Tag Archives: Katharine Hepburn

The Wonderful Weird WTF-Ness of Sylvia Scarlett

Posted on February 11, 2013 by sheila

Sylvia Scarlett (1935, George Cukor) is such a weird movie. There. That is my critical assessment. Sylvia Scarlett has a strange charm, a weird dark magic, and it’s one of those films I actually want to live in. I want … Continue reading →

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Katie’s Corner: Women In the Workplace

Posted on March 28, 2012 by sheila

It’s my good friend Alex‘s birthday today. In case you are unaware of her web series Katie’s Corner, in which Alex portrays a maniacal Katharine Hepburn giving various ridiculous “How To” lessons (How to Make Pumpkin Pancakes, How to Make … Continue reading →

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“Take the Scissors and Throw Them Because WHY DO YOU NEED THEM?”

Posted on December 22, 2011 by sheila

My friend Alex is legitimately insane and legitimately brilliant. If you do not follow along with her Katie’s Corner series, where Katharine Hepburn gives various “how-to lessons”, then you are missing out. Here, Katie tells you “how to make a … Continue reading →

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1938

Posted on August 27, 2011 by sheila

Katharine Hepburn after the 1938 hurricane where she watched her house in Connecticut float away. Here she is in the aftermath amongst the wreckage of her family home.

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“I’ve Never Had a Better Time!” Bringing Up Baby at the Film Forum

Posted on June 17, 2011 by sheila

My review of the screwball Holy Grail Bringing Up Baby over at Capital New York.

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The African Queen Restored

Posted on February 2, 2011 by sheila

This year is the 60th anniversary of John Huston’s The African Queen, and the film, which has been seen in a pasty muddy-colored print for decades has finally been restored to its original brilliant luster. You can buy the restored … Continue reading →

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“Try and stop me, someone. Oh, please, someone try and stop me!”

Posted on January 1, 2011 by sheila

A perfect ending to a perfect movie. And, as Kim Morgan points out in her beautiful post, a perfect movie of Auld Lang Syne. My friend Mitchell, who is a tumbler and has worked in the circus for many years, … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Catch Him At It

Posted on December 18, 2010 by sheila

Katharine Hepburn on John Wayne: From head to toe he is all of a piece. Big head. Wide blue eyes. Sandy hair. Rugged skin – lined by living and fun and character. Not by just rotting away. A nose not … Continue reading →

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20 most surprising female performances (Part 1)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by sheila

Alex had a series going on of 20 Most Surprising Female Performances (Here is Part 1 and Part 2). Please please go check out her choices, and also her brief descriptions of why she chose each one. Great stuff, thought-provoking. … Continue reading →

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Memos from David O. Selznick

Posted on April 30, 2010 by sheila

Excerpts from the addictive Memo from David O. Selznick, part of the Modern Library “The Movies” series, and an absolute must-read for any film fan (or history-of-Hollywood fan). Selznick grew up in the fledgling movie business and started to work … Continue reading →

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