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Never Considered: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Repeated Oscar Snubs
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 18, 2017
I’m tired of the assumption that there must be buzz about a star before he/she can be considered “snubbed” by the Academy. Let’s look at the term, shall we? Oxford Dictionary: snub: ” rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.”
“Ignore disdainfully” inclu read more
Loving Asta, the Canine Film Star
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 9, 2017
I’ve been dogsitting this week, which has me thinking about my favorite canine of classic film. I have to admit, I’m not an original at all: I love Skippy, of Asta fame. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a wire-haired terrier fan, or actually a terrier fan period. That dog runs read more
Loving Asta, the Canine Film Star
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 9, 2017
I’ve been dogsitting this week, which has me thinking about my favorite canine of classic film. I have to admit, I’m not an original at all: I love Skippy, of Asta fame. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a wire-haired terrier fan, or actually a terrier fan period. That dog runs read more
The Little Foxes (1941): the Melodrama for Our Political Moment
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 28, 2017
I found it eerie watching Regina (Bette Davis) plotting with her brothers in a story described by a contemporary reviewer as a “grim and malignant melodrama.” Certain themes kept surfacing that read like today’s headlines: mistreatment of minorities, disregard for others’ he read more
The Little Foxes (1941): the Melodrama for Our Political Moment
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 28, 2017
I found it eerie watching Regina (Bette Davis) plotting with her brothers in a story described by a contemporary reviewer as a “grim and malignant melodrama.” Certain themes kept surfacing that read like today’s headlines: mistreatment of minorities, disregard for others’ he read more
Gut Reactions to the Oscar Noms: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 24, 2017
Oscar nominations are out, and as usual, my first reaction is outrage. But there are some good choices in the supporting category, so I’ll tone down some initial snark, and try to give credit where it’s due. So far, I’ve seen only four of the nominated films, so I’ll wait til read more
Gut Reactions to the Oscar Noms: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 24, 2017
Oscar nominations are out, and as usual, my first reaction is outrage. But there are some good choices in the supporting category, so I’ll tone down some initial snark, and try to give credit where it’s due. So far, I’ve seen only four of the nominated films, so I’ll wait til read more
Interview on CMBA Site
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 15, 2017
One of my favorite bloggers interviewed me for the Classic Movie Blog Association‘s profile. Check it out here. Such an honor. I feel like this:
For fantastic reading, view the author’s site, Silver Screenings. Her support, and that of other awesome veteran bloggers (such as Caftan Woma read more
Interview on CMBA Site
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 15, 2017
One of my favorite bloggers interviewed me for the Classic Movie Blog Association‘s profile. Check it out here. Such an honor. I feel like this:
For fantastic reading, view the author’s site, Silver Screenings. Her support, and that of other awesome veteran bloggers (such as Caftan Woma read more
Fred and Ginger Fans, Watch La La Land
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 12, 2017
Sometimes when I’m watching Gene Kelly, I’ve had to resist my urge to reach through the screen and push him into one of the puddles he’s leaping around. I want to enjoy his joyful movements, his talent, but for me, the acting just kills it. His characters seem so smug, so sentimen read more
Fred and Ginger Fans, Watch La La Land
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 12, 2017
Sometimes when I’m watching Gene Kelly, I’ve had to resist my urge to reach through the screen and push him into one of the puddles he’s leaping around. I want to enjoy his joyful movements, his talent, but for me, the acting just kills it. His characters seem so smug, so sen read more
The Odd Stew of Designing Woman
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 16, 2016
It’s surprising the screenplay for Designing Woman (1957) won George Wells an Oscar, given its strange stew of marital conflict, mob threats, brain damage, fashion, and acrobatic fight moves. But there is a cleverness to it, and some insights about marriage one doesn’t usually get in a read more
The Odd Stew of Designing Woman
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 16, 2016
It’ surprising the screenplay for Designing Woman (1957) won George Wells an Oscar, given its strange stew of marital conflict, mob threats, brain damage, fashion, and acrobatic fight moves. But there is a cleverness to it, and some insights about marriage one doesn’t usually get in a c read more
Goin’ to Town: Feel-Good Classic
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 10, 2016
How do you explain the joy of Mae West after a long hiatus? I’ve saved Goin’ to Town for a rough day, and it had the hoped-for effect. I may not get everything in my life right, but I have an instinct for good medicine: Mae had me grinning within seconds. Cleo (West) first appears in an read more
Goin’ to Town: Feel-Good Classic
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 10, 2016
How do you explain the joy of Mae West after a long hiatus? I’ve saved Goin’ to Town for a rough day, and it had the hoped-for effect. I may not get everything in my life right, but I have an instinct for good medicine: Mae had me grinning within seconds. Cleo (West) first appears in an read more
Defeat Future Trumps: Teach Humor
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 16, 2016
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” —Mark Twain When Trump clinched the nomination in Indiana, I felt betrayed not by my fellow citizens, but by my art. I teach humor, write humor, believe in humor. And I couldn’t deny it: Trump’s skill with a joke was exactly read more
Defeat Future Trumps: Teach Humor
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 16, 2016
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” —Mark Twain When Trump clinched the nomination in Indiana, I felt betrayed not by my fellow citizens, but by my art. I teach humor, write humor, believe in humor. And I couldn’t deny it: Trump’s skill with a joke was exactly read more
The Lure of the Selfish Genius
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 19, 2016
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) presents that classic question: what are you willing to put up with, to be under the direction of a genius? Whiplash (2014) did the same just a couple years ago, conductor Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) compelling his protégé drummer to dangerous extremes for his art. The read more
The Lure of the Selfish Genius
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 19, 2016
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) presents that classic question: what are you willing to put up with, to be under the direction of a genius? Whiplash (2014) did the same just a couple years ago, conductor Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) compelling his protégé drummer to dangerous extremes for his art. The read more
Meg Ryan’s Fate Foretold in Joe Versus the Volcano
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 1, 2016
Meg Ryan has had a peculiar career: America’s darling after When Harry Met Sally (1989), she has struggled to avoid typecasting as the perky cute girl ever since, and largely failed, settling for a saccharine portrayal in Sleepless in Seattle (1993), and veering into downright parody of her p read more