Tag Archives: William Holden

Movie Poster: The Wild Bunch

Posted on February 10, 2009 by sheila

I’ve always really liked this image. Ominous, a bit of a throwback, but with a modern spin on it as well.

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Golden Boy: The Youthful Curly-Haired Beauty of William Holden

Posted on July 22, 2008 by sheila

… as boxer/violinist Joe Bonaparte in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy (1939):

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Seeing Stalag 17 On the Big Screen:

Posted on July 15, 2008 by sheila

Tonight I joined up with my cousin Liam (full of frenzy about War and Peace – he’s about 100 pages ahead of me and his book has MAPS and lists of characters and I am tremendously envious of that), his … Continue reading →

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Holden:

Posted on July 11, 2008 by sheila

More on William Holden and the Holden retrospective going on at Lincoln Center in July. Liam, Lydia, Kerry and I are going to see Stalag 17 on Monday. Can’t wait!

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At Long Last: William Holden

Posted on July 2, 2008 by sheila

That project I have kept alluding to over the past 2 or 3 weeks: My William Holden tribute is up at House Next Door! Go check it out!

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Judy Holliday: “She Dominates”

Posted on June 28, 2008 by sheila

David Thomson wrote: The story goes that Adam’s Rib was a conspiracy between Cukor, Katharine Hepburn, and Garson Kanin to convince Harry Cohn, the boss of Columbia, that Judy Holliday should play the dumb blonde in the film of Born … Continue reading →

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Holden’s Death Scene In Sunset Boulevard:

Posted on June 27, 2008 by sheila

Holden has to be shot three times – stagger forward – turn back – turn the other way – be shot one last time and fall face first into the pool. One take. That takes not only acting chops and … Continue reading →

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One Of the All-Time Great Sequences in Cinema

Posted on June 26, 2008 by sheila
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“There are two people in this barracks who know I didn’t do it. Me and the guy that did do it.”

Posted on June 22, 2008 by sheila

It’s a hot night. I’ve had a long day. So it’s time for more work on my 8th ongoing project. Here’s just a taste. I love this movie. And God, do I love his face. And. What might be my … Continue reading →

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Peckinpah On a Thundery Night

Posted on June 18, 2008 by sheila

Yes, it’s part of a larger project I am working on, and to some degree, I have to watch it (or, I should say, re-watch it). But still. Fun.

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