Relive the Magic of Audrey, Lucy, James, Marilyn, Rita….

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Click on each to see the larger image. I’m sorry that the thumbnails look sort of deformed, I can’t seem to make them all look as perfect as Rita herself!

“…She gave more to the still camera than any actress…any woman…I’ve ever photographed, infinitely more patient, more demanding of herself and more comfortable in front of the camera than away from it.”….Richard Avedon

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The 2008 MTV Movie Awards will air, LIVE, on Sunday night, June 1. You can go to MTV.com to vote for your favorites.

The Nominees for the “2008 MTV Movie Awards” are below, with my personal picks in bold. It’s been such an AMAZING year for movies and performances that I had to tie quite a few times. As with any awards show, so many movies, actresses, actors were overlooked. Sweeney Todd, Ocean’s 13, Fractured, 3:18 to Yuma, and Live Free or Die Hard should have been considered for movie. Johnny Depp and George Clooney, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd), Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Ryan Gosling all gave amazing performances.

BEST MOVIE
– Juno
– Transformers
– Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
– I Am Legend
– Superbad
– National Treasure: Book of Secrets

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
– Will Smith — I Am Legend
– Shia LaBeouf — Transformers
– Denzel Washington — American Gangster
– Matt Damon — The Bourne Ultimatum
– Michael Cera — Juno

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
– Ellen Page — Juno
– Keira Knightley — Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
– Katherine Heigl — Knocked Up
– Amy Adams — Enchanted
– Jessica Biel — I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

BEST VILLAIN
– Johnny Depp — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
– Denzel Washington — American Gangster
– Angelina Jolie — Beowulf
– Topher Grace — Spider-Man 3
– Javier Bardem — No Country For Old Men

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
– Johnny Depp — Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
– Adam Sandler — I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
– Jonah Hill — Superbad
– Seth Rogen — Knocked Up
– Amy Adams — Enchanted

BEST FIGHT
– Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah — The Bourne Ultimatum
– Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco — Spider-Man 3
– Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell — Jumper
– Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet — Never Back Down
– Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming — Rush Hour 3
– Alien vs. Predator- Aliens vs. Predator — Requiem

BEST KISS
– Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer — Disturbia
– Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey — Enchanted
– Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung — Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix
– Ellen Page and Michael Cera — Juno
– Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman — Step Up 2 The Streets

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
– Zac Efron — Hairspray
– Seth Rogen — Knocked Up
– Jonah Hill — Superbad
– Michael Cera — Superbad
– Chris Brown — This Christmas
– Nikki Blonsky — Hairspray
– Megan Fox — Transformers
– Christopher Mintz-Plasse — Superbad

BEST SUMMER MOVIE SO FAR
– Iron Man (If you haven’t seen this incredible movie, do so. I’ve seen it twice!)
– Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
– Sex and the City: The Movie
– Speed Racer
– The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Be sure to vote for your favorites.  Then take your mom, wife, and/or girlfriend to dinner.  With Mother’s Day coming up, she won’t be expecting an early “bonus” treat!  Then?  The best part… Take her to see Iron Man.  GREAT MOVIE.

One of the coolest, most lovable actors EVER, Jimmy Stewart, was born nearly 100 years ago on May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania.  To honor him, Turner Classic Movies will be showing some of his best movies during the month of May. 

The movies that’ll be shown are:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Harvey (1950)

Rear Window (1954)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

I guess it’s obvious why my favorite Jimmy Stewart movie isn’t being included.  It just wouldn’t be the same to watch It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) without a Christmas tree and a plate of Chritmas cookies and fudge nearby.

Click HERE for the Jimmy Stewart Profile on TCM.com.

 ** The video at the top of the post is an appearance Jimmy Stewart made on What’s My Line?  One question, though - how could anyone NOT know Jimmy Stewart’s distinctive voice?!?!

Here’s a movie I’m practically counting the moments until seeing.  I can’t wait till I’m firmly sitting in my theater chair, buttered popcorn (with a bag of M&M’s mixed in, of course) in my lap and a diet Coke in the holder next to me. 

My husband and two of our daughters, Brittany and Stephany, went to see Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li last week.  It was unbelievable - I loved every second.  Highly entertaining and positively gorgeous!  I was disappointed when the storyline wrapped up and we had to leave.  I was primed for more wall climbing, posing, flying through the air…. That sort of thing.

It’s a really, really fun romp - if you’re into having a good time, check it out.

