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Tag Archives: Ewan McGregor
End of Summer Movie Quiz: My Answers
Dennis Cozzalio presents: Dr. Smithâs Lost in the Space at the End of Summer Movie Quiz. I live for his seasonal quizzes! I have answered (in my typical fashion) with images and Youtube clips rather than just words. It’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged All That Jazz, Bob Fosse, Cyd Charisse, Dana Andrews, Eminem, Ewan McGregor, Howard Hawks, Jim Carrey, Joan Crawford, John Travolta, Lance Kerwin, Leo McCarey, Liza Minnelli, Maggie Cheung, Marlene Dietrich, Nicole Kidman, Oliver, Only Angels Have Wings, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ralph Macchio, Rita Hayworth, Running on Empty, Saturday Night Fever, Sidney Lumet, Strait Jacket, The Darjeeling Limited, The Double Life of Veronique, Wes Anderson, Zodiac
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Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge
Maybe the happiest place of all for me, even though he (the character) has a sad end.
Re-Cut Trailer: A Baffling Choice
About 2 weeks ago, I noticed ads on television for a new film called Stay. It is obviously a thriller of some kind – the ads showed an increasingly desperate Ryan Gosling (he also probably should be on my list … Continue reading
Moulin Rouge
Someday I’ll try to get my act together enough to write a full post about my primal response to Moulin Rouge. I touched on it here. I know I’m always saying this movie or that movie “changed my life”, and … Continue reading
The Women’s Movement
“I’m doing my bit for the women’s movement. The women have always been naked in movies and now I’m just desperate to take my clothes off as much as possible.” — Ewan McGregor Thank you, Ewan. Your support is greatly … 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
Posted in Personal
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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Ewan McGregor as James Joyce
Here’s Ewan McGregor as James Joyce, in the film he produced and starred in: Nora: You know. I just had to include Ewan. I had to!! This is the scene where he waits for her to show up for their … Continue reading
Young Adam: Some Thoughts
I can’t say what Young Adam was about. It has no meaning. It is aimless, but I think that that is the point. The main character is a drifter. A man with a fluid identity. He moves from here to … Continue reading