Arguing whether or not Kate Hepburn was too old for the lead in The Philadelphia Story.
Debet is eating the paste, while GC and I are right in saying that she was not.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:18:01 pm PST #6337 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
megan walker - Dec 07, 2006 1:18:23 pm PST #6338 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Use of Force, Terrorism, Humanitarian intervention, Self-defense (i.e., use of force by states in self-defense), US Foreign Relations (Alien Tort Claims Act, Sovereign Immunity, Act of State), Human Rights (including women's rights, civil rights, torture, and some other stuff), Laws of war (protection of civilians, occupation, detention) Genocide, Crimes against humanity, War crimes, Environment (fisheries, ozone, climate)
The Battle of Algiers is great and deals with many of these issues. Plus, there's the whole issue of the Pentagon screening it a couple of years back as reference in dealing with Iraq.
Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:18:30 pm PST #6339 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
"She was TOO OLD for Yenta !"
Glamcookie - Dec 07, 2006 1:21:28 pm PST #6340 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Yearning for a comeback on the stage, Hepburn returned to her roots on Broadway, appearing in The Philadelphia Story, a play written especially for her by Philip Barry, a year after Hepburn had starred in the film version of his play Holiday...His most famous work is The Philadelphia Story (1939), which was made into a popular 1940 film starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. Hepburn, a close friend of Barry, starred in the play on Broadway, bought the movie rights (with the help of her ex-boyfriend Howard Hughes), and successfully restarted her previously flagging Hollywood career with the film version...
Written for her in '39, movie made in '40.
megan walker - Dec 07, 2006 1:23:15 pm PST #6341 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think my problem with Kate is that I bought her as patrician, but not spoiled patrician. She's definitely the weak spot of the three for me. If he could've handled the singing, I would have loved to see Cary Grant replace Bing in High Society.
DebetEsse - Dec 07, 2006 1:29:45 pm PST #6342 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I think part of it, for me, is also that she looks older than she is. Some of it is how many movies she made when she was older, and her face didn't change much. What I'm saying is it might have been different in the moment, but, even so, I'm saying (at least) 15 years between siblings without any in the mean time is a stretch.
Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:31:29 pm PST #6343 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
t being an outwardly, contrary ass
Joe's 19 years older than his brother.
DebetEsse - Dec 07, 2006 1:32:35 pm PST #6344 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Yes, and it bears remarking on, no? If I were a reporter (or, hey, two), I know I would remark on it.
t /even more contrary
Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:33:54 pm PST #6345 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oh yeah?? Well ... well ... PLLLBBBBBTTTTT!!!
We should have it remade with the cast of Brokeback mountain with the wives in the Grant and Stewart roles.
Sparky1 - Dec 07, 2006 2:15:13 pm PST #6346 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll be passing them on. I'm very tempted to stick a Kate Hepburn movie on the list just to see if he notices.
I have to say, you all have done a much better job than the people here at the law school, who can't seem to figure out that the movies they're giving me are about foreign law not international law. I suspect it's just because fun questions like this are seem so few and far between when the dark cloud of final exams gathers over the university.