I have a curious habit, maybe you have it too, if you are a real movie geek, film fan, cinema addict, what have you.
A certain number of movies that I have seen and loved with all my heart were losers at the box office or were mercilessly slammed by critics, usually both. This doesn’t happen all the time, mind you. I know a bad movie when I see one. But several times I have seen a movie on opening day and loved it so much I was sure it would be a big hit and be loved by critics and film goers, nope, not all the time.
Here then is my own personal and highly eccentric top ten list, with some honorable mentions, of movies that lost out, yet I love them still, many of them desperately, hysterically, madly do I love these films, well anyway… let me tell you about it.
A certain number of movies that I have seen and loved with all my heart were losers at the box office or were mercilessly slammed by critics, usually both. This doesn’t happen all the time, mind you. I know a bad movie when I see one. But several times I have seen a movie on opening day and loved it so much I was sure it would be a big hit and be loved by critics and film goers, nope, not all the time.
Here then is my own personal and highly eccentric top ten list, with some honorable mentions, of movies that lost out, yet I love them still, many of them desperately, hysterically, madly do I love these films, well anyway… let me tell you about it.
- 6/10/2014
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The actor Elizabeth Taylor has died aged 79. Here we look back over her work, from early roles in National Velvet and Little Women to her defining appearances opposite Richard Burton
News: Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Gallery: A career in pictures
It's difficult to think of a better argument for the separate-but-equal value of the terms "actor" and "film star" than the career of Elizabeth Taylor. If that reads as a slight on her ability, it shouldn't. Taylor was a sporadically marvellous performer, one who rarely superseded her director or material but who could, with those factors working in her favour, surpass some of her more gifted peers' capacity for reckless emotional danger.
She was the rare actor who was as interesting on a bad day as on a good one, and not just for her mesmeric physical beauty: like any great film star, she was as compelled by her own screen presence as we were,...
News: Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Gallery: A career in pictures
It's difficult to think of a better argument for the separate-but-equal value of the terms "actor" and "film star" than the career of Elizabeth Taylor. If that reads as a slight on her ability, it shouldn't. Taylor was a sporadically marvellous performer, one who rarely superseded her director or material but who could, with those factors working in her favour, surpass some of her more gifted peers' capacity for reckless emotional danger.
She was the rare actor who was as interesting on a bad day as on a good one, and not just for her mesmeric physical beauty: like any great film star, she was as compelled by her own screen presence as we were,...
- 3/23/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Once referred to by film critic Armond White as one of the most beautiful people in the world, Elizabeth Taylor’s name – synonymous with old Hollywood cinema for many cinephiles – has long since become one of the most recognisable names in the film world, thanks to her combination of beauty and thespian nous.
Born in February 1932 to an American family residing in Hampstead, England, Taylor would eventually immortalise herself in the annals of cinematic history by consistently becoming the most outstanding aspect of virtually all the productions she became involved in, selling the notion of sophisticated beauty in various collaborations with some of film’s most esteemed directors. She won an Oscar for her portrayal in Mike Nichols’ 1966 film “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” just six years following her Best Actress nod for her portrayal of Gloria Wandrous in Daniel Mann’s “Butterfield 8.” She was the most memorable...
Born in February 1932 to an American family residing in Hampstead, England, Taylor would eventually immortalise herself in the annals of cinematic history by consistently becoming the most outstanding aspect of virtually all the productions she became involved in, selling the notion of sophisticated beauty in various collaborations with some of film’s most esteemed directors. She won an Oscar for her portrayal in Mike Nichols’ 1966 film “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” just six years following her Best Actress nod for her portrayal of Gloria Wandrous in Daniel Mann’s “Butterfield 8.” She was the most memorable...
- 3/23/2011
- by Tom Elce
- DearCinema.com
This week’s Wamg Top 10 is having a look at all the on and off-screen couples of Hollywood. The Drew Barrymore/Justin Long romantic-comedy, Going The Distance, comes out next Friday on September 3rd, so we thought we’d give it a go with our list of favorite “Work and Play Couples.” Let us know what you think and who you would put on the list in the comments section below.
Honorable Mention: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball was a rising star under contract to Rko Studios when she was cast as the female lead in the film version of the Broadway smash Too Many Girls. Prior to the start of filming she was introduced to the young Cuban singer who had taken New York City by storm, Desi Arnaz. Stories from several sources in that Rko office said that sparks flew when they locked eyes on each other.
Honorable Mention: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball was a rising star under contract to Rko Studios when she was cast as the female lead in the film version of the Broadway smash Too Many Girls. Prior to the start of filming she was introduced to the young Cuban singer who had taken New York City by storm, Desi Arnaz. Stories from several sources in that Rko office said that sparks flew when they locked eyes on each other.
- 8/24/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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