"Reel" FReepers - Celebrating Cinema - March 2007

March 1, 2007 | DollyCali; wtc911

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Ping!

[Jack Deth]

#1 That is Sir Alec Guinness (star of Bridge Over the River Kwai) standing in front of the streaker!


That's David Niven, SomeCallMeTim. I remember seeing the event as it happened. Niven was unflappably cool about the whole thing.


Jack.

[Jack Deth]

I still think Alan Arkin;s best performance was as the incredibly slimy bad guy, Harry Roat Jr. from Scarsdale opposite Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark".

Nothing's he's done since even comes close!

Jack.

[Maven]

Gerard Butler in "300."

(Wipes away drool.)

Maven

[alwaysconservative]

I got it, under the name "The Miracle Match", and it is WONDERFUL! My hubby couldn't figure out why I was watching a soccer movie, of all things, until he saw who was in it, LOL!

But I think MY favorite Gerry Butler movie is "Dear Frankie". Run, not walk, to get your DVD and enjoy one of the best films ever made! (Even though GB doesn't show up until about halfway through, he is worth the wait. . .)

[pookie18]

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11084

[alwaysconservative]

Oh, oh, oh MY!

I think those are the best GB photos since he was in "Attila", the highest rated mini-series ever. What that man did for a loincloth made you forget what a great actor he is. And it is HIM in these photos, in top-notch physical condition. I hear the training for this part was brutal.

If you're a GB fan, you have to, have to see "Dear Frankie". One of the most underrated movies ever.

[DollyCali]

re: Gerald Butler

Thanks for the yummy pix maven. He is a handsome dude for sure! (Yes, I saw that drool!)

(one of you want to do a bio on him for April's issue? That would be an ideal character with the movie 300 fresh) Just the write up. Post here if interested. First come, first gets him!

the first number is the rotten tomatoes rating. Phantom got a low review rating but I LOVED the movie. The critics were busy comparing it to the play rather than taking it on it's own merit. I for the FIRST time in seeing the films heard/got all the words(after seeing the play in 3 different cities on 3 occasions) & thought the sets were gorgeous. I saw it 3 times on big screen.

here is Gerald's flicks

- N/A P.S., I Love You 2008

100% 300 2007

80% Dear Frankie 2005

26% The Game of Their Lives 2005
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N/A The Miracle Match 2005

48% Beowulf & Grendel 2005

33% Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera 2004 -

N/A Shooters 2003

23% Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003

11% Timeline 2003

52% The Cherry Orchard 2002

51% Harrison's Flowers 2002

41% Reign of Fire 2002 -

N/A The Jury 2002 -

N/A Tomb Raider 2-Pack Gift Set 2001-2003 -

N/A Attila 2001

15% Dracula 2000 2000 -

N/A One More Kiss 1999 -

N/A Fast Food 1998

94% Mrs. Brown 1997

52% Tomorrow Never Dies 1997

[DollyCali]

abs of steel?

[DollyCali]

Thanks Tim.. the thread will be here a month. There "might" be weekly pings deciding on what the crew wants.

[DollyCali]

WooHoo!!!!! Pookie's back "in town"!!!1

Smooch!

Thanks for article link.

You do know I am hoping you will do the toons each month..???

just send me the links.. it would be your monthly feature...you get the b-line & I put them in "table" for you.

Can send them here & there throughout the month as you come across them.

[DollyCali]

Dear Frankie page

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dear_frankie/

the various "other" links on left side of page.

I haven't seen that. After the chiropractor I will RUN to the video store? or library?

[DollyCali]

It would also be helpful to have links to conservative and libertarian movie critics and links to conservative and libertarian groups and blogs that support conservative and libertarian actors/actresses,

if you find any, please send them to me or ping me here, better yet, and of course I will include them in the listing I have, This listing will be repeated every month

[pookie18]

Would love to provide you the toons. Related to Hollywood, movies, actors & actresses? Please expound.

[alwaysconservative]

I also loved Phantom of the Opera movie, despite the abysmal reviews. The acting (esp. GB) was incredible, and the sets and costumes were beyond brilliant.

The idea of trashing GB just because he's not Michael Crawford is just wrong. GB was WAY better suited to the movie role, and having Michael Crawford doing the part with Emmy Rossum would have been really, really creepy. I preferred GB's "rock 'n' roll" sound to pure opera vibrato for the piece, and THAT's the way Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote it in the first place. The movie was magical, and still the only one I've ever gone to in the theaters nine times! Everyone I know who is NOT an opera snob LOVED the movie. It had a couple of technical flaws, as does any movie, but it was a marvelous movie spectacle unequalled in current times.

[DollyCali]

Thanks for kind comments. It is good you do so much reading. Now the reading I do is mostly non-fiction.

I also am going to check out Hombre. I don't believe I saw that

[alwaysconservative]

I'm off to yoga, then I'll come back and "discuss" the movie "Dear Frankie" with you. The.best.acting.ever.

[DollyCali]

Have a good yoga class. I would love to take some classes & also tai chi...

I will be leaving for chiorpractor & errands shortly.. be back after noon unless I meet friend for dog walk hen it will be later

[DollyCali]

Wonderful..

You are the new Holly-Toons Editor.

thank you. Yes, just anyting with movie, hollywood, star connections..

The other editor we have so far is wtc911 who is the Insider Editor. He is involved in this work, I understand.

Need to get rubbish out & get to the doc for my aching back to get worked on..

Later

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I think MY favorite Gerry Butler movie is "Dear Frankie". Run, not walk, to get your DVD and enjoy one of the best films ever made!

Thanks, will do...I LOVED him in Phantom of the Opera. Last year I saw Phantom on Broadway, and it was nowhere as good as the movie, IMO.