tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post1789640567414614001..comments2024-03-27T14:29:31.460-05:00Comments on Cinema OCD: Eye candy of the day: Let Us Be GayJennythenipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-66243918832228053972008-08-12T13:56:00.000-05:002008-08-12T13:56:00.000-05:00Ha! Doris Day. I guess I kind of agree on Deeds....Ha! Doris Day. <BR/><BR/>I guess I kind of agree on Deeds. If one can get past the distaste of Adam Sandler playing a role once done by Gary Cooper, it's not that bad.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-44358721855032836272008-08-12T10:57:00.000-05:002008-08-12T10:57:00.000-05:00ugh... I put off the Deeds remake for a long time...ugh... I put off the Deeds remake for a long time. I expected to hate it, and was okay with it. It's just a completely different movie to me. <BR/><BR/>Like that Grinch movie. <BR/><BR/>Which brings me to the scene on the where Jim Carrey's Grinch is throwing his little tantrum while sitting in his bed. He looks just like Doris Day to me.Nancy "Beaky" Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977901964805515629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-92058765865707120932008-08-12T10:48:00.000-05:002008-08-12T10:48:00.000-05:00I'm excited for the new version of The Women. Mic...I'm excited for the new version of The Women. Mick had a really excellent comment about it in his podcast a while back. He said that first of all the original is not that sacrosanct and could stand to be made over and secondly the new film will only raise the profile of the original and especially the wonderful actresses in it. <BR/><BR/>I normally completely ignore remakes unless they forced on me. (I saw the horrid remake of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town when it was part of a multi-feature line-up at the drive-in) but this is one I may go to see in the theater. TCM has cleverly scheduled the original on September 15th, opening week-end of the new movie.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-9325796959696445972008-08-12T08:25:00.000-05:002008-08-12T08:25:00.000-05:00My favorite Norma Shearer talkies are Strange Inte...My favorite Norma Shearer talkies are Strange Interlude, Idiot's Delight, and Escape. <BR/>I enjoy The Women, but not because of her. (I am curious about this upcoming remake: Meg Ryan in the Mary Haines role; Eva Mendes in the Crystal/Joan Crawford role; and Annette Bening as Sylvia Fowler in Roz Russell's part. <BR/><BR/>She had been marvelous in the silents. Free Soul and The Divorcee are good movies but that awkwardness she had of posing.... It really did take her a while to adjust to sound.Nancy "Beaky" Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977901964805515629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-24548668297168677002008-08-08T21:10:00.000-05:002008-08-08T21:10:00.000-05:00I had to come back and add that I believe Gillian ...I had to come back and add that I believe Gillian is very pretty and I love the X-Files. I wasn't a fan while it was on originally, but a few years ago watched Seasons 1 - 4 on DVD. Most excellent!AbbyNormalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487281117880692127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-72055025580543730582008-08-08T18:29:00.000-05:002008-08-08T18:29:00.000-05:00I was never into X Files. Maybe watched an episod...I was never into X Files. Maybe watched an episode and a half. But, yes, Gillian is the cat's meow.kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-61968801325423105342008-08-08T16:45:00.000-05:002008-08-08T16:45:00.000-05:00Yeah, so KDA, do you like Gillian Anderson, too?Mi...Yeah, so KDA, do you like Gillian Anderson, too?<BR/><BR/>Mick LaSalle is obsessed with Norma Shearer and I was listening to his podcast recently and he started going on about how awesome Gillian Anderson is the X-files and then I realized, duh. She looks like Norma shearer.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-33945785391736924992008-08-08T15:54:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:54:00.000-05:00The eyes, also the eyes!The eyes, also the eyes!kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-75996070199750231512008-08-08T15:53:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:53:00.000-05:00I never noticed the Gillian Anderson resemblance t...I never noticed the Gillian Anderson resemblance till you mentioned. it. By golly, there is something there. In the nose and mouth, perhaps?kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-22997679845871893022008-08-08T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:36:00.000-05:00She reminds me a little of Gillian Anderson.She reminds me a little of Gillian Anderson.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-63776506859352646602008-08-08T15:33:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:33:00.000-05:00I agree she is overly mannered. Her little fake l...I agree she is overly mannered. Her little fake laugh that she gives continuously really grates, I think. I know what you mean. She is learning to act with a microphone and saying lines and that is a totally different animal than what she was doing. I think she just needed more time, maybe. She was only making one picture a year and she didn't have that many years before she retired. Someone like Coop was cranking out half a dozen a year. Same with Cary Grant. They had a lot more chance to learn the craft. <BR/><BR/>I also agree that she is watchable. She isn't contentionally pretty. She was pregnant and just starting to show in Let Us Be Gay and yet you believe she would be the center of everything.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-53257901295934746482008-08-08T15:06:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:06:00.000-05:00I recorded Let Us Be Gay the other day on TCM. I ...I recorded Let Us Be Gay the other day on TCM. I hadn't gotten around to watching it, when I saw your latest "Eye Candy". <BR/><BR/>You're right, it's not a great movie, but I really like Norma. My favorite with her is The Women and I also like her a lot with Melvyn Douglas in We Were Dancing. <BR/><BR/>I always thought her acting was a bit animated. Maybe animated isn't the correct word; but full of poses and gestures. It's as if she never felt comfortable making the transition from silents to talkies.<BR/><BR/>I have several other movies with Norma, including A Free Soul and The Divorcee. She's not conventionally beautiful, yet I find her incredibly attractive. Perhaps it's my own eccentric tastes, I'm not sure. I know it's always fun watching her.kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-71025818330742834922008-08-08T12:07:00.000-05:002008-08-08T12:07:00.000-05:00I had only seen the women before this. Re-reading...I had only seen the women before this. Re-reading Mick laSalle's book made me want to see some of her older, more characteristic movies. I definitely recommend Let Us Be Gay. It's not a great film, but it is good enough and she is absolutely fascinating. Sadly TCM has not more Shearer movies scheduled for a while. I just picked up a Free Soul on Amazon marketplace. I'll send it along to you after I'm done with it.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-76496077298198284822008-08-08T11:19:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:19:00.000-05:00You know, shame on me, I don't think I have ever w...You know, shame on me, I don't think I have ever watched a Norma Shearer movie. She sounds awesome in her bravado. Your post definitely makes me want to learn more about her.AbbyNormalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487281117880692127noreply@blogger.com