Reviews

The Philadelphia Story revived Katharine Hepburn's career..Hepburn had performed the play on Broadway for over a year and bought the film rights with the help of her ex boyfriend, Howard Hughes and enlisted her favorite director, George Cukor and her favorite co-star Cary Grant to work on the film with her. With Jimmy Stewart as the reporter and many fine supporting actors...especially Virginia Weidler playing her sister the film was ready to roll..

I have seen this film many times and have just recently acquired it on DVD and I must say that I really find this film a treat! One of my favorite scenes in the film is the scene with Hepburn and Stewart near the end of the film..Jimmy's speech about "hearthfires and holocausts" pretty much secured his well deserved academy award..

I'm just a classic film buff at heart..I love TCM and whenever I rent or purchase DVDs I always seem to gravitate toward older films...

Katharine Hepburn is absolutely lovely and pure class in this movie and Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart never looked better!!

I have always been a big fan of Jodie Foster..As an actress Jodie exudes intelligence, grace and a deep understanding of the characters that she plays..Jodie reminds me of Katharine Hepburn in her prime...

In this film Jodie runs the gamut of emotions and displays an uncanny devotion to her character. There are many emotional moments in the film and although long, I found the film entertaining..

The scenery and sets are magnificent but, what drew me to this film was the acting talent..particularly Jodie and Chow Yun Fat. Chow Yun Fat displays a remarkable sense of opulence in his role and his interpretation of the King of Siam is quite interesting! I read somewhere that the film was a disappointment at the box office but considering the direction mainstream film is heading these days I truly wonder what the demographics of film going audiences are..

I, personally like a good story with actors who truly care about their craft and I found this to be the case in Anna and the King..

I have always been a big fan of Zhang Zimou, the director of this film. I have seen several of his films..To Live, Raise the Red Lantern and most recently Hero. The Road Home is a sensitive and beautiful film centering on the story of the courtship between between a young country girl and a teacher..The story is simple yet poignant and the actors are wonderful! The scenery is breathtaking and Zhang tells the story in a hushed tone and lets it unwind to it's emotionally wrenching conclusion..I highly recommend this movie for the culture, the story and the wonderfully understated acting..such a refreshing change of pace from the "in your face" mainstream films of today...

When I saw the previews for this anniversary special, I was very excited as I've been a big Brady Bunch fan for years! However, I knew it wasn't going to be quite the show I expected when Jenny McCarthy showed up as the host..The show seemed quite scripted and I was expecting something more real..where the cast members had more of an opportunity to interact among themselves and bring up memories on their own from their association with the show..I read an article in USA Today about the show before actually seeing it and that Susan Olsen was upset because there was a script involved and she felt it was going to be more of an "actor's studio" type banter with maybe questions from the audience. Which, in my opinion would have probably worked much better..

Not to say the show was all that bad..but all of the typical questions you might expect of the cast members were asked..Everyone one looked good! Christopher Knight especially...he has lost quite a bit of weight and looks buff compared to old photos that I had seen him in..I guess the Discovery channel program he was on with Susan Olsen paid off! It was really cool seeing everyone together again..there was a slight sense of sadness in the fact that Robert Reed was not there to join them but you can sense that all these guys felt a strong attachment to this show and were proud that they were part of it! They are cultural icons no doubt and my nine year old daughter says that this show is her favorite..so all the new generation of kids are rediscovering the Bradys! I'm so glad the producers of the show were able to assemble the cast and even though I might have preferred a more "serious format" all in all it was a neat experience..But somehow I felt I was watching an episode of America's funniest home videos or something..just the way the show was structured.

I think my favorite part of the show was near the end when Jenny asked the cast members what they were currently doing..Many answers appeared to come from the heart..maybe this question wasn't one of the ones in the script..that seemed to be the most genuine moment in the special! And of course..seeing Ann B. Davis stroll in near the end was great! She still has that comical timing and all the other cast members welcomed her warmly! I wish the special could have stretched out to 2 hours and given the audience a chance to ask questions! You know what would be neat? If all the castmembers were to go on a show like Larry King Live and entertained questions from the general public! Food for thought!

Well..to Greg, Marsha, Peter, Jan, Bobby & Cindy...thanks for the wonderful memories and I was happy to see that everyone still feels a bond to a show that gave immense pleasure to millions and every time the show comes on, wonderful memories keep flooding back from that era in my life! Great job TV Land! But next get James Lipton (Inside the Actor's studio) to do the interviews!

I remember watching this movie years ago on TV one night and absolutely being mesmerized by the lovely Nancy Kwan..When I noticed it was available on DVD I rented it one evening and was again totally captivated by Nancy..Back in the sixties, Nancy Kwan was the biggest Asian star around! She made her debut in this lavishly filmed production and what a debut! She exudes an incredible amount of sex appeal yet there is an innocence about her that is very charming in this film! I've read that this film was criticized for negative portrayals of asians....but if you just look within the context of the story, I think it's a powerful love story..which is what it was meant to be! The locales are fantastic..William Holden is wonderful and the supporting cast is full of colorful characters!