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Mirrors #11

Posted on January 18, 2023 by sheila

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 →

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2022 Mirror moments, part 2

Posted on December 11, 2022 by sheila

Moonage Daydream, directed by Brett Morgen Benediction, directed by Terrence Davies

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2022 Mirror Moments

Posted on December 8, 2022 by sheila

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

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Women leave Elvis messages in the mirror: A recurring motif

Posted on September 26, 2022 by sheila

Girl Happy Live a Little, Love a Little

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R.I.P. Monica Vitti

Posted on February 2, 2022 by sheila

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 →

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Mirrors #10

Posted on January 24, 2022 by sheila

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 →

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R.I.P. Jean-Paul Belmondo

Posted on September 7, 2021 by sheila

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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Mirrors #9

Posted on August 21, 2021 by sheila

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 →

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Mirrors #8

Posted on July 16, 2021 by sheila

Tom Ewell, in Seven Year Itch, checking himself out. Casually at first and then … it turns. Mirror moments. I always notice them.

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Mirrors #7

Posted on July 16, 2021 by sheila

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.

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