No problem, TT. Most of the tidbits were taken from the biography anyway.
So very recently I've seen the mini version of Bonnie & Clyde. This was on TV and had Part 1 and 2 to it so it was basically 4 hours long. While I thought it was okay, I don't think it remained truthful to the original story. I later studied a bit and found out Bonnie and Clyde did not meet at Bonnie's wedding. That part was glamorized unnecessarily. Also, it showed Bonnie firing at police at times whereas the truth probably is that perhaps Bonnie never pulled the trigger against anyone. I say that because there's absolutely no account for this event - no eye witness or whatsoever, so that part wasn't believable either. And this story isn't even 100 years old and has already been heavily manipulated. Perhaps the old film is more true to its original story.
This also reminded me of the overrated movie A Beautiful Mind. I got curious after watching the movie and decided to find out more about it. And what I found out didn't really match to its film story. It was glamorized and manipulated to make it a feel good movie, while the real life story had many bitter moments and wasn't at all as clear cut. Quite ironic that it even won the Oscar but then again we do like our fake stuff and want to go home feeling good about it.
So when I hear this story or that story was based on 'actual events', I don't find myself highly convinced.
Hola TT, to be honest, I can't say I am a fan of any of the actresses I have in my signature. However, I am a fan of certain characters they played. To be even more honest, if I were an actress, I would have deliberately had a very dull character off camera because then that would have allowed me to delve into different characters in the true sense, that I was going to play in different movies. For example, you would have hardly seen me off camera. Marilyn Monroe was in fact so much bigger off camera that every character she played in different movies seemed like the same character she played in her real life.
Anyway, this Holy Golightly character was initially made for Marilyn Monroe as this story was loosely based on Truman Capote novella, so Capote was quite upset when he heard it was going to be Audrey who was going to play this famous role. The characters simply didn't fit each other. Audrey herself was a bit reluctant to play the role as she openly admitted one time that she couldn't possibly play the role of a hooker. No one in fact could see her in such a role as she was quite the opposite in her own character and the other roles she was playing at that time were quite different than this. In any case, she was able to step out of that comfort zone she was in at that time and was able to portray it beautifully and effectively. She was even nominated for the Academy awards in the best actress category that year.
I do feel however that Marylin would have been a great cast as well but then again, one would have run the risk of playing the same character as real life and that wouldn't have required as much work as Audrey Hepburn put in into this character that was so opposite of her. The idea is and always to get out of one's own character and play entirely a different role after all. Otherwise I don't see how one should get an award for playing a role that is very much like his or her own self.
This is just too good. Perfect character Audrey ever played even when she herself was quite the opposite.
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This is just too good. Perfect character Audrey ever played even when she herself was quite the opposite.
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Has anyone seen Catching Fire yet? It's really good.
what was it about?
and what about the cast? any big names?
It's more like a teen/young adult movie, but it is still great.
It is the sequel to the Hunger Games. (based off of book series by Suzanne Collins)
Major Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence - Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mellark - Josh Hutcherson
Gale Hawthorne - Liam Hensworth
The Hunger Games
Takes place in a future dystopian society. Each district must offer up a male and female tribute ages 12-18 at a public reaping to participate in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death where there is one winner, or victor, that may return home.
Has anyone seen Catching Fire yet? It's really good.
what was it about?
and what about the cast? any big names?
It's more like a teen/young adult movie, but it is still great.
It is the sequel to the Hunger Games. (based off of book series by Suzanne Collins)
Major Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence - Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mellark - Josh Hutcherson
Gale Hawthorne - Liam Hensworth
The Hunger Games
Takes place in a future dystopian society. Each district must offer up a male and female tribute ages 12-18 at a public reaping to participate in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death where there is one winner, or victor, that may return home.
Has anyone seen Catching Fire yet? It's really good.
what was it about?
and what about the cast? any big names?
Has anyone seen Catching Fire yet? It's really good.
The Truth's Updated List (New ones bolded)
Some of my favorite actors and actresses are:
Classics:
Bette Davis
Olivia De Havilland
Doris Day
Cary Grant
Clint Eastwood
Natalie Wood
Sandra Bullock
Morgan Freeman
Favorite Movies:
A Beautiful Mind (Russell Crowe)
Dial M for Murder (Grace Kelly)
The Bad Seed (Patty McCormack)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (Bette Davis)
Splendor in the Grass (Natalie Wood)
Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner)
No Way Out (Kevin Costner)
To name a few...
I really liked No Way Out and feel it's quite underrated. In reality, it has a very tight plot and it's quite intense. Very good movie.
Loved Dial M for Murder as well. There's a remake of it in the late 90s or early 00s but of course, it can never beat the original.
