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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 13:07:32 GMT
" Probably one of the half dozen most respected actresses in films" wrote David Shipman in his GREAT MOVIE STARS in the 1980s, although in truth the big screen did not offer her much after 1980, and she only got top billing in half a dozen of her 29 cinema features over 32 years (1957 - 1988). She was heavily employed in TV movies and miniseries from the 70s, Have now seen all her big screen movies and most of her post 1970 TV work. a dozen I "recommend" 1957 TV version with Jack Palance as Monroe Stahr and Lee as Studio chief's daughter Cecilia Brady. Her unforgettable big screen debut twirling a cheerleader baton in Kazan's unpleasant look at media manipulation. Go to 3 minutes in Strong featured role in strong Faulkner adaptation. a replacement for Lana Turner, this sexy courtroomer made her a star Kazan's exquisite bucolic drama was her own favourite movie - beautifully teamed with Montgomery Clift. An Oscar nomination for her dipso housewife. as harried heroine in engaging comedy thriller. Unhappily married to tec Sinatra in sleazy thriller. Very funny Joe Orton farce - and she looks a dream in a nurses outfit. arch but well played Iris Murdoch adaptation. 1976 a huge hit with devil Child thriller THE OMEN As Amy Irving's cynical tutor in enjoyable romance/rivalry. Most Wanted The TV stuff that got away... a 1955 DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ!!! Her 1972 BBC SUMMER AND SMOKE seems "lost", as does a 1972 THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER with Orson Welles. Also no sight of THE AMBASSADORS with Paul Scofield & Gayle Hunnicutt. Three TV movies too AND NO ONE COULD SAVE HER BREAKING UP A GOOD SPORT What are your favourite films and performances from Lee?
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Post by movielover on Jun 20, 2022 14:06:08 GMT
Anatomy of a Murder is my favorite movie of hers. Those are some other good ones you have listed there.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jun 20, 2022 14:14:38 GMT
Was one of the few lucky enough to see / hear her on Broadway in
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 14:24:59 GMT
Was one of the few lucky enough to see / hear her on Broadway in Lucky you. She never got a big screen musical sadly (although was in the frame for PAINT YOUR WAGON) but we have her TV DAMN YANKEES and FOLLIES to remind us she had a voice and could sing and dance.
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Post by movielover on Jun 20, 2022 14:34:15 GMT
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 14:38:54 GMT
Another one, The Medusa Touch is a fun horror thriller that I love which co-stars Remick. Not seen that for 40 years or so. Would like to revisit. A bit implausible but watchable/of interest. She got billing below Lino Ventura though. Presumably she wanted to work with Burton again (THE TEMPEST for TV was earlier pairing). Recall her character's memorable exit!
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 20, 2022 16:16:42 GMT
Thanks for the great tribute to this wonderful actress, Tim. I loved her in everything, but my absolute favorite is WILD RIVER. There are moments in that where she simply takes my breath away. Next, THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (it certainly had its moments, too), followed by ANATOMY OF A MURDER. And, of course, I'll always remember her in her debut performance in A FACE IN THE CROWD.
A couple of others I especially enjoyed her in were SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION and a tv movie, A GIRL NAMED SOONER.
She left us way too soon.
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 16:21:04 GMT
Thanks for the great tribute to this wonderful actress, Tim. I loved her in everything, but my absolute favorite is WILD RIVER. There are moments in that film where she simply takes my breath away. Next, THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (it certainly had its moments, too), followed by ANATOMY OF A MURDER. And, of course, I'll always remember her in her debut performance in A FACE IN THE CROWD. A couple of others I especially enjoyed her in were SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION and a tv movie, A GIRL NAMED SOONER. She left us way too soon. WILD RIVER is (rightfully) her own favourite of her movies. Am planning a rewatch with my Dad soon. I have read it was Kazan's favourite of his movies - a wonderful movie, heartbreaking dilemma, even handedly pitched..... SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS aside I think it Kazan's most touching (and he can pluck the heart strings like no other) I recall Richard Jaeckel most from GREAT NOTION - that drowning scene was unforgettable - she didn't get much to do. Cloris Leachman stole SOONER I thought. Agreed she was taken far too young - she would have made a wonderful grand dame
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 20, 2022 16:30:05 GMT
WILD RIVER is (rightfully) her own favourite of her movies. Am planning a rewatch with my Dad soon. I have read it was Kazan's favourite of his movies - a wonderful movie, I recall Richard Jaeckel most from GREAT NOTION - that drowning scene was unforgettable - she didn't get much to do. Cloris Leachman stole SOONER I thought. Agreed she was taken far too young - she would have made a wonderful grand dame
Agree with you about Jaeckel in GREAT NOTION and Leachman in SOONER, but I still liked Remick in them, too. Or maybe I just liked the films. And, yes, I was thinking just the other day that it's time for a re-watch of WILD RIVER. Remick was amazing in that, I thought, as was Jo Van Fleet. And Kazan did indeed love that film. He had wanted to make it (or something like it) since he worked on the documentary short for the WPA during the Depression, THE PEOPLE OF THE CUMBERLAND (1937).
