Steve + Eydie.
1957 - they're still married. :')
Most Adorable Moment:
How about always?!
No, but really.
And THIS.
And:
OH, AND:
Okay. I'm done. ;-D
-Millie
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wallowing in Adorableness: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
And THIS.
And:
OH, AND:
Okay. I'm done. ;-D
-Millie
Wallowing in Adorableness: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Paul + Joanne. I can't handle the adorableness.
1958 - 2008
Most Adorable Moment:
"So you run, and you keep on runnin'. And you buy yourself a bus ticket and you disappear. And you change your name and you dye your hair and maybe....just maybe...you might be safe from me." -The Long Hot Summer
And this:
Wallowing in Adorableness: Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee
Who better to kick off this day, CLEARLY designed for the single purpose of allowing everyone to wallow in the adorableness of real-life classic film couples, than the monarchs of adorableness: Bobby + Sandy.
Most Adorable Moment (I CAN'T CHOOSE ONE):
The scene at the ruins in Come September; the scene in If A Man Answers when Sandy asks Bobby to marry her and then informs him that she can't accept his proposal; the entire film of That Funny Feeling (Seriously. It's NOT a good idea to watch that movie with me and my best fleshie. You won't able to hear ANY of it over the loud "AWWWWWWWW's" ;-D).
Okay, I had to upload this scene from That Funny Feeling on to YouTube.
I'm pretty sure that just spoke for itself.
I'm also pretty sure that this since this post has already become a sea of ridiculous adorableness....the rest of the posts are just going to be MORE AND MORE "INTERESTING"! ;-D
1960 - 1967
The scene at the ruins in Come September; the scene in If A Man Answers when Sandy asks Bobby to marry her and then informs him that she can't accept his proposal; the entire film of That Funny Feeling (Seriously. It's NOT a good idea to watch that movie with me and my best fleshie. You won't able to hear ANY of it over the loud "AWWWWWWWW's" ;-D).
Okay, I had to upload this scene from That Funny Feeling on to YouTube.
I'm pretty sure that just spoke for itself.
I'm also pretty sure that this since this post has already become a sea of ridiculous adorableness....the rest of the posts are just going to be MORE AND MORE "INTERESTING"! ;-D
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The Proper Way to Spend Valentines Day:
80 Years [and 5 days] of Awesomely Misunderstood Rebellion Without Causation
I told you this post was coming eventually. I promised and I came through on that promise. As always.*
*Note: this is basically the first time I've actually written a post after promising it. Usually I just pretend I never promised the said post and simply go on about my daily life. ;-D
Anyways.
James Dean.
He's awesome. He's brilliant. HE IS NOT OVERRATED. Certain people (Matthew, I am looking straight at you and into the deepest part of your soul where you realize you are actually a huge James Dean fan [this is not creepy at all ;-D]) don't understand his genius, but it is certain that he is genius.
Now, you can know for sure that he's not overrated-- because I like him.
I am always absolutely quick to like the opposite of what everyone else likes. My mother thinks I do it on purpose, but it's really just that I genuinely usually like the opposite of what's normal/sane/quality (JUST KIDDING. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians IS quality). The few times I do like what ever one else likes, you can be CERTAIN that means it's something of exceeding brilliance (or a film made for less than $50 that everyone just randomly likes).
What this wonderful digressing explanation means...SIMPLY... is that James Dean is Wowzie Kazam.
I don't really have anything new to say about James Dean. I'm pretty sure the 13,000* books and 58 million** blog posts written about him have taken care of that.
*Note: Not actual numbers
**Note: Possibly actual numbers
I do think he was a very striking actor. His performances are "felt" by the audience simply because of the sheer force at which they are delivered. His tragic death is not only horrible because he died at such a young age, but also because we never got to see what else he could have done. I would have loved to see James Dean meet the '60s. THAT would have been an immensely interesting sight.
