEJ5dlRsFF4P51qPS7O9sJT1vbtxhtDLf6adKlQv9eb-DTDxj4US-FrOdw5L2j6x48H8cKnBVKw9XrtYA/s1600/JamesDeanCoffin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_bSja2-G6QcyaPxpmTQIfE1FqxKdHtjb6TB5i-NgvYiibCGL6TmySbSKs7QEJ5dlRsFF4P51qPS7O9sJT1vbtxhtDLf6adKlQv9eb-DTDxj4US-FrOdw5L2j6x48H8cKnBVKw9XrtYA/s320/JamesDeanCoffin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563324663897877586" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">So director <b>George Lucas</b> apparently thinks he has the power to raise the dead. He’s certainly a high and mighty presence in Hollywood, but he ain’t no God. Here’s the deal: A bizarre rumor began floating around the internet back in December that the <i>Star Wars</i> creator has been buying up the rights to dead movie stars, so he can “bring them back” with the use of new technology. Imagine <b>James Dean</b> and <b>Marilyn Monroe</b> co-starring in a new film together. Weird, right? And kind of creepy.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">A Lucasfilm spokesperson quickly shot down the story, but according to ABC News, it might not be as far-fetched as we think (or hope). <a href="http://www.markroesler.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color:#2f00ac;">CMG agency</span></a>, which has represented the estates of such late movie legends as <b>Ingrid Bergman</b>, James Dean, <b>Errol Flynn</b> and<b> Bette Davis</b>, said they have indeed reached out to Lucasfilm. No word on whether any definitive deals have been made, though.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; min-height: 15.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Up until now, dead stars have appeared only as digital cameos in films - like <b>Laurence Olivier</b> in 2004’s <i>Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow</i>, or <b>Marlon Brando</b> in 2006's <i>Superman Returns</i>. Could a digitally rendered likeness of one of these films greats carry an entire movie? Or, more importantly, would anyone even <i>see</i> a movie like this? It’s almost like cloning or cryogenics - it prompts ethical debate. Shouldn’t we preserve the memories of these stars and just leave well enough alone? Computers can capture their likeness, but not their essence. It’s like when <b>Leonardo DiCaprio</b>’s character in <i>Inception</i> realizes his dream wife will never be the real thing. “I can't imagine you with all your complexity, all your perfection, all your imperfection,” he says. Yup, these digital characters would be just a shade, and therefore just not good enough. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/movies-feature-dead-stars-including-marilyn-monroe-james/story?id=12619039&page=1"><i>Source</i></a></span></p>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606320750120460061noreply@blogger.com3