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I rented the Rankin-Bass film from iTunes, and I'm watching it now. I didn't know this: [link]
The Hobbit was animated by Topcraft, a now-defunct Japanese animation studio whose animation team would go on to re-form as Studio Ghibli alongside Hayao Miyazaki.
The Hobbit was animated by Topcraft, a now-defunct Japanese animation studio whose animation team would go on to re-form as Studio Ghibli alongside Hayao Miyazaki.
Same people who did The Last Unicorn!
For some reason (like a smoking hot photo shoot) I was reminded about the negativity surrounding Hathaway's casting as Catwoman.
Did many people come out feeling vindicated by their prediction of suck?
I thought her performance was excellent. A lot of it was in the writing - she had plenty to work with. But she carried it off with panache and some emotional consequence.
For some reason (like a smoking hot photo shoot) I was reminded about the negativity surrounding Hathaway's casting as Catwoman.
Are you implying that you are viewing a smoking hot photo shoot of Anne Hathaway? Because I would be interested in such a shoot.
Oh, I am eternally behind in Natter, and I'll bet Hec is ecstatic.
TCM is spotlighting Barbara Stanwyck this December, showing 55 (!) of her movies throughout the month. [link]
I've seen a few of those -- Stella Dallas, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, Golden Boy, Meet John Doe, The Lady Eve, Ball of Fire, Double Indemnity, and possible parts of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Haven't seen any of her westerns and I'm looking forward to catching up on some of the film noir stuff.
I thought Anne Hathaway was a good choice for Catwoman before the movie, and felt vindicated afterward. She may be best known for The Devil Wears Prada Princess Diaries chickflickiness, but I think it's been well established that the girl has some chops, and I liked her quite a bit as Selina. More than I liked a lot of the rest of the movie, actually, though that's possibly unfair as exactly 0 of my concerns were with acting or actors.
TCM is spotlighting Barbara Stanwyck this December, showing 55 (!) of her movies throughout the month. [link]
Are they showing Night Nurse? I highly recommend it.
It's a pre-code movie. She gets a bootlegger boyfriend!
IIRC it's also the first movie Clark Gable was in. He plays an evil chauffeur.
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