I also think his overwhelming popularity - his "cult" as it were - is FASCINATING. The impact of James Dean is difficult to fully comprehend. A few months ago, I wrote an 80th birthday post for Steve McQueen and coolness. This post is for 80 years of James Dean and awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation. Awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation is a category OWNED by Mr. Dean. There's always the random actor who's the "next James Dean" (most disturbingly, Robert Pattison has been recently described as the next James Dean, apparently, because of similarities in their hairstyles.... I fear for humanity. ;-D), but there can't be another James Dean. Because then his awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation would become some mainstream cool thing or something. And that's clearly not allowed. ;-D
Happy 80th Birthday Mr. James Dean. The world would be a lot less misunderstood (and also less awesome) without you!
-Millie
P.S. if you are in the mood (and you should be. ALWAYS.) check out this tribute video I made to James Dean's 80th birthday. It's made up of clips from his 3 films and some screentests/home videos/random early '50s TV shows and set to the song "Clothes of Sand" by Nick Drake (a similarly unappreciated, short-lived genius. My mother refers to him as "that depressed Englishman". Thank goodness we won't listen to my mum because we know she's crazy-- Jimmy Stewart is her 2nd favorite actor). <---HOORAY FOR RUN-ON SENTENCES!
*Note: this is basically the first time I've actually written a post after promising it. Usually I just pretend I never promised the said post and simply go on about my daily life. ;-D
Anyways.
James Dean.
He's awesome. He's brilliant. HE IS NOT OVERRATED. Certain people (Matthew, I am looking straight at you and into the deepest part of your soul where you realize you are actually a huge James Dean fan [this is not creepy at all ;-D]) don't understand his genius, but it is certain that he is genius.
Now, you can know for sure that he's not overrated-- because I like him.
I am always absolutely quick to like the opposite of what everyone else likes. My mother thinks I do it on purpose, but it's really just that I genuinely usually like the opposite of what's normal/sane/quality (JUST KIDDING. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians IS quality). The few times I do like what ever one else likes, you can be CERTAIN that means it's something of exceeding brilliance (or a film made for less than $50 that everyone just randomly likes).
What this wonderful digressing explanation means...SIMPLY... is that James Dean is Wowzie Kazam.
^There are no excuses for not believing in his Wowzie Kazamness after viewing this photo.
I don't really have anything new to say about James Dean. I'm pretty sure the 13,000* books and 58 million** blog posts written about him have taken care of that.
*Note: Not actual numbers
**Note: Possibly actual numbers
I do think he was a very striking actor. His performances are "felt" by the audience simply because of the sheer force at which they are delivered. His tragic death is not only horrible because he died at such a young age, but also because we never got to see what else he could have done. I would have loved to see James Dean meet the '60s. THAT would have been an immensely interesting sight.
I also think his overwhelming popularity - his "cult" as it were - is FASCINATING. The impact of James Dean is difficult to fully comprehend. A few months ago, I wrote an 80th birthday post for Steve McQueen and coolness. This post is for 80 years of James Dean and awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation. Awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation is a category OWNED by Mr. Dean. There's always the random actor who's the "next James Dean" (most disturbingly, Robert Pattison has been recently described as the next James Dean, apparently, because of similarities in their hairstyles.... I fear for humanity. ;-D), but there can't be another James Dean. Because then his awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation would become some mainstream cool thing or something. And that's clearly not allowed. ;-D
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| Obligatory James Dean is eating birthday cake photo. |
-Millie
P.S. if you are in the mood (and you should be. ALWAYS.) check out this tribute video I made to James Dean's 80th birthday. It's made up of clips from his 3 films and some screentests/home videos/random early '50s TV shows and set to the song "Clothes of Sand" by Nick Drake (a similarly unappreciated, short-lived genius. My mother refers to him as "that depressed Englishman". Thank goodness we won't listen to my mum because we know she's crazy-- Jimmy Stewart is her 2nd favorite actor). <---HOORAY FOR RUN-ON SENTENCES!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Happy 80th Birthday, James Dean
Well, apparently, college has once again got in the way of my formerly perfectly happy, non-productive life. ;-D
Essay to write = no proper celebration post!
BUT, look for it tomorrow (or a bit later this week)! THEN, I will be writing a proper post in celebration of 80 years of awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation.
