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I find the Harlow storyline in Dinner at Eight the best one in the film. She just about steals the movie outright, but Wallace Beery gives just as good as he gets from Harlow.
John Barrymore is a dud in the film, IMO, and the other more dramatic storylines are more melodramatic, in a cheesy way. Dressler does add some pathos as the ruined-by-the-crash former grande dame begging for money from her still-rich friend.
Also see Red Dust. Gable and Harlow are sexy and funny as hell.
Billie Burke also has a great moment in Dinner at Eight with her reaction to a problem with the aspic.
Why the HELL aren't you people talking about Zombieland which was certainly worth the 89% approval rating it got on the Tomatometer?
I burbled about it up-thread! I loved Zombieland! I want to go see it again!
'My Black Friend' headed to big screen
Lionsgate and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films are partnering to develop the comedy "Will You Be My Black Friend?" with Chris Rock starring.
The project stems from a November GQ magazine article written by senior correspondent Devin Friedman, who began a self-conscious search for black friends on Craigslist. The white, married Manhattan journalist then pursued his quixotic quest to expand his social circle, with unexpected results.
oh no no no no no.
Oh, but how could that go wrong?
More details on the Timing with CFerg and Sean Maher.
The timing looks like it would conflict with Eureka shooting, but I haven't gotten around to actually asking him about it yet.
You're killing me, ita.
So...who's seen this Jerry Cornelius movie?
I have! Of course, it was about 25 or 30 years ago, so my recollection is very hazy. Back then I was right into Moorcock, and read all the Jerry Cornelius novels, so I was very excited to learn they'd made a movie of The Final Programme. I barely remember the movie but I do recall it was a let-down; it was very confusing but I suspect that was more the result of censorship, since it was on TV back in the late 70s slash early 80s.
YouTube has the trailer: [link]