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One of the greatest of the greats, The Magnificent Seven, is on AMC today (3:15PM | 2:15C ). Check your listings for the time in your area.

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Did you know that The Magnificent Seven was inspired by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai (1954)? Is that fascinating or what? The Magnificent Seven were, of course: Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, and Brad Dexter. What a line-up. The amazing thing is, the film was cast very quickly to beat an actor’s strike.

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Did You Know? (Courtesy of IMDB)

Mexican censors required the peasants to wear clean clothes.

Yul Brynner was married on the set. The celebration used many set props.

James Coburn (Britt) and Robert Vaughn (Lee) were close friends for almost 50 years but this is their only film together.

Yul Brynner made sure he always appeared taller than Steve McQueen in the film. He even made a little mound of dirt and stood on it for their shots together! McQueen casually kicked at the mound every time he passed by it.

According to Eli Wallach’s autobiography, Yul Brynner had a major problem with what he considered to be Steve McQueen trying to upstage him. According to Wallach, McQueen would do things when on screen with Brynner to draw attention to his character. Examples: Shaking the shotgun shells, taking off his hat to check the sun during the hearse scene, and leaning off his horse to dip his hat in the river when the Seven cross into Mexico.

Brynner was supposedly so worried about McQueen stealing his thunder that he hired an assistant to count the number of times McQueen touched his own hat when he (Brynner) was speaking!

Priceless. I’m going to watch for that next time I watch the movie.

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By the way, AMC’s website has a completely cool tool. You can search through the guide of movies and shows for the month, find the ones you want to watch, and sign up for e-mail reminders. They, then, will let you know when the show you want to see is coming up. If you’re like me, you’re tired of great movies passing by - this way, they’ll never get past us again!

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Sadly, one of my all-time favorite actors recently died. He did, however, get to live a long, rewarding life and make a huge impact on the entertainment world - whether he was battling apes or delivering the 10 Commandments. Of course I’m referring to the one and only, larger than life Charlton Heston. When I was really, really young….and my interest was beginning to be held by the male population, Charlton Heston (along with Clint Eastwood) were early crushes. While most girls my age were enthralled by celebrities of our own generation (Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Mark Hamil…) - I was much more attracted to the tough guys from the past. Besides, around my house, that’s the sort of thing my dad always had on. Old movies and the Rockford Files. (I liked him, too!)

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve seen the Planet of the Apes movies - each and every one of them. I love this series! Campy? Sure. But I can’t get enough of the whole experience - from the UNBELIEVABLE music to the first sign of an ape… I’m glued to the screen right till the end. Each and every time.

We’ve lost a great, great actor and person. Damn dirty death!

I would like to say this (although I try to keep political and social opinions off of most of my blogs…especially my entertainment ones) - I wish people would quit harping on Charlton Heston’s views on guns/gun control. This is America, and everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. They’re free to express themselves as well as their opinions. If someone, today (with the world as it is now) doesn’t agree with Mr. Heston’s views on guns - they have to remember that he came from a different generation than the rest of us. The world when Charlton Heston was growing up - and even the one he lived in as an adult in his 30s and 40s - was vastly different from the one we face today! We have no way of knowing what his opinions would be if he were a 35 year old man in the 2008. He might have had the same opinions (which would have been his right) or he might have had complete opposite opinions (also his right).

I’d just rather concentrate on his entire life - not a tiny portion of it.

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Shop MTV is coming out with an AMAZING-sounding collection for Charlton Heston fans: The Hollywood Collection: Charlton Heston - For All Seasons.

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Expected Release Date: May 6, 2008
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This documentary video, part of The Hollywood Collection, features the life and work of actor and political conservative Charlton Heston.

After growing up in a rural part of Michigan, Heston migrated to the urban landscape of Chicago to attend a high school for the dramatic arts. He attended Northwestern University, where his talent and passion for acting increased with his participation in school theater productions. Then he moved onto the Broadway stage and eventually to the movie soundstages in Hollywood.

Heston, known best for his epic film roles as such biblical characters as Moses in Cecil B. De Mille’s The Ten Commandments and as the title character in William Wyler’s Oscar-winning production of Ben-Hur, speaks openly in this video about his career, family, and his politics. This video also shows movie footage, including a rare 1942 student film of a young Heston. There are also interviews with family, co-workers, and friends, including Gregory Peck.

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