Topic: Curtain Call

[lyonsden5]

‎"I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being — to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame."
Elizabeth Taylor

[m.cellophane]

I just read about this and was going to post it. Surprisingly such an iconic actress and I only have 3 movies with her in it. 2 of which I have yet to see. So while I don't know her work very well... I do know her by her reputation.

I have 60-something.  After I last posted, I remedied my Elizabeth Taylor completism by getting The Blue Bird and A Little Night Music. 

‎"I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being — to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame."
Elizabeth Taylor

Great quote!  Reflecting on her films this morning as I drove to work, I recall that the first film I watched when I upgraded to a plasma TV was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. That's my idea of a demo disc. 

[Antares]

Richard Leacock 

[Antares]

Farley Granger

[m.cellophane]

Farley Granger

I have to admit, I thought he was long dead. 

RIP.

[Najemikon]

Sidney Lumet

Director of Serpico and The Verdict, amongst many other great films.

[m.cellophane]

Sidney Lumet

Director of Serpico and The Verdict, amongst many other great films.

12 Angry Men, Fail-Safe, Dog Day Afternoon, Network...

RIP.

[dfmorgan]

Sidney Lumet

Director of Serpico and The Verdict, amongst many other great films.

12 Angry Men, Fail-Safe, Dog Day Afternoon, Network...

RIP.

Amazingly although all six films above are ones I have watched and enjoyed I don't a copy of any of those. In fact I only own two from Mr. Lumet Equus and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

RIP

[Antares]

Sidney Lumet

Director of Serpico and The Verdict, amongst many other great films.

12 Angry Men, Fail-Safe, Dog Day Afternoon, Network...

RIP.

And The Hill and The Pawnbroker

[VirtualScot]

Sidney Lumet

Director of Serpico and The Verdict, amongst many other great films.

12 Angry Men, Fail-Safe, Dog Day Afternoon, Network...

RIP.

And The Hill and The Pawnbroker

And Serpico and The Offence...and The Verdict

[Achim]

Prince of the City, too.

  One of the great directors... RIP.

[VirtualScot]

Prince of the City, too.

  One of the great directors... RIP.

Ahh yeah got that on DVD. Complicated long, but very engaging and seriously underrated.

[Rogmeister]

Country singer Mel McDaniel

[Antares]

Trevor Bannister

[Antares]

Janus Films founder, Cyrus Harvey





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