Anne,I'll be parked on my couch tomorrow night - I hope I'm not disappointed
You and me both! It's five episodes over three weeks (two episodes, one episode, two episodes) but I plan on watching!
And then Game of Thorns. I love me some Sean Bean!
Anne,I'll be parked on my couch tomorrow night - I hope I'm not disappointed
Heck, yes! You're right. The peeling potatoes scene is one of the best. Another thing about Wally: he actually made Mildred smile, even when he was making an ill-timed pass.You're so right that Wally was the guy Mildred should have married. Yes, he's coarse, vulgar, and not the best-looking one around, but when the guy started peeling potatoes on opening night, Mildred might have noticed that actions speak louder than words, and that Wally really is a diamond in the rough. Jack Carson adds little touches to every scene he's in.
Or Trog?! Or The Story of Esther Costello (which I love)?RO mentioned that Joan considered This Woman Is Dangerous her worst film. What, she never saw Torch Song?
Or (gulp) Berserk ?moirafinnie wrote:Or Trog?! Or The Story of Esther Costello (which I love)?RO mentioned that Joan considered This Woman Is Dangerous her worst film. What, she never saw Torch Song?
Anne,For some reason I knew Guy Pearce would be good and that's odd because I think he could play nice guys just as well. I know the younger girl was Kay in the movie but in this they seemed to be calling her Ray - did you get which one it is?
This movie was one of the best and least known during the lifetimes of Cukor, Crawford, and especially Conrad Veidt. I don't know if I ever find Melvyn Douglas in possession of sex appeal, but I loved him from Hud on as a great old man on film. He seemed to be working all those years as an actor, and his real skill and humanity emerged only when he was no longer young. Strangely moving to realize that about him. Here's the link you requested:kingrat wrote:TCM has been showing several little-known Joan Crawford films recently. A Woman's Face (1941) is just as good as Moira and several other writers have said. One of Joan's best performances, and one of George Cukor's best films. Perhaps Moira will add a link to her outstanding Morlocks post on that film. Complex characters, noirish (or more accurately, expressionistic) lighting, thoughtful set design like the hallway mirrors, so much to enjoy. Cukor even gets some sex appeal out of Melvyn Douglas, and you have to love Donald Meek as a scummy little villain.
kingrat wrote:I also just saw another Crawford film, Today We Live (1933). Imagine a film directed by Howard Hawks that's as poky in pacing as if the director were Henry King. Imagine Gary Cooper being on screen and you're thinking, "Get rid of this guy and show us more of Robert Young and Franchot Tone." Story and dialogue by William Faulkner, no less.