Essay to write = no proper celebration post!
BUT, look for it tomorrow (or a bit later this week)! THEN, I will be writing a proper post in celebration of 80 years of awesomely misunderstood rebellion without causation.
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| Clearly he is partaking of birthday cake! |
-Millie
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
2011 in Film: January
I have started a new page to keep track of these films; I've been adding to it this whole month.
Of course, with college and all, I haven't been able to watch TOO many movies (sad, but true!). I'm much more likely to just throw on a TV show before I sleep, instead of a long movie!
It was funny, in thinking about the movies I watch this year, I started to think about the TV I watch. CRAZINESS! As far as I can remember I have watched at least one episode (most: multiple episodes) of each of these shows JUST THIS MONTH:
Honey West, The Saint, Mission: Impossible, The Bob Newhart Show, Route 66, Adam-12, Emergency!, Psych (um, around three seasons of it. ;-D), White Collar, Laredo, Lawman, Alias Smith and Jones, Richard Diamond: Private Eye, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, Ironside (I SWEAR IT WAS JUST BECAUSE BRADFORD DILLMAN WAS GUEST STARRING. Hahaha), Leave It To Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Monkees... and these are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.
WHAT IS MY LIFE?!
;-D
Anyways, on to the actual film part of this post:
In January I watched 13 films (a pitiful number by any standards). This included 8 new films and 5 re-watches.
My favorite new film:
Either I Love You Again or How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (both were seen thanks to Netflix; actually ALL of the new films were because of Netflix). They were both seriously brilliant. William + Myrna is always just genius. And I really just can't live without near constant viewings of over-the-top musicals. ;-D
My least favorite new film:
They Came To Cordura. EASILY. I don't even want to talk about it (okay, I actually live-tweeted practically the entire movie, but still. ;-D) It was so horrible and tragic and depressing. I hated absolutely every character. EXCEPT Rita Hayworth (is she EVER NOT IMPOSSIBLY COOL?!) and Michael Callan (poor Michael got struck down by typhoid and spent most of the movie motionless on a stretcher being carried through the desert by the rest of the characters). I couldn't even stand Gary Cooper's character, AND I LOVE GARY COOPER. And the ending?! SERIOUSLY?!
Runner-up: Man-Trap. This thing. It would have EASILY been first place, but it had David Janssen as a seriously evil evil villain. And he's JUST so cool. And, oh, look at his awesome creeper mustache:
That is all.
Normally, a movie called How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, would EASILY win this category. But this was the month of-- ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE! Every other movie title is secondary. ;-D
Best Cast:
This one is really too close to call!
How do I choose between William + Myrna; Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, and Michele Lee (ALL ALIAS SMITH AND JONES GUEST STARS, oh...um...); David Janssen, Debbie Reynolds, and Cliff Robertson (My Six Loves); and Audrey + Perkins (Green Mansions). I can't.
Worst Cast:
Ride The Wild Surf. I adore Peter Brown and Barbara Eden. BUT Fabian, Tab Hunter, Shelley Fabares, AND ROGER "FAKE HEYES" DAVIS. It was too much.
Although, They Came To Cordura is a close second: Van Heflin, Richard Conte, AND Tab Hunter (common theme).
Most Viewed Actor:
This one is a tie between a couple of different actors, all with two films each.
Carole Lombard: My Man Godfrey and To Be Or Not To Be (both re-watches)
William Powell: My Man Godfrey and I Love You Again
David Janssen: Man-Trap and My Six Loves (both new)
Tab Hunter: Ride The Wild Surf and They Came To Cordura (both new). Watching two Tab Hunter performances is watching two too many. GAHH!
Also: I saw The Lady Vanishes TWICE (it as a re-watch), sooo....
Films By Decades:
1930's: 2 (3 if counting both viewings of The Lady Vanishes) - 0 new
1940's: 2 - 1 new
1950's: 3 - 3 new
1960's: 4 - 4 new
2000's: 1 - 0 new
Welllll. Here is my month in film. I'm hoping that doing this will make sure I actually keep track of all the movies! :-D
Here's to an awesome year of movies!
-Millie
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