Opening Night, Gielgud Theatre, London. Music and lyrics by Rufus Wainright. Book and direction by Ivo van Hove, based on John Cassavettes 1977 film. Starring Sheridan Smith as Myrtle Gordon. I attended this new musical last night. Although it's interesting and innovative, it's pretty bad. Although...

Auntie Mame (1958) ("Merry Christmas to y'all, Manny Moe and Jack, and a happy little old New Year!")

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Katina Paxinou as Mrs. Melandez in Confidential Agent (1945). One of the great evil characters, she takes poison when she realizes she's been found out.

A few 1994 favorites:

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Barcelona
Ed Wood
Four Weddings and a Funeral
La Reine Margot


Disappointments of the year:

Bullets Over Broadway
Pulp Fiction

Harry Cording



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The Fox (1967)

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Cloris Leachman

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I'm in London for a couple of weeks. Saw a sweet little musical yesterday: Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York. It transferred to the West End from the Kiln Theatre, a fringe theater in the Kilburn neighbourhood. It a lovely story about a 25-year old English guy who comes to New York for the ...

In Search of the Castaways (1962)

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Bea Benaderet

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Favorite films of 1984 in alphabetical order: Amadeus Another Country Broadway Danny Rose The Company of Wolves A Passage to India A Private Function The Times of Harvey Milk When the Raven Flies Special mention: C.H.U.D. -- the best film showing what can happen to homeless people who live on the NY...

Ten 1962 favorites

Dr. No
The Exterminating Angel
Gypsy
How the West Was Won
In Search of the Castaways
Jules and Jim
The L-Shaped Room
Lawrence of Arabia
The Manchurian Candidate
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Special mention:

The Brain that Wouldn’t Die
The Brainiac
Mondo Cane

A Brivele der Mamen (1938)

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Noel Coward

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Horror Hotel (1960)

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