Vonnie, it was Zacharek - and her review is actually top of the "External Reviews" list on IMDB;
Holiday
was languishing for years with two sad links consisting of old TV Guide "Pretty good for an old movie, or anyhow better than the other version from a couple years earlier" blurbs, and when I found Zacharek's gorgeous essay I started poking the Contact Us email addresses on IMDB pleading with them for someone please, please to read her essay and then to link it. I never heard back from them, but it went up a week or two after my plea. So, I preen just a bit.
Oh, Neddie. Poor lamb. God knows Hepburn could be cringingly stagey and stilted, but she was utterly at her best, most emotionally naked and tender, in that quiet drunken New Year's Eve conversation with Ayres.
I have a vague memory of being told I'd like Myrna Loy movies.
In
Sex Tips For Girls
Cynthia Heimel's ethos in life was: When in doubt, do what Myrna Loy would do.
Sometimes this involves downing four martinis in succession and doing a fantastic pratfall.
Did you know that Myrna Loy grew up as a childhood friend of Gary Cooper? And she worshipped him because he was a big, ol' beautiful cowboy? Also, she was tall and a redhead, but in her early career in Hollywood she was frequently cast as an "exotic" (i.e., gypsy girl).
Joyce Millman?
I miss her column...Heather thinks she's too damn clever. And one day, she's gonna call me "chicken" just that one time too many.
But her best performance was in Lion in Winter.
She plays that role like it was made for her -- the snappy, acid one-liners. Tracy Lord grown old enough not to give a damn about the Hayes Code.
I have a project for work wherein I am looking for movies set in different European countries (basically a movie tour of Europe). I am loving finding gems from some of the tinier countries.
Armenia [link] [link]
Bosnia
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Croatia
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Estonia
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Hungary
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Georgia
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Iceland
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It would be weird to see Chris Evans play Captain America after he's already been Johnny Storm in two movies, but aside from that issue I think he'd be a lot better in the role than Vogel or Hedlund.
I guess if Ryan Reynolds can franchise hop, I'm okay with Chris. He is my favourite of the three.
It'll make me a little sad if his doing so means no chance of Fantastic Four cameos in any of the upcoming movies. However good a Cap he might make, I haven't seen anyone so born to play a particular comic book character since Shelley Duvall was cast as Olive Oyl.
