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Tag Archives: mirrors
Mirrors #24
A couple of great ones from Desire, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, with John Halliday as third lead, and Akim Tamiroff in one scene as a suspicious police inspector. A heist movie, and I love heist movies! Dietrich plays … Continue reading
Mirrors #23
Gena Rowlands, Opening Night (1977) Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl (2024. My review.) Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to support my work, here’s a link … Continue reading
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Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, mirrors, Opening Night, women directors
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Mirrors #22
Working Girls (1931) Directed by Dorothy Arzner! I did a deep dive into this pioneering director’s work when I was working on the Dance Girl Dance essay for Criterion. I really like her films. I hadn’t seen this one! Two … Continue reading
Mirrors #21
Constance Bennett and Clark Gable, What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Mirrors #20
Great shot in Janet Planet, one of my favorite films this year, directed by Annie Baker – her first film as a director. She’s a famous playwright. In 2015 I went to go see her three-hour play The Flick, when … Continue reading
“Certainly there have been better actors than me who have had no careers. Why? I don’t know.” — Richard Gere
I re-posted a piece I wrote on Richard Gere for my newsletter. It’s his birthday today. The Narcissist at Home: Richard Gere in American Gigolo.
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Tagged drama, mirrors, newsletter, Paul Schrader, Richard Gere
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“If you’re creating anything at all, it’s really dangerous to care about what people think.” — Kristen Wiig
Today is the birthday of one of the greatest actors working today. I can’t seem to stop mentioning Kristen Wiig in my writing. I mention her even if she isn’t the main subject. She’s my favorite. I am in awe … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, On This Day, Television
Tagged backting, comedy, drama, Kristen Wiig, mirrors
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“It’s important not to indicate. People don’t try to show their feelings, they try to hide them.” — Robert De Niro
I haven’t written about the majority of his roles – not for lack of admiration (and in some cases, awestruck wonder) – but here is what I have written: I included his “you talkin’ to me” scene in my gigantic … Continue reading
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Tagged Martin Scorsese, mirrors, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver
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“I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.” — Sylvester Stallone
Old-timers here will remember the Rocky phase that took over for a while. Of course the movies weren’t new to me. As a matter of fact, I know the first movie by heart, practically shot for shot, and there was … Continue reading
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Tagged mirrors, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone
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“The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them.” — Marlon Brando
“Sending Marlon Brando to acting class was like sending a tiger to jungle school.” – Stella Adler It’s his birthday today. Let’s start off with this, a piece I had long wanted to write: Revelations about Marlon Brando in about … Continue reading
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Tagged Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, mirrors, On the Waterfront
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