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Tag Archives: Bill Murray
“What’s This Gal’s Name Again? Oh Yeah, Emily Dickinson.”
Bill Murray reads to the construction workers working on the Poet’s House here in Manhattan. Not to be missed. Fantastic. I am proud of my city. I didn’t think it was possible for me to love Bill Murray more than … Continue reading
Faces I Love
I’m copying. But go look here. WONDERFUL, right? And I’m not just saying that because Archie is on the list. So here are my choices. I think it’s fun to show the faces without listing the name that goes with … Continue reading
A History Of Celebrity Crushes
Sheila-style. I’ve had intense celebrity crushes all my life. It’s fun, it’s an escape. Other women read romance novels. I throw myself into sweeping crushes with movie stars. I’m vaguely embarrassed by this tendency. But I do it anyway. Off … Continue reading
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Tagged Baz Luhrmann, Bill Murray, Cary Grant, Ewan McGregor, Harrison Ford, Humphrey Bogart, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Macchio, Russell Crowe
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Roger Ebert Revisits Groundhog Day
One of my favorite things that Ebert does as a reviewer is: he goes back and reviews films years after their release. He re-assesses them, and re-assesses his own original review. Really interesting. (He doesn’t do it with bad movies. … Continue reading
Groundhog Day: “I Got You, Babe…” On Repeat
Favorite scene? Where Bill Murray tries to re-create the magical original moment when he and Andie MacDowell kissed in the snow … and yet … because he is so eager, so frenzied to get to the kiss, (and she, of … Continue reading