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Thank you so much. I was fascinated by the stories of the construction of America

Thanks Brett, it is an interesting read. Let me know what you think

Well, as an Australian and a film fan, I'm judging and comparing the two films, not the truthfulness of the story itself. Can you point me towards any resources that back up your claims? It might make an interesting video, although I don't know if an Australian doing a video exposing a mythic legend would go down very well.

My pleasure, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I need to revisit this series and continue my quest to watch all of Marilyn’s films

Thanks!

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. Sorry to hear that you have anxiety, but I’m glad you were able to relax watching my video. River achieved a lot in his lifetime, but he could have done so much more. I’m curious about his take on Andy Warhol.

@@HamishDownie He could play any role very well, he could see and feel things different than most people do. with River you always felt a special connection with the characters he was playing. He was always deep into the roles :)

You are absolutely right about his deep connection with his roles. I think his brother has a similar connection to his roles

It’s definitely iconic. I still think the issue for voters was a general dislike of Swanson. She always said awards were like comparing apples and oranges in interviews

Definitely bad choices in men. She would have likely had more success in the US if she wasn’t with her then husband

I’m glad people outside of England have discovered her. Thank you for watching

I understand how you feel. Remember Darcy had a good father and he grew up with good principals but carried them out with pride, and of course Mr Wickham. But, my focus is more on the journey of Fanny rather than the parents. I don’t think I made this clear enough in the video, but what I meant was that MP would provide a skeleton story that would need to be fleshed out with the characters from P&P. I actually do think that MP started out as a sequel, but Austen may have felt it to be too constricting, so pivoted to original characters. Anyway, thank you so much for watching and commenting! Having conversations in the comment section is my favourite part of TH-cam.

Thank you! That's the word. I enjoyed him in "The Bishop's Wife" and "Since you went away". I need to watch "My Man Godfrey". I'll have to do my own trip down the rabbit hole as I do enjoy him as an actor.

Actually, there’s technically another one, “As Young As You Feel”, but they don’t really share any scenes. It’s a good movie, if you haven’t seen it.

I completely agree with you!

Hi! Thanks for commenting! I've watched some of your videos. It's fair enough to give the Oscar to Judy Holliday, it was a year of so many iconic performances. Each nominee gave us the performance of a lifetime

@@HamishDownie Totally! I am not the biggest fan of Anne Baxter but all other 4 would be incredibly deserving in any year

I've only seen her in a few films, but I have to say that I have enjoyed her each time. But, film is very subjective and there's nothing wrong with having a different opinion. For example, I have a strong dislike of Timothy Chalamet for no objective reason.

@@HamishDownie Oh totally, there is nothing as subjective as art. I mean, my reviews are just my personal opinion, they are not the ultimate truth. Everyone reacts differently to a performance 😀

@FritzandtheOscars at the end of the day, it's all opinions. As long as we can help these wonderful films and actors not to be forgotten, that's our job done.

I think there’s two schools of thought between Bette and Gloria being robbed. My guess with the first Oscar’s is that Gloria’s performance as Sadie Thompson was seen as not as good as Jeanne Eagels Star-making Broadway performance as Sadie in Rain. I really need to watch those Sadie films. That story was remade so often, and even Marilyn Monroe wanted to retell the story in the 60s. I have the DVD of “Sunrise”, so maybe I could watch the first Oscars Best Actress race next.

That is very true. Similar to what Tim Curry did in “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. It was a year of iconic performances making for a very difficult category. I really think “Eve” should have been awarded a special Oscar for best ensemble

@@HamishDownie 'All About Eve' would definitely have won the 'Best Emsemble' Award if the SAG Awards had existed then.

They are adding a technical award for Best casting, so that’s kind of the same as best ensemble

It really is. But, as I've seen many, many people who are fans of the 2005 film, I'm thinking it might be worth rewatching.

Glad you like them! I guess I started because my Grandmother had all the biographies and was interested in them. Plus, I’ve always enjoyed Hollywood fokelore like “Hollywood Babylon” and such

I imagine that the cast around Dean would have been different. It’s interesting how certain actors are seen at the time (such as River Phoenix and Christian Slater been seen as the same type), when they seem so different to us today.

Thank you. I didn't realise that I said Deception!

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Similar to Elizabeth Taylor. I do feel some sympathy for them with the pressure of wanting to remain young

And the best singer. Her version of “The Gentleman is a Dope” is my favourite.

