A flat-out perfect classic farce, Mike Nichols’ The Fortune (1975) is a blend of sophisticated and low comedy, delicious, masterful work by actors at the top of their form. The classic dialogue walks the…
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Stargayzing Screening Room: What We’ve Been Watching Lately, Volume 2
1. Gravity (2013) Some folks found Alfonso Cuarón’s blockbuster a bit slow going or sentimental at times, but liked it in an old-fashioned-big-Hollywood-blockbuster sort of way. You couldn’t ask for two more likable actors…
Joan Crawford in 1969’s Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Actress’ Last Great Role
Though one could not accurately describe it as “good acting,” Joan’s work here is nevertheless fully committed and imbued with typical Crawford intensity as she announces to the child and anyone else within earshot of the supermarket entrance: “I’m making a Spanish dinner, gazpacho and paella, if I can find all of the ingredients!”
Quote of the Day: Jack Nicholson
“With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60.”…
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