tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post5773328008637164627..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Eliza Mulligan-DoolittleNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61936748087562672162010-03-29T01:34:28.752-04:002010-03-29T01:34:28.752-04:00I can not belive that Audrey didn't get a nomi...I can not belive that Audrey didn't get a nomination for My Fair Lady. That gets me so mad. I don't care what other people say, she is great in it. So lovely, so funny, so endering. You empathize with the character of Eliza, because of Hepburns interpretetion. I remember the scene in which she arrives to the Higgins mannor, all dirty and naive. It's unique. She kept saying "I'm a good girl I am" while Harrison frightened her. Hepburn insisted in doing her own singing, and at the begining of the production she was going to, but the producers decided her voice wasn't good enough, and went for Nixon. Never the less, she gave one of her best works. A great film and a superb performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20242544548828597642010-03-27T18:01:08.162-04:002010-03-27T18:01:08.162-04:00I'm excited.I'm excited.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377427798853491565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36152948100147915422010-03-27T15:10:43.469-04:002010-03-27T15:10:43.469-04:00Anne Hathaway should make a movie soon...I'm s...Anne Hathaway should make a movie soon...I'm still rooting for her making a WICKED movie version<br /><br />mirkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52010027846975320782010-03-27T13:37:32.068-04:002010-03-27T13:37:32.068-04:00I want to add that I'm excited about this proj...I want to add that I'm excited about this project if it happens. My Fair Lady is a great musical and the Cukor version never did it justice. It's just so slow and stage bound and the Marni Nixon dubbing ruined Hepburn's performance. I hope someone like Bill Condon takes it on. Just not Rob Marshall who doesn't believe actors should sing to each other.<br /><br />But yes, I'm all for real singers in musical films. Take a look at all the great musical films and those actors can sing. Or if you're going dub, find the right voices. Watch some Jacques Demy movies for lessons.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87717674157535945312010-03-27T13:32:09.284-04:002010-03-27T13:32:09.284-04:00Though Harrison wasn't a great singer he did h...Though Harrison wasn't a great singer he did have a sense for carrying a tune and there was music in the way he spoke-sang. And his singing of the Lerner-Lane score was quite affecting.<br /><br />Colin Firth can obviously sing from listening to his short song in Mamma Mia, while Pierce Brosnan cannot.<br />You don't need an operatic singer for Higgins, but you still need someone with some sense of musicality.<br /><br />I own a recording of My Fair Lady with Bob Hoskins trying to sing the Stanley Holloway role and he is just awful.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91857444434754464192010-03-27T01:07:41.599-04:002010-03-27T01:07:41.599-04:00Kinda hoped that Keira would have landed this inst...Kinda hoped that Keira would have landed this instead. But still, which Hugh does Emma want in this -- Grant or Laurie? That is the question. (But Carey's great too -- you should have won for "An Education"!!!)Kevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7440848578796140512010-03-26T23:50:10.769-04:002010-03-26T23:50:10.769-04:00gabrieloak -- well the bar is set super low there ...gabrieloak -- well the bar is set super low there since Rex Harrison talked through all his songs. I'm sure they won't care.<br /><br />we've learned over and over again that Hollywood doesn't think vocal ability matters to the success of musicals. i wish they'd look at dreamgirls and hairspray or any of julie andrews famous musicals and notice that singing ability can make movie moments quite magical.<br /><br />hell, they'd only have to look at NINE and see how mesmerizing Marion Cotillard was and that that had a lot to do with being the best singer.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7624090715103398062010-03-26T23:45:54.290-04:002010-03-26T23:45:54.290-04:00y kant... point taken. I don't think it's...y kant... point taken. I don't think it's her best work either but i think if you ask people to name Audrey Hepburn's famous roles it's going to come up immediately after roman holiday and breakfast at tiffany's. very very very famous (and yes, the costumes have a lot to do with that)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22674672485914413302010-03-26T20:42:38.658-04:002010-03-26T20:42:38.658-04:00Oh Nathaniel, don't be so sensitive - I was on...Oh Nathaniel, don't be so sensitive - I was only 20% serious with that statement. The important part of it was that the world needs to take whatever measures necessary to retrospectively wipe that thing from Hepburn's filmography. I adore the woman, but even I get ill watching her as Eliza Doolittle.<br /><br />I suppose you can argue that it's a signature role in that it's one of her most famous roles - but that fame is largely based on what outfits she's wearing and how often a movie gets repeated on Sunday afternoon television. But if we're talking signature role in terms of most representative performance, or most indelible, dear God, let's disregard this one.