Archive for May 2011
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Cinderella [VHS]
A guilty, guilty pleasure, perhaps not one a left-wing feminist should be admitting to in public. Female boomers should recall yearly TV reruns of this Rodgers and Hammerstein production, featuring such delights as “Impossible” and “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?” It may appear a bit stark to younger viewers, but part of the charm of this 1964 network TV special, a remake of the live 1957 telecast originally built around Julie Andrews, is its utter simplicity. An extremely young Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon (of General Hospital fame) are joined by Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, and Celeste Holm. Warren is all sweetness and innocence without a hint of saccharine artificiality, while Damon is a clear-eyed romantic. This very handsome love story is a bit of an oddity, but worth owning just for the memorable score. –Rochelle O’Gorman
Friends of Film Honors Palisadian Jonathan Lynn
2011-05-19 More than 100 friends, family and well-wishers gathered in Pacific Palisades Friday night to honor writer and director Jonathan Lynn, who received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from Friends of Film.
Published May 19, 2011.
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