Spotlight on the Silver Screen

A place to wax eloquent on the best and brightest coming out of Hollywood today.....and especially decades ago

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Casting Notes

Vera Caspary describes Waldo Lydecker as a "big hunk of blubber" in Chapter 9 of "Laura." In turn, rail-thin Clifton Webb was cast in the film adaptation.

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Here’s a dark comedy written by Mindy Kaling starring her, Chris Messina (my dance partner) and me. ‪#‎HITRECORDonTV

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Friday vibes

"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."

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Friday night with Robert Redford

"I'm not a field agent. I just read books!."

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Those scenes in Patch Adams with Robin Williams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are hard to watch, no? Don't be afraid to reach out for help. Someone will thank you.

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Any objections .....

I might turn this blog into a recapping of the best lines from 3rd Rock from the Sun.

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Billy's Best Lines

"You've forgotten your brandy!" Not better than "Well, nobody's perfect" but great nonetheless.

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Edith Head 

1957

Costume sketch for Marlene Dietrich from Witness for the Prosecution

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1951

Costume sketch for Elizabeth Taylor from A Place in the Sun

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1956

Costume sketch for Doris Day from The Man Who Knew Too Much

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1962

Costume sketch for Vera Miles from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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1954

Costume sketch for Grace Kelly from The Bridges at Toko-Ri

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1954

Costume sketch for Grace Kelly from Rear Window

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Saturday with Billy

Checking another Billy Wilder off my list tonight with "Witness for the Prosecution."

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Mad thoughts

You don't realize how many sporting apparel brands there are until you watch ESPN for a while.

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How many films can you pick out? My count was unfortunately low :(

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They don't write lines like this anymore, Exhibit H

"This train's headed straight to the cemetery. " The Narrow Margin

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VINTAGE COSTUMES WORN BY DEBBIE REYNOLDS, CYD CHARISSE AND MOVIE EXTRAS FROM THE CLASSIC MUSICAL “SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN” (1952)

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This Week In They Don't Write Lines Like This Anymore

"That bullet just ripped through my side and went on about its business."

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Dear Netflix,

Thanks for having Sunset Boulevard available at a moment's notice. "An old-time star is involved ... maybe you'd like to hear the facts.'