The Truth's Updated List (New ones bolded)
Some of my favorite actors and actresses are:
Classics:
Bette Davis
Olivia De Havilland
Doris Day
Cary Grant
Clint Eastwood
Natalie Wood
Sandra Bullock
Morgan Freeman
Favorite Movies:
A Beautiful Mind (Russell Crowe)
Dial M for Murder (Grace Kelly)
The Bad Seed (Patty McCormack)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (Bette Davis)
Splendor in the Grass (Natalie Wood)
Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner)
No Way Out (Kevin Costner)
To name a few...
Some of the best movies of 2013. Check them out when you get a chance.
The Past
Prisoners
Gravity
Only God Forgives
The Best Offer
Stoker
Traffic Department
Child's Pose
New World
Side Effects
I haven't heard of any of these movies. I don't think I watch channels that show trailers, so I never know what's going on. What genres are these movies? I am going to check some of these out.
Some of the best movies of 2013. Check them out when you get a chance.
The Past
Prisoners
Gravity
Only God Forgives
The Best Offer
Stoker
Traffic Department
Child's Pose
New World
Side Effects
agreed. and there is no competing with Robert Redford anyway. he was perfect for the role in that original movie.
I just vaguely remembered that I had seen this version with RR. Golly! Leonardo does have the charm but as I've mentioned before, he has problems getting out of his own character first let alone be someone else. Robert Redford has one too many good movies under his belt. I really think The Way We Were was one of his best.
For some reason this reminded me of Cary Grant and perhaps because of his somewhat similar movie, An Affair to Remember. I also really liked Carry Grant in North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best. We can list of the characters we liked in movies. I have tons.
"the way we were" was a superb movie.
redford is in a class his own. he worked with paul newman in "butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". that is also one of his better known movie.
I never saw "north by northwest" but I do know that cary grant was an immense talent.
was it cary grant who worked with princess grace of Monaco in that old movie that was shot in paris?
was it called "it takes a thief" or something? I do recall seeing that one a few years ago.
North by Northwest is your classic action comedy. Hitchcock at this best needless to say. He had talent at every genre of film he'd ever made.
Grace, The Princess of Monaco was actually Grace Kelly the actress originally. She married into that royal crap when she was seeing a lot of success. She retired from acting after marriage and saw a tragic death at age 53. She was famous for Rear Window, Dial M etc. And it's not called "it takes a their" lol. but it's called To Catch a Thief. lol
Anyway, very beautiful person inside out.
another good movie that had a sad ending was "million dollar baby".
Gut wrenching. I don't think I could watch it again, but everyone does an amazing job.
You two have great taste in movies! :)
To Catch a Thief
North by Northwest
Some Like It Hot
The Way We Were
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
I agree that Robert Redford is in a class of his own. I caught a little bit of The Way We Were on TV the other week. He looked great, he was perfect for the part, and had great chemistry with Streisand. The ending is sad, though. I'm such a sucker for sad endings. :-[
agreed. and there is no competing with Robert Redford anyway. he was perfect for the role in that original movie.
I just vaguely remembered that I had seen this version with RR. Golly! Leonardo does have the charm but as I've mentioned before, he has problems getting out of his own character first let alone be someone else. Robert Redford has one too many good movies under his belt. I really think The Way We Were was one of his best.
For some reason this reminded me of Cary Grant and perhaps because of his somewhat similar movie, An Affair to Remember. I also really liked Carry Grant in North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best. We can list of the characters we liked in movies. I have tons.
"the way we were" was a superb movie.
redford is in a class his own. he worked with paul newman in "butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". that is also one of his better known movie.
I never saw "north by northwest" but I do know that cary grant was an immense talent.
was it cary grant who worked with princess grace of Monaco in that old movie that was shot in paris?
was it called "it takes a thief" or something? I do recall seeing that one a few years ago.
another good movie that had a sad ending was "million dollar baby".
Some of my MM...
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agreed. and there is no competing with Robert Redford anyway. he was perfect for the role in that original movie.
I just vaguely remembered that I had seen this version with RR. Golly! Leonardo does have the charm but as I've mentioned before, he has problems getting out of his own character first let alone be someone else. Robert Redford has one too many good movies under his belt. I really think The Way We Were was one of his best.
For some reason this reminded me of Cary Grant and perhaps because of his somewhat similar movie, An Affair to Remember. I also really liked Carry Grant in North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best. We can list of the characters we liked in movies. I have tons.
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agreed. and there is no competing with Robert Redford anyway. he was perfect for the role in that original movie.
I watched 'It's Complicated" last weekend I think...or maybe the week before. Despite the strong cast, it was pretty poor and not at all funny. It's a crying shame, really given the star power. No character development, full of cliche moments etc. I don't want to take junk in at this point of my live - be it junk food or cheap novel or cheap TB shows or movies, news etc. and unfortunately, that was one of them. The unfortunate part was, I kept expecting it to get better but it never did. lol. oh well.