tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post4438641715829685821..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Beauty Break: Warren Beatty & Julie ChristieNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88950688092813201772010-02-11T15:22:48.620-05:002010-02-11T15:22:48.620-05:00Aw, I feel like this post is designed specifically...Aw, I feel like this post is designed specifically for me. Julie Christie is my favorite all-time actress, and I frequently lament (and begrudgingly respect) her reluctance to work regularly. Warren and Julie are the quintessential Hollywood glamor couple to me. I would love to see a movie about their relationship, ending with his dedication of Reds to "Jules."<br /><br />I finished Biskind's book a few weeks ago. The most interesting part to me was the distinctions drawn between selecting and directing. A lot of people accused Beatty of having no true vision of how a film should unfold in his head, and instead just waiting and choosing what he liked. Such an interesting difference compared to the singular visionaries we usually hear about.rosengjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346399198525494946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12163920716254889942010-02-11T11:05:37.970-05:002010-02-11T11:05:37.970-05:00Very true. There's something about any female ...Very true. There's something about any female movie star persona that not only endures but ages like wine that automatically references Katharine Hepburn. <br /><br />I love this little anecdote: <br />http://thatsnotmyage.blogspot.com/2009/09/style-icon-julie-christie.htmlHaydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63612060546626719342010-02-11T03:19:32.939-05:002010-02-11T03:19:32.939-05:00When I was watching "Away From Her", Hay...When I was watching "Away From Her", Hayden, my first reaction on seeing Christie in the scene where she looks at herself in the mirror prior to being driven to the nursing home that she's going to, was that the only actress at a comparable age who had so much combined elegance, intelligence and perennial beauty was Katharine Hepburn, so possibly that's the same thing Michael Caine was thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75992771870605523052010-02-11T03:19:29.118-05:002010-02-11T03:19:29.118-05:00I was always on Team Julie. She does tend to get o...I was always on Team Julie. She does tend to get overlooked in terms of the movie star pantheon.<br /><br />Tarantino seems to agree with you about McCabe & Mrs. Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6sh9X-V0XAJaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44434866737388107552010-02-10T21:39:50.138-05:002010-02-10T21:39:50.138-05:00The Biskind biography confirms it: Beatty is a bus...The Biskind biography confirms it: Beatty is a business man who happens to have some talent for acting. As a gay man I never understood his sexual appeal; he radiates the charisma of a piggy bank. It hasn't stopped him from giving good performances on occasion like in <i>McCabe and Mrs Miller</i>, but in the main he's insufferable, and I understand why twentysomethings don't give a shit about him. A glance at his resume is dispiriting.Alfred Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465449057630241820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53453537711267558832010-02-10T20:51:46.720-05:002010-02-10T20:51:46.720-05:00I love the Michael Caine quote from when he presen...I love the Michael Caine quote from when he presented her with the BAFTA Fellowship:<br /><br />"Julie Christie has sometimes been called the Katharine Hepburn of her generation. With all due respect to Ms. Hepburn, Julie Christie is far more fabulous than you could ever hope to be."<br /><br />I don't really get the comparison in the first place which is what makes this even more delicious.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89172747101600544172010-02-10T20:32:50.243-05:002010-02-10T20:32:50.243-05:00She is a spectacularly beautiful woman. in the to...She is a spectacularly beautiful woman. in the top 10 i would say in filmdom. <br /><br />julie christie<br />natalie wood<br />sophia loren<br />vivien leigh<br />grace kelly <br />joan crawford<br />garbo<br />ingrid bergman<br /><br />i can't really think of anyone that beautiful who is contemporary....maybe penelope cruz.jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25893308425545666072010-02-10T20:08:50.936-05:002010-02-10T20:08:50.936-05:00Hayden -- i meant a supporting actress in this boo...Hayden -- i meant a supporting actress in this book.<br /><br />but i see where that might be confusing.Yeah, she's definitely a lead. a movie star.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89029041008183069892010-02-10T19:50:37.773-05:002010-02-10T19:50:37.773-05:00I don't really agree with the assertion that J...I don't really agree with the assertion that Julie Christie is a supporting player. Sure, as she's gotten older and put the brakes on her career that's mostly been the case. But I mean...in the 60's and 70's? Even in Shampoo she's quite arguably lead. <br /><br />I feel like I misunderstood what you were trying to say.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27511796891022019582010-02-10T17:21:06.634-05:002010-02-10T17:21:06.634-05:00The first picture is from Splendor in the Grass wi...The first picture is from Splendor in the Grass with Natalie Wood and he's holding plumbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35499119519669940902010-02-10T13:56:25.645-05:002010-02-10T13:56:25.645-05:00I do know that Julie was a very good friend of Rob...I do know that Julie was a very good friend of Robert Altman. I think she genuinely liked McCabe & Mrs MillerLilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34820504111987925302010-02-10T13:26:21.972-05:002010-02-10T13:26:21.972-05:00Hmm that could very well be a peach.Hmm that could very well be a peach.Judehttp://www.allthatfilm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52542616844271365262010-02-10T13:06:41.908-05:002010-02-10T13:06:41.908-05:00"Reds" is airing to TCM on Friday night!..."Reds" is airing to TCM on Friday night! Great chance to see the film if you haven't watched it yet.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47363914046734370042010-02-10T13:03:04.296-05:002010-02-10T13:03:04.296-05:00Christie speaks very, very highly of McCabe & ...Christie speaks very, very highly of McCabe & Mrs. Miller in IFCs <i>A Decade Under the Influence</i>. I got the impression that it was the film she was most proud of.BLHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59320661455293895842010-02-10T12:34:06.632-05:002010-02-10T12:34:06.632-05:00heh.
but isn't warren holding a peach? i hav...heh. <br /><br />but isn't warren holding a peach? i haven't seen that movie in too long.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44634825280212583422010-02-10T12:32:26.812-05:002010-02-10T12:32:26.812-05:00What I might love more is how the snow day has all...What I might love more is how the snow day has allowed me to be the first comment! That never happens!Judehttp://www.allthatfilm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76342256803255436902010-02-10T12:00:41.795-05:002010-02-10T12:00:41.795-05:00I'm loving that first picture of Warren with t...I'm loving that first picture of Warren with the apple in Bonnie & Clyde!Judehttp://www.allthatfilm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com