1. What is your all-time favorite Grace Kelly costume?
I love the blue gown she wears in To Catch a Thief! In a way it also reminds me of
the one Deborah Kerr wears in An Affair to Remember.
2. What classic film would you nominate for a remake?
None of them... modern remakes give me the heebie jeebies! Although, that being said, I love some classic remakes like The Maltese Falcon, An Affair to Remember (no idea how this keeps coming up), and His Girl Friday.
3. Name your favorite femme fatale.
Barbara Stanwyck in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. I know most people, if choosing Stany's best femme fatale role, would pick Double Indemnity but goodness, that hair. I will never get over the hair. (I don't even care if it was part of the character, intended to look cheap, etc. It distracts me like ca-razy)
Runner up: Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake!
4. Name the best movie with the word "heaven" in its title.
This is one of my all-time favorite romances! Also, I think it's a terrific example of powerful acting. It's absolutely amazing what Charles Boyer and Bette Davis can convey without speaking. You get the impression that their love is deeper than any other love that ever existed, yet they never speak of it and they never express it. It's left unspoken, but oh-so-palpable.
5. Describe the worst performance by a child actor that you’ve ever seen.
"Shaaaayyyne! Come back Shaaaayyyyne!" Ahh that little kid annoys the heck out of me!
6. Who gets your vote for most tragic movie monster?
I know it's not technically an old movie (at least I hope not, since I was already 3 years old when it was released) but I think it's a classic nonetheless. And I really can't think of a more tragic movie monster.
7. What is the one Western that you would recommend to anybody?
The Ox-Bow Incident. Westerns aren't my favorite genre, but I could watch this one a dozen times. It's not a typical western... more debate about law and order than cowboys and Indians, but I think it's a must-see western and a must-see classic film.
8. Who is your ideal movie-viewing partner?
My cat. I'm not a huge fan of watching movies with other people, just because I like to lose myself in the film. I like to be able to stare goofily at my screen when there's a happy ending or start bawling with mascara running down my cheeks during sad scenes without feeling self-conscious.
9. Has a film ever made you want to change your life? If so, what was the film?
Movies in general changed my life, but I don't think any particular movie made me want to change my life (if that makes sense?) Overall film has had a huge positive influence on me, but I can't think of one single movie that made me alter anything about how I live.
10. Think of one performer that you truly love. Now think of one scene/movie/performance of theirs that is too uncomfortable for you to watch.
Dirk Bogarde. With the most dreadful mustache in movie history (and that's including all of
THESE.) It makes the last part of Esther Waters unbearable for me to watch!
11. On the flip side, think of one really good scene/performance/movie from a performer that you truly loathe.
Really not a fan of Edmund O'Brien as a leading man, but I think he did a fine job in The Barefoot Contessa.
12. And finally, since it will be New Year's soon, do you have any movie or blogging-related resolutions for 2012?
I need to watch more movies! In 2011 I watched a pitiful amount of movies because my schedule was so hectic, but I intend to make up for that in 2012. It seems like a small goal, but at least one a week would be an improvement!
