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Movie Night Report: ‘Suddenly Last Summer’

What a tremendous movie. A couple major major actresses, Katharine Hepburn (I am not really a fan of hers) and Liz Taylor (for Buddy) who I think is absolutely fabulous in almost every way. Both had phenomenal performances.

It does make me wonder. Liz was famous for her thirst for beverages with an organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom, or booze.

And that makes me sad. I am not a tee totaler and I am not a temperance fanatic but I do feel melancholy when I think that all that talent can go to waste or their contributions can be cut off too soon.

Analogous to the “27 club” and all the potential talent lost from their choices.

I just don’t like to think that her drinking fueled her amazing performances. I want to think it was just her overflowing talent.

I see neither Katharine nor Liz as good vehicles for comedies but they certainly are dramatic blockbusters.

This movie, at least in my opinion, was a showcase for both.

I thought Montgomery Clift was convincing in his medical role and did a great job of forestalling the lobotomy for which Liz was destined.

In an attempt to deflect the intensity of the whole thing, I had to draw one cheeky comparison between Katharine’s son, Sebastian and Hyacinth Bucket’s son, Sheridan.

I loved Sebastian’s garden. That is a place where I could spend hours (in a hammock under a shady tree.)

Montgomery Clift kept reminding me of Michael Rennie and I kept expecting him to say something like Klaatu barada nikto. He had that stolid, humorless demeanor one normally finds in all the visiting humanoid aliens.

Of course I keep IMDB open for documentation on all movies. One of the things I hate is when they overuse ‘Dame’ or ‘Sir’ or

‘Lady.’ One of the things we put so much effort into our little revolutionary war dalliance a few hundred years ago was to get us away from titles of nobility. And other things like that that elevate one person over another. I admit Liz is amazing. We do not need constant repetition of such titles. Buddy said on a ship, you only saluted the captain the first time you saw him (outside) and after that a simple fist bump would suffice. (He was joking about the bump thing.) But I believe endless repetition of the Dame thing, or ‘sir’ whenever dredging up the name of HWSNBN, is just being a toady. A butt kisser. And not in any sort of good way for those of you with those inclinations.

Buddy did like Liz’ profile especially the bathing suit scene. I like to believe, he had become rather mellow by the time he was watching Liz perform in her bathing suit.

I did my best.

Plz

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Because it’s Wednes….wait..no..Thursday. Yes.

Love, Anie

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So, I had to take a little break from tumblr. Not sure yet what my plans will be for the future here, still thinking on it. Anyway, thank you all for the kindness and checking in on me. I had tons of messages, and I am not sure I can get to all of them, but I am alive, and doing somewhat ok now.