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- June 20th, 2011, 2:53 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Tallulah Bankhead
- Replies: 24
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Re: Tallulah Bankhead
I'm just looking at my library catalogue for books on Tallulah, are there any you'd recommend? Ok, the best book is definitely "Tallulah - The Life and Times of a Leading Lady" by Joel Lobenthal. The book by Lee Israel is also good, easier to read than the former one. Definitely avoid the...
- June 20th, 2011, 2:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 8122
- Views: 1778171
Re: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I've seen two movies with one of my favorites: Daniel Auteuil. They're no classic movies, but, well, I will post them anyway. Le placard (The Closet) - It's my favorite Auteuil movie. Well, yes, I am a person who loves comedies. And this one is so funny, though it's Gerard Depardieu who gets the mos...
- June 20th, 2011, 2:40 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Francis Lederer (1899-2000)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 28207
Re: Francis Lederer (1899-2000)
Thanks for opening this thread! :D I love him. Such a charming man and talented actor. But, yes, I am honest, his charm was what caught me first, his talent I recognized the more I have seen with him. :oops: My favorite films of his are Romance in Manhattan, One Rainy Afternoon, Midnight and The Gay...
- June 20th, 2011, 2:20 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Marlene Dietrich
- Replies: 127
- Views: 43535
Re: Marlene Dietrich
I don't think he meant to exploit her, it's just felt exploitative. I admire the image Marlene kept up over all those years and how hard she worked at it, sustaining it through the years and all her live shows but this final documentary was skewed as to how I see everything that preceded it. Yes, I...
- June 20th, 2011, 2:04 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Joan Crawford
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14189
Re: Joan Crawford
I read most of the Casey LaLonde-interview. And, in the end, also seeing the posts here, I recognize that all of us agree that Grand Hotel is totally her movie, not Garbo's (any extreme GG fans here, I hope not, they'll kill us :wink: ). I do not know what keeps me of really liking Joan. I like her ...
- June 20th, 2011, 1:58 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Worthy of a Knighthood and a Damehood
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4915
Re: Worthy of a Knighthood and a Damehood
It seems to me, that these honor is given to all these stars sooner or later, just because they are "there", and just to make everybody see and know that they are British, even if they are not living in the UK since a very long time - see Liz Taylor. I didn't even know she was British unti...
- June 20th, 2011, 1:54 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5735
Re: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
Thanks so much ccfan!!! (btw, may I call you Alison?) Nah, another book for my list. I read the story you posted in the Lean thread, about her doing a very emotional scene and then just look at her watch and go home, switch her emotions on and off. It's amazing. You know, I didn't know her until I s...
- June 20th, 2011, 1:37 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Loretta Young
- Replies: 94
- Views: 88040
Re: Loretta Young
Where have I been for the last day or so, helping run the school fete and feeling the payback for it (that's another story) but I understand what you were trying to say Libertine , I have the same problem with what I have read about her. I do not want to sound like a lunatic, but THANK YOU SO MUCH....
- June 20th, 2011, 1:28 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Tallulah Bankhead
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8284
Re: Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah plays herself and is in a play about the American housewife and hams it up to make it more interesting! She does voice the great line after reading the play - "Wasn't Daisy Drudge available, darling!!".... I've used this line myself over the years.... You're right, she wasn't in ...
- June 19th, 2011, 7:46 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Loretta Young
- Replies: 94
- Views: 88040
Re: Loretta Young
I say it again, I don't judge... I simply want to know about her. Nah, nevermind.
- June 19th, 2011, 5:24 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Loretta Young
- Replies: 94
- Views: 88040
Re: Loretta Young
OK, again, because I think I couldn't make it clear, I do not judge her for having had an affair, I am not judging her at all, I am not religious. Heck, I am a fan of Bankhead, Flynn, Dietrich and others, do you really believe I'd judge anyone because of an affair - or more? I'll say it again, I do ...
- June 18th, 2011, 6:11 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Loretta Young
- Replies: 94
- Views: 88040
Re: Loretta Young
You might want to read Judy Lewis' book, Uncommon Knowledge about coming to terms with her mother's desire to shield her from the stigma of illegitimacy, which was real then, and Ms. Lewis' own evolving perspective on her father and mother. No "Mommie Dearest" here, the author, who bears ...
- June 18th, 2011, 11:15 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Joan Crawford
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14189
Re: Joan Crawford
Hi Lib, You might like to peruse the thread found here that features Casey LaLonde , Joan Crawford's grandson, who was kind enough to visit with us one week last Fall. I am going to read that later! Might be interesting! I know what you mean about Crawford's early films, though I am more partial to...
- June 18th, 2011, 11:07 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5735
Re: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
Thanks moira! I am going to check it out!!!
- June 18th, 2011, 11:06 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Loretta Young
- Replies: 94
- Views: 88040
Re: Loretta Young
Nah, I do not judge her, she was not the only one who had affairs, but you know, what I mean is.. what she has done is hypocrisy.