Jeanette Basinger, for one, has discussed how difficult it is for actresses in their later careers to play ordinary women. Instead, they play Exaggerated Women. She notes that even Ginger Rogers and Lana Turner, less exaggerated than, say, the later Bette Davis performances, tend to be cast as actr...

A Music Box Godzilla marathon? I'd fly into The Windy City just for that! Of course, MOMMIE DEAREST ("Don't f*ck with me, fellas! This isn't my first rodeo!") and THE BIRDCAGE ("Fosse! Fosse! Fosse!") aren't exactly chopped liver... I'd love to see THE BIRDCAGE on the "big ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsaVHiiFQ8 Thanks for posting this one. I always like this song whenever I hear, but I never knew the title was "Don't Dream It's Over." I also didn't know the name of the singer/band who performed it. What stuck in my memory was the recurring "Hey no...

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 15th, 2024, 6:13 pm Mel Ferrer is usually a film's weak link.

I associate Mel Ferrer with LILI, a movie that my mother hates.

I used to like watching ARCHIE'S WEIRD MYSTERIES. I loved the opening song: Archie's weeEEird mysteries I also thought it was funny the way that person would say "Weird" after "Jughead too." I didn't realize until years later that Andrew Rannells was the voice of Archie Andrews. ...

GREASE ---- YUCK!!!! That one should not be on the list I would put WEST SIDE STORY (1961) much lower especially after having seen the more recent Steven Spielberg adaptation. I'd replace BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with ALADDIN (if they need an aminated movie). THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT should be on th...

In Baum's original THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ book, the house does not get back to Kansas. A new house has to be built. The idea of the trip to Oz being Dorothy's dream was invented for the MGM movie with Judy Garland. In Baum's books, Dorothy returns to Oz multiple times. In the movie RETURN TO OZ ...

I love the term "coattail nomination" and will use it regularly from now on. There are even coattail winners, like Charlton Heston and Hugh Griffith in Ben-Hur . It's easier to nominate a Penelope Milford in a top film than a superior performance in a less-seen film. Uh-oh: not a fan of A...

I still miss Chicago.... Well, maybe not in the winter. Yes, except for the winters, Chicago is the best city in the US (in my opinion). Having lived there ten years I am inclined to agree! Friendlier and less expensive than my old New Yawk City hometown, although I must admit I also yearn for Da B...

The first full trailer for WICKED (aka WICKED Part 1) dropped today, and I have to say "Damn, this looks so good!" -- more so than I could've imagined. We have the first extended view of Ariana Grande as Galinda in action, including a little of the song "Popular." I think she is ...

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 15th, 2024, 11:33 am I still miss Chicago....

Well, maybe not in the winter.

Yes, except for the winters, Chicago is the best city in the US (in my opinion).

The Music Box Theater is lovely. I am excited for the Liz & Monty series they are running. I am going to be busy this summer, but hopefully I can attend a few screenings. I want to see THE MISFITS. It's screening at the Music Box in June. I have never seen Marylin Monroe or Montgomery Clift on ...

The more I see and hear about this movie, the more I'm looking forward to seeing it, and this is from someone who much prefers Gregory Maguire's novel to the Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz musical adaptation. A new behind-the-scenes featurette --- WICKED: A PASSION PROJECT --- is now available,...

I hadn't heard of the Music Box, but checking on Cinema Treasures it dates back to 1929 and looks beautiful from the pictures. Nice it has survived all these years and is still showing movies. Wrigley Field is about a 5 minute walk from there. It's a great neighborhood and I have a friend who lives...

CBS has two new hits with Tracker and Elsbeth . I was happy that Melissa Roxburgh, the star of Manifest , is playing Justin Hartley's younger sister, though she won't be a regular on the show. I was even happier that Elsbeth is not PC in its choice of villains. Any celebrity can be a villain. As wi...