MOVIE MARATHON!!!!!!!

Unfortunately for the past few days I have been infected with and awful disease called...the flu. I also have not been sleeping well at all while I'm ill so I have been trying to keep myself busy and to do that I have been watching films. Today especially I have watched a fair amount of films which are all new to me. I will list my little marathon below and rate them, hopefully I will give one a review soon:

• Nothing Sacred (1937)

I rate it 7.1 (mostly because I love it when Carole Lombard sticks her tongue out during a fight, she is as cute as a button)

• Cynthia (1947)

I rate it 7.4 (because I just love cute films like this that make you feel all warm inside)

• A Date With Judy (1948)

I rate this 6.9 (Watch it just for Carmen Miranda, she is fab-u-lous. It is a cute little film and worth a watch)

• The Children's Hour (1961)

I rate this film 8.1 (I enjoyed it so much more then what I expected and it evoked so many emotions in me and the ending is so sad)

• Made For Each Other (1939)

I rate this movie a ....7.0 (because some of the scenes were beautifully done and were heart-wrenching)

• Morning Glory (1933)

The film will be rated a 7.3 (because of the scenes were Katharine Hepburn is drunk and acting out Shakespeare...genius)

and finally a film which I have decided is my new ultimate favourite film ever is....................................................................................................................

• Stage Door (1937)

I rate this film a solid 10 WOOHOO YAAAAY!!!!!!!!!! (I can't flaw this film it is everything I look for it has comedy, drama, an amazing cast with the devilishly gorgeous Lucille Ball who is mighty funny. It is also probably the best performance and character that I have seen Ginger Rogers play she is fantastic. Katharine Hepburn did great herself and this is now my new favourite of her films beating out Guess Who's Coming To Dinner) I love it so much...

Well that is all of the films I have watched in a single day. Now because I can feel my headache rising again I must go and sit in a corner and cry, hoping that I won't be ill on Christmas.......

Audrey Hepburn BLOG-IT #1

My darling Hepburn is to be and forever be my first ever BLOG-IT (it must be in capitals, because well just because it must). I have seen a few Audrey Hepburn films in my time and to say her acting is inspiring is not enough it is wonderful, mesmorizing, beautiful......uh INSPIRING.

The BLOG-IT shall begin:

First her profile picture to show my first victim hehehe.


1. My personal favourite film?

Easy it is Roman Holiday without a doubt.

2. A perfect film match which never happened. so sad.

Audrey Hepburn and.......Walter Pidgeon

With his comedic talent and her general talent I think it would be an interesting couple. I would also love to see a few more Hepburn comedies.

3. Her Ultimate Box set:

Roman Holiday
Sabrina
Love in the afternoon
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Charade
Two for the road
Wait untill dark

I picked these films because it shows a BIG variation of her acting and genres which she played it also show's her through her history of acting (almost).

4. A role meant for them but alas never got the job.

I don't know why but I feel compelled to say that she would have been a great Meg in Little Women. It seems so like "her".

5. Her best character?

I believe her best character to either be Princess Anne (Roman Holiday) or Susy Hendrix (Wait until dark) she did a very memorable performance as a blind women in Wait until dark.

6. The perfect couple.

I would have loved if her and Laurence Olivier were to bet a couple, but no they never were.

Roman Holiday (1953)

This masterpiece of cinema was also Audrey Hepburn's breakout performance. A while ago I had a massive debate with myself about which was the best Audrey film. In the end Roman Holiday came out on top it is and always will be my personal favourite Hepburn film. This was also a big success for the dashing Gregory Peck who was trying to find a romantic comedy which "didn't have Cary Grants fingerprints all over it" as he always felt like he was offered the roles that Cary Grant turned down. Ironically Cary Grant did turn down Roman Holiday but nonetheless Gregory Peck's performance was imPECKable hahaha (i know it isn't how you spell impeccable but you have to take advantage of any opportunity given).  Time for some pictures.

   
Plot time SPOILERS ALERT!!!. Princess Anne (Hepburn) is on a highly publicized tour of Europe. She is becoming very stressed with all of her royal duties and has to be sedated to calm her down. She then runs away onto the back of a delivery truck and escapes soon the sedative kicks in and she falls asleep on a bench. She is found by Joe Bradley (Peck) who mistakes her for being drunk unaware that she is Princess Anne but when her vague answers aren't enough to get her home he resorts to taking her to his apartment. He ends up missing an interview with Princess Anne and lies to his boss about it. when in fact the papers are saying that she is very ill. when Joe see's the paper and realises that the girl in his apartment is princess Anne so he offers his boss an exclusive interview with the princess for a handsome sum of money. He calls a friend of his who is a photographer (Eddie Albert) to help him cover the interview. He then offers lets Anne leave his apartment and follows her to bump into her later. He then offers her a day of fun things which she offers unaware of his knowledge of her identity. The couple soon start to fall in love blissfully unaware of that fact. they have a day of adventure, fun and trouble before she must leave.


 
The film is mesmerizing. It was directed by William Wyler. It was the first hollywood production to be completely filmed in Rome. The setting was beautiful and that was the reason why it was filmed in black and white so the setting wouldn't over shadow the actors.

I rate this film 8.2 out of 10. Amazing