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Tag Archives: Barbara Stanwyck
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 16: “Shadow”
Directed by Kim Manners Written by Eric Kripke “Sam, this is bigger than you think.” – John Winchester said. I’ll say. Shadow is one of the rare urban-setting episodes, which always seems to bring out interesting romantic things in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alain Delon, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant, Elvis Presley, Eric Kripke, Gloria Swanson, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jeremy Renner, Joan Crawford, Kim Manners, Orson Welles, Our Town, Peter Lorre, Robert Mitchum, Sissy Spacek, SPN Season 1, Sunset Boulevard, Supernatural, Thornton Wilder
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Her Anklet
I love this piece of cinematic/literary analysis and appreciation by Glenn Kenny about that gold anklet Barbara Stanwyck wears in Double Indemnity.
Seen Recently: Meet John Doe (1941), A Short Film About Love (1988), The Heiress (1949)
Meet John Doe directed by Frank Capra In his autobiography, Frank Capra opens the section on Meet John Doe with these words: Making a film out of Meet John Doe proved to be as full of surprises as breaking a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, drama, Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, literary adaptation, Montgomery Clift, Olivia de Havilland, Poland, reviews, William Wyler
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Me In a Nutshell
1. My Elvis Presley knife, sent to me by my friend Luisa, after taunting me with it for a week. 2. Barbara Stanwyck on the wall. 3. Red Sox game on the television. Horrible game, but still: I’M WATCHING.
Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman, by Dan Callahan
My friend Dan Callahan’s book on Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman comes out today. Dan has set up a website to promote the book. I saw Dan last month at his and Keith’s Golden Globes gathering, and of … Continue reading →
Barbara Stanwyck: The Self-Proclaimed “Tough Old Broad From Brooklyn”
“I love him because he’s the kind of guy who gets drunk on a glass of buttermilk, and I love the way he blushes right up over his ears. I love him because he doesn’t know how to kiss, the … Continue reading →
20 most surprising female performances (Part 1)
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 →
Great Mad Women in Cinema
Some of these women probably would not qualify for a diagnosis from the psychiatric profession. And perhaps their madness is actually a heightened level of sanity, as is often the case. Nevertheless, they are mad. Wonderfully mad.
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Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Barbara Stanwyck, Bibi Andersson, Catherine Deneuve, Double Indemnity, Ellen Burstyn, Gena Rowlands, Gloria Swanson, Holly Hunter, Julianne Moore, Liv Ullmann, Maggie Cheung, Nicole Kidman, Opening Night, Persona, Repulsion, Sunset Boulevard, The Rapture, Vivien Leigh
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The Essence of Old-School Female Stars
Pretty faces. Kay Francis as a platinum blonde! Some of my faves there. Sylvia Sidney, too. They’re all so individual, aren’t they? You would never mistake Clara Bow for Barbara Stanwyck. It would be impossible. There can be a sameness … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, Barbara Stanwyck, Clara Bow, Ewan McGregor, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Jeff Bridges, Kay Francis, Kurt Russell, Mickey Rourke, Susan Sarandon, Sylvia Sidney
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