@@HamishDownie Yes I listened to her album and was again blown away by her voice. She is the most attractive great actress that I’ve ever seen and the best of the sexy singers of that music it amazes me. why such a massive talent hasn’t been celebrated like all of the greats

I became interested in her because of Anna’s book, so I’m part of the problem. I’m still planning on getting her box set and go through her films. The issue in Japan is her only film available is the Joan Crawford film, Berserk!

Fantastic! What part were you in?

Thank you for watching! If you do a search, you can find it on TH-cam. Let me know what you think!

Thanks mate! Frauds is a very WTF movie, but that’s also it’s charm if that’s what you’re into.

He did visit her grave to lay flowers until he passed away

It’s an iconic performance for sure

Interestingly, when I used a script, I was criticised for sounding like I was "reading". Thank you for your feedback

Thank you! Can you let me know the recipe?

You are entitled to your opinion, but, you know what? I didn't know him until recently despite watching many of his films. I'm pretty sure that outside of a film school, few people would be able to name him as director of Casablanca

Perhaps I should have used more of a contemporary to Curtiz like John Ford, who was also working within the studio system. I think it's pretty easy to imagine a John Ford film. But, because of Curtiz's ability to direct just about any and every genre, it's pretty hard to imagine what a Michael Curtiz film would be like. Even someone like Howard Hawks who was also very diverse, you could argue that all his films had his DNA. This is nothing against him as a director, but my argument is that because of his difficulty to pigeonhole, he is hard to market to the public, therefore, the public are less likely to associate his name with his films, unlike a John Ford or a Howard Hawks.

I bet if you did a poll of 100 random people, most could identify Hitchcock as the director of Psycho. But, I doubt more than one or two would know that Michael Curtiz directed "Casablanca" or any number of the classic films he directed.

Indeed, I talked a bit about them in the section on his musicals. Absolutely wonderful films.

It was one of the films originally intended for James Dean, and Elvis based his performance on Dean’s in Rebel Without a Cause. I talked about it in my James Dean video: th-cam.com/video/eG7b9WPUDVw/w-d-xo.html

Pretentious boobs.

A non-auteur director, certainly, but "a skilled hack"? No. A skilled craftsman. Casablanca is a masterclass of direction.

@@ianwilliams6042 fair enough

I’m kind of on the same track, except that I called Curtiz a journeyman vs. the “Auteur” who would often remake the same film over and over such as Hitchcock. This made them easier to market.

Hack is such a derogatory term, but I think you kind of have to be a hack in order to get your 10,000 hours to become a master craftsman.

You are absolutely right

That’s an interesting perspective. By the way, are you going to make more episodes of “Space Station”?

@@HamishDownie Thank you for asking and at the moment I have no plans to.

@@HamishDownie I wasn’t thinking about it but since you asked maybe.

Thank you for your reply! Gloria Swanson and Bette Davis (and Judy Holliday) all had iconic roles (in their careers and for film as a whole). Whereas Ann Baxter’s most iconic role was arguably in “The Ten Commandments”, and Elenor Parker’s was in “The Sound of Music”. I still think “All About Eve” should have gotten an Oscar for Best Ensemble. So, by that logic, we can agree with Joan Crawford in “Feud” and say that Swanson was robbed. Thanks again!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I can see River doing well in all those Peak TV shows. It also would have been interesting to watch him in a David Lynch film. I could see myself making a video on “Inland Empire” as I feel that Laura Dern did possibly the greatest performance of the 21st century in that movie. I did make a video on Robin Williams, and I’m planning on doing one on Health Ledger in the future.

@@HamishDownieYou´re welcome Hamish and Oooh yeah! Would love to watch your take on Inland Empire. Laura is an amazing actress! I´ll keep an eye out :)

Totally agree with you

Thanks Jayson, I do like to take a Pollyanna view of what might have happened. I'm really glad you've been enjoying them. I've been taking your advice to be more off-the-cuff. The drawing videos seem to do well with audience retention, so I'm going to keep going with them. I feel like I get some insight while I'm drawing. Plus, I can use all that art school training. I'm planning on doing ones on Jean Harlow, Dorothy Dandridge (and her sister Vivian), Health Ledger, and maybe Judy Holliday. I know some subscribers are interested in Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and Shirley MacLaine thanks to some polls I did. I'm still figuring out what I can do that's unique to celebrate the stars who have had full careers. Thanks again for taking time out to watch my videos. It's always an honor.

@@HamishDownie that sounds awesome! 👏🏾 😎 Looking forward to it.

It's a brilliant film, but I just don't think they knew enough about people like David Niven's character at the time, so hasn't aged well. I definitely want to check out "Tea and Sympathy"