Forget about anything neutral or negative you may have read about John Turturro’s romantic comedy Fading Gigolo, which opened last week. Though it is by no means a perfect film, it has so…
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Quote of the Day: Jean Cocteau on Marlene Dietrich
“In your voice we hear the voice of Lorelei; in your look, the Lorelei turns to us. But the Lorelei was a danger to be feared. You are not, because the secret of your…
Movie Quote of the Day: Pauline Kael on The Night They Raided Minsky’s
“Minsky’s has a wonderful chorus line—a row of pudgy chorus girls with faces like slipped discs” It is with lines like that that Pauline Kael distinguished herself not only as America’s premiere film critic…
Hedda “Gabber”: Grease 2 Gets the Interactive Hedda Lettuce Treatment
On Saturday, April 12, 2014, comedienne Hedda Lettuce hosted an interactive screening of Grease 2 at the Chelsea Bow-Tie theater (née Chelsea Clearview Cinema, née Cineplex Odeon—who the hell remembers?—They change the name every other…
Edward G. Robinson in Soylent Green: The Gold Standard of Cinematic Farewells
For film buffs and fans of film acting, there is a persistent wish for a favorite actor to go out with a bang, for his or her final film to be something magnificent that…
Quentin Crisp on Jean Harlow
“As a rule, it is a great advantage for movie actresses to die young, but in Miss Harlow’s case, this was not so.” – Quentin Crisp
Cheer Up, Salma Hayek!
Dear Miss Hayek, I recently read some excerpts from an interview you gave to Stephanie Rafanelli in The Times (U.K.) that raised some interesting points. You indicated that you are tired of the Latina…
“Grand Garbo”: by Guest Writer Sienna Golden Malik
The full room and empty screen at first filled me with dread. It was the third week in the Spring semester, the third Monday night film screening for my History of American Cinema course. …
Happy Birthday, Warren Beatty! By Nancy Balbirer
March 30th was Hollywood legend Warren Beatty’s 77th birthday. Since Stargayzing doesn’t publish on Sundays, we are starting the week with F.O.G. (Friend of Stargayzing) Nancy Balbirer’s lovely anecdote about Mr. Beatty that she shared…
Movie Quote of the Day: The Upside of Anger
“Anger and resentment can stop you in your tracks. That’s what I know now. It needs nothing to burn but the air and the life that it swallows and smothers. It’s real, though –…
Question: What Time Does Sean Connery Play Tennis?
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