Saw a good movie on TCM over the weekend--The Scarlet Pimpernel with Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon. I have fond memories of the TV movie with Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour (and looking at that version's IMDB entry, I see that Ian McKellen was Chauvelin!), but had never seen the Howard version. It was really well done, especially the two leads. Oberon was stunningly gorgeous (although the gown she wore for the party was terribly anachronistic for 1792--sleeveless?!?), and Howard was terrific as Percy. He switched between the fop and the Pimpernel with ease, and had a great blending of the two when he spoke with his wife.
I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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Kathy A - Mar 30, 2009 8:03:52 am PDT #612 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sumi - Mar 30, 2009 8:08:38 am PDT #613 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, I love the Howard Pimpernel.
Scrappy - Mar 30, 2009 8:12:36 am PDT #614 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
A friend and I STILL greet each other by alternating lines of
"They seek him here, they seek him there...."
Kathy A - Mar 30, 2009 8:15:37 am PDT #615 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
"'...that demned elusive Pimpernel!' Demned clever, eh, what?" Howard so nailed that nasal Upper Class Twit of the Year voice, didn't he?
Cashmere - Mar 30, 2009 12:58:10 pm PDT #616 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I love the Howard version! Made me go get the book and read it.
Lee - Mar 30, 2009 1:59:16 pm PDT #617 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
It's tradition at the firm to watch a movie on April Fool's day.
This year, we were told:
we have dug deeply into our film vault and will present one of the last great film noir movies of all time. It’s the story of a good cop who crosses over into the Dark Side and is rescued by a woman who pays a truly horrifying price for doing so—much worse than anything Luke Skywalker ever suffered. This movie has some of the nastiest male and female villains ever to appear on the screen....However, in no event will any coffee be allowed on the premises. You will understand the reason for that once you see the movie. And those of you who know your film history should now know what movie will be shown.
What movie do you all think it is?
§ ita § - Mar 30, 2009 2:01:02 pm PDT #618 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you know the answer, or are we helping you guess?
Yes, I need to know.
billytea - Mar 30, 2009 2:01:21 pm PDT #619 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Kindergarten Cop?
Lee - Mar 30, 2009 2:04:05 pm PDT #620 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I do not know the answer. I thought someone else might.
JZ - Mar 30, 2009 2:05:08 pm PDT #621 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Based on this:
in no event will any coffee be allowed on the premises
I'll bet you a breakfast at that awesome place down your way with the amazing giant coffee cake that it's this movie.