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Funny Lady (1975)
"Give the Little lady a great big hand...."
Let me start by saying that I love this picture. Streisand takes on a role very different from the original 'Funny Girl.' She is very enduring throughout, but the reason that it, in my mind anyway, isn't as good is that, it was made very modern, songs were made to be popular for the time it was made, not as first written. This happens even today all over, but I think it takes away from the picture a little bit. The other thing you must realize is that, Fanny Brice, was a real person, this isn't fiction. Funny Girl is like a fairy tale, and Funny Lady, is what happens after. When I look at this only as a film, it lacks something, but when I look at it as reality, it seems more complete. I always keep reminding myself, that life is not a feature film, things aren't all pretty like they are on screen. I think that this picture shows you that, in it's own way. It's like on of those ultimate Hollywood backstage stories, like, all three versions of A Star is Born, only truer, and bluer. Over all, it is very well done, and I wouldn't want to take anything away from its viewing pleasure, Barbra Streisand, proves again and again, that she is screen worthy.
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
"the rest of us will all be forgotten, never Judy" frank Sinatra.
if you are a major collector, you wont find it as good, as if you were not as familiar with Judy garland. You notice how old she appears, and little problems with the lines, and looks of the other people, their accents, but still you feel, somehow touched. not one can fix what we who indulge ourselves in her see wrong, but it is better than anyone could do with a thousand and one lifetimes. it defines Judy as not that tragic person who died young, or as the little girl with who is lifted out of Kansas. you see the real garland. "people didn't care if Judy was fat they just wanted to see garland" thats the whole truth. you cant define Judy in one word or ten million for that matter, as Hugh Martin said" if I'm going to talk about Judy garland i'll need at least two weeks" he was right, you cant tall what Judy had, its not humanly possible, but in a way this movie does. Davis did what no body else could do, she became the wife the mother and the performer. she made us cry, and laugh, she created a magical world in some scenes and in others made it come tumbling down for effect. how do you thank her for that? i know that Judy would feel the same way, I'm not saying that i can talk to Judy garland, or that we have some bond or anything. you think that your seeing garland, not Davis, you feel that its Judy garland... no matter what happens Judy Davis will be remembered for this, and we all know it. an I'm proud to have had the pleasure of seeing it. it gave me the feeling that there's more to life that just a song, a dance and an encore.
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
You only get one shot at fame
I Shot Andy Warhol
Before I saw this film, I never knew Lili could be so, loud. Normally, on shows and in other movies she?s very soft spoken in most of the scenes. She portrays a Lesbian writer, Valerie Solanas, who is a man hater. She decides to write a manifesto, and create S.C.U.M., or society for cutting up men. She worked her way through collage by prostitution, and got a degree in psychology. Then she is often homeless, sleeping on ruffs, with her typewriter, and paper bag of things.
She even comes up with weird ways of earning money, ten cents any dirty word, six bucks for an hour worth of conversation, and even some chest stepping, odd but true. This is how she meets Maurice Gerodeious. He's major porn publisher who wants her to write him two novels. She declines at first but later goes to dinner, all dolled up, and signs the contract. Then the next day she read the whole contract and sees that she got screwed...(... a rate of six percent for the first 20,000 copies, a rate of six percent for the first 20,000 copies, he wants to own scum....).
So she tries to sell the manifesto, telling people it will change their life; she also charges 50 cents for girls, and 1.00 for men. Valerie has also written a play called up your a** about some experiences she has had with the "male species". Andy wont produce it, and it gets tossed out, but she specifically told them that she only had one other copy, that she needed that one back. she spends the remainder of the movie trying to get the script back, and develops the obsession. She now believes that Andy and the publisher are trying to steal scum and own it, alone.
In order to do what ever she really wants to do, she gets dolled up, again, and goes to the new factory. Here she shoots Warhol and his assistant before running out of bullets, then she tries to shoot the other assistant so she pulls the trigger anyway, only to make noise that it makes, and she goes out the elevator. Valerie walks down the street and sees a police officer, she goes up and tells him the police are looking for her and gives him the gun. "I shot Andy Warhol, yeah, I had to he had too much control over my life.", as she hands over her gun, out of the paper bag. See a couple of days ago she got the bag and putts all her belongings in it. "See I?ve been carrying all my belonging in the bag for a few days now, including the ice pick, which I'd forgotten." is what she says when she is asked why she needs the ice pick. Lili masters this role, as usual, and SHOULD have walked away with that Oscar, she deserved it. Do you know how hard it is to believe you self in to a role the way she does? She has that unknown quality, the thing Judy Garland had, that magic, that nobody can copy. Not in a thousand years. Great movie, you should see it, but its not the greatest for children, they refer to a lot of sexual references, and intercourse.
The Judy Garland Show (1962)
Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martian
Could they be any better? This special will make you laugh, cry, and then some. Who ever voted it lower than a ten can go to you know where, Judy especially is exquisite shes seems so youthful and alive. There's even somewhat of a plot, the boys try top win Judy's heart, although she is married hummmm...? but its just a true piece of American Ttreasures caught on tape. No one could do it better, their natural charms just flood the screen with joy. These three are so exciting, energetic, and amazing that you wont want to blink, i didn't the first time i saw it on pbs, then i had to buy it, i guarantee it will cloak your heart with joy, any Judy fans will remember that from the 1950 re release of Babes in arms, another garland classic. sorry i had to babble to be able to have 10 lines to ensure that they would publish this. -FDR CLONEs