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Tag Archives: mirrors
Mirrors #11
Bette Davis giving one of her greatest performances (and one of the greatest movie performances of all time) in Little Foxes. She basically avoids looking herself in the eyes. For obvious reasons. You can click on the “mirrors” tab to … Continue reading
2022 Mirror moments, part 2
Moonage Daydream, directed by Brett Morgen Benediction, directed by Terrence Davies
2022 Mirror Moments
You know me and movie-mirror-moments. 2022 has had quite a few, and they are similar in character. Saint Omer, directed by Alice Diop The Eternal Daughter, directed by Joanna Hogg Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer
Women leave Elvis messages in the mirror: A recurring motif
Girl Happy Live a Little, Love a Little
R.I.P. Monica Vitti
One of those rare actresses who could hold the screen just by standing there. Literally. She just stood there and you are afraid to move or avert your eyes because you don’t want to miss anything. Of her just standing … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, RIP
Tagged Asghar Farhadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian film, Italy, Michelangelo Antonioni, mirrors
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Mirrors #10
Jean Harlow giving herself a pep talk in the wonderful Reckless, where she marries a deeply unhappy man (Franchot Tone), while being best buddies (and something more?) with William Powell. In this mirror moment, she feels herself getting hot and … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged drama, Jean Harlow, mirrors, Rosalind Russell, William Powell
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R.I.P. Jean-Paul Belmondo
The outpouring of love for Belmondo has been very heartening to see and I was particularly touched by Mickey Rourke’s Instagram post about him. Mickey Rourke is in a direct line from Belmondo. It’s like a baseball play: Brando/Dean to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Delon, France, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mickey Rourke, mirrors
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Mirrors #9
I’ve decided to post these as they come up: a continuation of my ongoing collection of (mostly) men looking at themselves – and having private moments – in the mirror. Here’s James Cagney in Picture Snatcher, about a former gangster … Continue reading
Mirrors #8
Tom Ewell, in Seven Year Itch, checking himself out. Casually at first and then … it turns. Mirror moments. I always notice them.
Mirrors #7
Joan Crawford in one of her earliest successes, Sally, Irene and Mary (1925). What do you want to bet her character is headed for a rocky road? You know I love mirror shots. Adding it to the collection.