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 16:47:04 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jun 20, 2022 18:27:18 GMT
Thanks for the tribute. Been having some ideas of viewing The Running Man 1963 sometime. Remember a TV movie named Hustling 1975 that was much talked about and the mini-series QB VII 1974. Have no idea if they would hold up today. A special favorite of mine is Experiment in Terror 1962, that I recently rewatched after many years and it hold up very well. Telefon 1977 was also an old favorite, but I haven't seen it in ages. Another mini-series, Wheels 1978 I remember being very disappointed with.
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 20, 2022 21:27:48 GMT
Thanks for the tribute. Been having some ideas of viewing The Running Man 1963 sometime. Remember a TV movie named Hustling 1975 that was much talked about and the mini-series QB VII 1974. Have no idea if they would hold up today. A special favorite of mine is Experiment in Terror 1962, that I recently rewatched after many years and it hold up very well. Telefon 1977 was also an old favorite, but I haven't seen it in ages. Another mini-series, Wheels 1978 I remember being very disappointed with. RUNNING MAN I'd file in the IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO category. I love the cast so was a bit disappointed. I should give EXPERIMENT IN TERROR another spin - not keen on Glenn fiord though. Lee was in some very highly thought of TV movies and Miniseries (THE BLUE KNIGHT, QBVII, HUSTLING, A GIRL NAMED SOONER, IKE) but she also graced some of the trashier efforts, and WHEELS must be included in that category - ditto MISTRALS DAUGHTER On its second run on TV WHEELS had two episodes (of 6) dropped without warning as ratings so poor - and nobody noticed (or at least no complaints were received - source - MOVIES MADE FOR TELEVISION - marill) She got nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for it - she won them for other efforts, as well as a Tony and a BAFTA. * I saw QBVII quite recently - one of the first miniseries and great cast helps it through the lulls. I think it worth a peek In QBVII with Ben Gazzara
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Post by politicidal on Jun 21, 2022 4:07:27 GMT
Anatomy of a Murder is my favorite movie of hers. Those are some other good ones you have listed there. Same. She was dynamite in that.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Jun 21, 2022 4:51:30 GMT
My top 5 Remicks
Anatomy of a murder The omen Days of wine and roses The Medusa Touch A Face in the crowd
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Post by stryker on Jun 21, 2022 11:28:31 GMT
The epic two part telemovie of Joseph Wambaugh's The Blue Knight (1973)- with a superb William Holden as Bumper Morgan, is excellent, and a fine Remick won a well deserved Golden Globe for Best Actress (TV). I finally saw the full 3 hour + TV film on Blu Ray (after having watched the heavily edited 103-minute" International Theatrical" film version on the big screen in 1974 - a good few years before television was allowed in South Africa) about 6 months ago and it totally blew me away. James Ivory's wonderful THE EUROPEANS is another film she excels in. Apropos of nothing, while I thought her arms were a bit on the short side, she was utterly gorgeous and sooo sexy. What a beautiful face she had.
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Post by rachaelmaddenconnor on Jul 18, 2022 5:22:35 GMT
Hello! Enjoyed your Lee Remick post! Wanted to share some places where you can find some of the films you mentioned at the end of your post:
"The Ambassadors" is available at Robert's Hard to Find Videos. "Breaking Up" and "A Good Sport" are both available at TrueTVMovies.net "The Man Who Came to Dinner" with Orson Welles and "And No One Could Save Her" are available for viewing at the UCLA film archives.
