It's not so simple to do kiss-kiss and nice-nice as I did in my piece called Taylor-Made in the 50s. In that decade being a good actress meant something to Elizabeth Taylor. And as stated earlier, when she was under the control of a good director, she could shine as brightly as any. But love and being adored by a man was more important to her. One might question why she, of all people, didn't make an effort to have it all. But in 1962 le scandale broke all over the world and it would be years and years before we stopped hearing about the shenanigans of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Tuesday, December 31
Friday, December 27
REVIEW: The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Drama
2 hours 59 minutes
From Paramount Pictures
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jonah Hill
Margot Robbie
Kyle Chandler
Rob Reiner
Jon Bernthal
Jon Favreau
Jean Dujardin
Joanna Lumley
Matthew McConaughey
Tuesday, December 24
The Directors: Fred Zinnemann
By most accounts he was regarded as a superior craftsman. When you hear of some of his films, it is his attention to realism and detail that you will recall. He could be fussy but he wanted it all to play out as he saw it. He brought Oscar nominations (and a few wins) to 19 actors, five in one movie alone. He would say that the three most important things about a film are the script, the script, the script. He made some of the best films to come out of the 1950's and 60's. I loved his work.
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