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Showing posts with label dames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dames. Show all posts
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
It's Gloria Swanson's Birthday!
Yesterday we posted our Daily Dose of Good Cheer, showing an image of film star Gloria Swanson. Well, if I knew her birthday was coming, I'd a baked a cake and moved the post to today. But I didn't know, and so here we are.
Born this day in 1899, Gloria Swanson is now most famous for her role in the absolutely mesmerizing Sunset Boulevard where she plays Norma Desmond, an aging actress of the silent era, now living in a decaying mansion of ridiculous splendor. She meets a handsome, younger, out-of-work writer, and, well, things go south from there.
Swanson had never quit acting, and was, in fact, a huge star of the silent era. But she had faded into the background of Hollywood and did a lot of work in theater.
I cannot imagine the bravery that it took to accept the role of Desmond, but in doing so, she turned in a performance that still resonates through American culture.
Born this day in 1899, Gloria Swanson is now most famous for her role in the absolutely mesmerizing Sunset Boulevard where she plays Norma Desmond, an aging actress of the silent era, now living in a decaying mansion of ridiculous splendor. She meets a handsome, younger, out-of-work writer, and, well, things go south from there.
Swanson had never quit acting, and was, in fact, a huge star of the silent era. But she had faded into the background of Hollywood and did a lot of work in theater.
I cannot imagine the bravery that it took to accept the role of Desmond, but in doing so, she turned in a performance that still resonates through American culture.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Your Daily Dose of Good Cheer (Jamie's Birthday Edition): Kaitlin Olson
In honor Jamie's birthday, today we post the lovely Kaitlin Olson, who plays Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Jamie knows why.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Wreck-It-Ralph, Birthday, Quiet Man, Pam Grier is well liked
I should probably have something smarter to say, as I haven't really posted much on the usual topics the past several days.
On Saturday evening I wasn't feeling up to snuff, so we watched the Disney film Wreck-It-Ralph, which turned out to be a pretty good flick. While the themes and story are going to hold up, I am concerned that the trappings of the nostalgia and with the concept of a modern game (or kids paying to play games at an arcade at all) it'll fall into Oliver and Co. territory for Disney, a sort of dated product of its time. Still, at this time, it was a really fun movie that, even if the kids don't quite get all the gags, they can stick with what's offered up on a story and emotional level. The "over their heads" bits seemed mostly winky stuff towards 80's video games, much as the Toy Story movies might reference a toy from a Gen X'er's youth. Heck, one of the credit songs is performed by Pac-Man Fever maestros Buckner and Garcia.
Today was my brother's 40th, and we spent most of the day out at my folks' place with a wide variety of characters. I saw people I hadn't seen in years, including the children I had never met of several of Jason's pals. Some of those kids are kind of not so little anymore. Time flies, man.
On Saturday evening I wasn't feeling up to snuff, so we watched the Disney film Wreck-It-Ralph, which turned out to be a pretty good flick. While the themes and story are going to hold up, I am concerned that the trappings of the nostalgia and with the concept of a modern game (or kids paying to play games at an arcade at all) it'll fall into Oliver and Co. territory for Disney, a sort of dated product of its time. Still, at this time, it was a really fun movie that, even if the kids don't quite get all the gags, they can stick with what's offered up on a story and emotional level. The "over their heads" bits seemed mostly winky stuff towards 80's video games, much as the Toy Story movies might reference a toy from a Gen X'er's youth. Heck, one of the credit songs is performed by Pac-Man Fever maestros Buckner and Garcia.
Today was my brother's 40th, and we spent most of the day out at my folks' place with a wide variety of characters. I saw people I hadn't seen in years, including the children I had never met of several of Jason's pals. Some of those kids are kind of not so little anymore. Time flies, man.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Your St. Patrick's Day Dose of Good Cheer: Jennifer Connelly
Well, I probably should have held off on posting pics of Maureen O'Hara til today, but I didn't. So, we're going for something a bit modern for this column.
I believe Connelly is as much of an American mutt as most of us are, but the name Connelly is Irish, right? Wikipedia says she's at least part Irish, so we're running with it.
Any excuse to post pics of Jennifer Connelly is a good excuse.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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