Hope this helps!
Rachael
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Post by marshamae on Jul 18, 2022 12:12:44 GMT
A word for Telefonica. A spy procedural with very chilly performances by Charles Bronson as a Russian agent trying to stop murders and Lee Remick as an American Spy tryin* to help him. The interesting thing to me was the female spy. Lee is completely professional with no emotional involvement. Without showing any backstory, Remick managed to create an immense space where that back story existed, a whole life in which this job was only a small part. If it made for a chilly performance,, that was part of the story. It was an impressive role model of a working woman, not in love with the boss, not thinking about pleasing anyone. Other 70’s working women in film were working toward this but Lee Remick showed us how it would look when we got there .
There was another very interesting female performance in this film, Tyne Daly as a computer whiz. She is a mess, messy hair, rumpled clothes and she couldn’t care less. She is all about the math. The male bosses think she’s funny, but they are completely dépendant on her insights, and she thinks they are dopes. No one comments about her looks , suggests that she clean up. She is fine the way she is, and again suggests a big full backstory without referring to it. I credit Sterling Sylliphant and the writers for planting these two very modern women in a spy thriller. They are way ahead of their time.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jul 18, 2022 12:17:51 GMT
A word for Telefonica. A spy procedural with very chilly performances by Charles Bronson as a Russian agent trying to stop murders and Lee Remick as an American Spy tryin* to help him. The interesting thing to me was the female spy. Lee is completely professional with no emotional involvement. Without showing any backstory, Remick managed to create an immense space where that back story existed, a whole life in which this job was only a small part. If it made for a chilly performance,, that was part of the story. It was an impressive role model of a working woman, not in love with the boss, not thinking about pleasing anyone. Other 70’s working women in film were working toward this but Lee Remick showed us how it would look when we got there . There was another very interesting female performance in this film, Tyne Daly as a computer whiz. She is a mess, messy hair, rumpled clothes and she couldn’t care less. She is all about the math. The male bosses think she’s funny, but they are completely dépendant on her insights, and she thinks they are dopes. No one comments about her looks , suggests that she clean up. She is fine the way she is, and again suggests a big full backstory without referring to it. I credit Sterling Sylliphant and the writers for planting these two very modern women in a spy thriller. They are way ahead of their time. Remick / Bronson AND the wonderous Tyne Daly ..... it's on the FIND THIS ONE list ! Thanks ! Edit... but its title is Telefon <--- IMDb link
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Post by london777 on Jul 18, 2022 12:58:15 GMT
... I thought her arms were a bit on the short side ... That is a feature which evolved to enhance love-making. The question is: what were its short arms used for? "They may have used the arms for reproductive behavior such as holding the female during mating."Despite the passage of millions of years, I think we can still discern a family resemblance to her ancestor, the carnotaurus.
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Post by timshelboy on Jul 18, 2022 13:16:05 GMT
A word for Telefonica. A spy procedural with very chilly performances by Charles Bronson as a Russian agent trying to stop murders and Lee Remick as an American Spy tryin* to help him. The interesting thing to me was the female spy. Lee is completely professional with no emotional involvement. Without showing any backstory, Remick managed to create an immense space where that back story existed, a whole life in which this job was only a small part. If it made for a chilly performance,, that was part of the story. It was an impressive role model of a working woman, not in love with the boss, not thinking about pleasing anyone. Other 70’s working women in film were working toward this but Lee Remick showed us how it would look when we got there . There was another very interesting female performance in this film, Tyne Daly as a computer whiz. She is a mess, messy hair, rumpled clothes and she couldn’t care less. She is all about the math. The male bosses think she’s funny, but they are completely dépendant on her insights, and she thinks they are dopes. No one comments about her looks , suggests that she clean up. She is fine the way she is, and again suggests a big full backstory without referring to it. I credit Sterling Sylliphant and the writers for planting these two very modern women in a spy thriller. They are way ahead of their time. Remick / Bronson AND the wonderous Tyne Daly ..... it's on the FIND THIS ONE list ! Thanks ! Edit... but its title is Telefon <--- IMDb link It is on OK.ru TELEFON
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