Sally Field picks four for Turner Classic Movies
Sally Field is a two-time Oscar winner, a three-time Emmy winner — including last year at Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Brothers and Sisters — and she’s bound to be in the running again this year when the nominations are announced on July 17.
Now she’s taking on a new role; she’ll be guest programmer at Turner Classic Movies in July, and having gotten a look at her choices, I have to say to Sally, “I like you, I really like you” — at least your taste in movies.
Sally will be joined by TCM host Robert Osborne introducing and discussing her four films. The Field four are Love With a Proper Stranger, The Awful Truth, All About Eve and The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, and every one of them features great performances by women.
To those of you who aren’t movie buffs, here’s a bit more information about these films — why I like them, and I mean, I really like them.
– Love With a Proper Stranger stars Natalie Wood (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as a girl from a nice Italian family who gets pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician, Steve McQueen. Together they decide she needs to get an abortion. Since the film is set in 1963, that was illegal, expensive and dangerous. Directed by Robert Mulligan, this movie is essentially a two-character piece and Wood and McQueen are fantastic.
– The Awful Truth is a screwball comedy about marriage starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. It’s smart, funny and very grown up about men and women and the trouble with fidelity. Made in 1937, directed by Leo McCarey, it’s still one of the funniest movies ever. If you’ve never had a chance to see Irene Dunne at work, this is the movie to watch. She was the Glenn Close of her era, Oscar nominated five times (including The Awful Truth) and never won.
– Most everyone knows that the 1950 Best Picture Oscar-winner All About Eve is the quintessential movie about the theater, with brilliant performances especially by the women in the cast, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter — and George Sanders, too.
– The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek is a flat-out comic masterpiece by Preston Sturges, starring Betty Hutton. Made in 1944, with American at war, it’s the story of Trudy Kockenlocker, a small-town girl who gets married and knocked up after an all-night going away party for a soldier. She can’t remember who he is, has no clue, but her disgrace is ameliorated in a most surprising way.
Tune in on July 10 for Sally and Bob and a top-notch movie marathon.
Hilary Duff Prepares to Rock Down Under
Hilary Duff Prepares to Rock Down Under
If you’re a huge Hilary Duff fan, and you happen to live in Australia, consider yourself blessed. She’ll be rocking a stage near you this weekend.
The “Lizzie McGuire” actress was spotted by waiting paparazzi arriving at Sydney Domestic Airport today, and she looked every bit the rock star she is.
Hilary was wearing a beige girly top, with jeans, and carrying an uber-fabulous brown-and-white swirly pattern handbag. She’s scheduled to play Acer Arena tomorrow night.
And after all of this rock stardom dies down, Duff has quite a movie schedule for 2008. With four films scheduled to release this year, including, “Foodfight!,” “War Inc.” “Greta,” and “Safety Glass,” she’s gonna be one busy girl!
Hilary Duff’s Busy Easter Weekend
Hilary Duff’s Busy Easter Weekend
She’s just finished filming a total of four films, including “Safety Glass,” “Greta,” “Foodfight,” and “War, Inc” and Hilary Duff isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
The “So Yesterday” singer was spotted picking up some Easter flowers at her local Whole Foods market yesterday, looking a bit annoyed with the prying photogs.
Duff kept things casual in a pair of denim Capri pants, and a t-shirt, complete with a scarf and a pair of this year’s leading trend - Roman Gladiator sandals.
On Saturday, Hilary was seen leaving a workout facility in Toluca Lake after spending a full hour inside feeling the burn. She looked cute and girlie in a pair of cutoff denim shorts and a white tank top with a pair of red moccasin boots.
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