<br /><br />I feel similarly about the place that My Fair Lady hogs up in the great George Cukor's filmography - how apt that the one time he doesn't bring out the best in his leading lady (and instead manages to bring out the shrill, searing worst) is the one time he gets an Oscar. And beats Stanley Kubrick (at his best) to boot. Ah, Ampass..Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41353921627605592242010-03-26T20:29:51.217-04:002010-03-26T20:29:51.217-04:00I saw Jeremy Irons in A Little Night Music on stag...I saw Jeremy Irons in A Little Night Music on stage and he can barely carry a tune. So he wouldn't work in My Fair Lady.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17314063983095233412010-03-26T20:15:31.104-04:002010-03-26T20:15:31.104-04:00I think what we're all forgetting is that the ...I think what we're all forgetting is that the Cukor version isn't that good. It's 170 incredibly long minutes. Hopefully the remake can cut that down, if nothing else.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16227654680603534842010-03-26T17:13:43.487-04:002010-03-26T17:13:43.487-04:00Now Carey's saying that she hasn't been of...Now Carey's saying that she hasn't been offered anything yet. But I'd say grab this role and run with it. Wonder if she can sing though. Even so, I'd be there for a non-musical adaptation of this too.Dellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56677078238114042962010-03-26T16:57:39.380-04:002010-03-26T16:57:39.380-04:00Wow, Martine McCutcheon will be spitting feathers ...Wow, Martine McCutcheon will be spitting feathers that this didn't get the green light seven years ago after she had some semblance of momentum from <i>Love Actually</i>, and after she'd recently won an Olivier Award for the role.<br /><br />I have no issue with a remake either, and I'm not precious about casting as I think the bar is set low. To my mind Hepburn is on the verge of outright awful in the original production. Whenever you hear the original Julie Andrews vocal you just sigh at what could (and should) have been. And whenever Hepburn goes: "AAaaaawwww" your eyeballs just hit the roof of your eye sockets.<br /><br />I can see Keira fitting perfectly into the role outside of the singing, but I find it more of a stretch imagining Carey.<br /><br />However, the original film is quite laboured at times, so it will be good for it to have a little more energy thrown at it.RobUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822980378536652491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13635111419775994752010-03-26T16:33:14.202-04:002010-03-26T16:33:14.202-04:00NoNo,
I'm glad you noticed that too!!! Anna K...NoNo,<br /><br />I'm glad you noticed that too!!! Anna Kendrick really took the back seat to George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, and Gabby Sidibe in terms of attention. All people seemed to ask her was how was it working with Robert Pattinson and George Clooney. <br /><br />Now that I think about it, Anna probably could have been cast as Eliza. She has singing experience with movies like Camp, and she was on Broadway. She's a Tony nominee!! She'd only have to work on the accent.Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39429944311788294622010-03-26T16:00:59.695-04:002010-03-26T16:00:59.695-04:00Agreed, Will, but casting directors appear to only...Agreed, Will, but casting directors appear to only have eyes for Dench. I, for one, would like to see Joan Plowright or Geraldine McEwan as either Mrs. Higgins or Mrs. Eynsford-Hill.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53100324043714288492010-03-26T14:13:34.459-04:002010-03-26T14:13:34.459-04:00I can't be the only one tired of every brunett...I can't be the only one tired of every brunette actress being compared to Ms. Hepburn, Can I? It's getting to be so uninspiring. <br /><br />@Ashley<br />I feel like Anna Kendrick got overshadowed by EVERYONE this past season. Carey, Gabby, Twilight, and of course Mo'nique. She really didn't get a lot of shine this year.NoNohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973204564841048976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66250771517899447342010-03-26T13:08:42.648-04:002010-03-26T13:08:42.648-04:00Joy. I sure wish Emma Thompson wrote more.Joy. I sure wish Emma Thompson wrote more.The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48395780824395957082010-03-26T12:22:57.290-04:002010-03-26T12:22:57.290-04:00I was hoping they'd get someone else to play E...I was hoping they'd get someone else to play Eliza.:( I'm getting tired of Carey Mulligan,and I'm not someone who thinks she a bad actress. I hope that other young "It Girl" Oscar nominees like Ellen Page and Anna Kendrick can get roles to help them get their 2nd nods. I REALLY hope she doesn't get the role in the US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. That role has Ellen Page's name written all over it, and she is in DESPERATE need of better roles right now.Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6917960000017993492010-03-26T11:28:03.253-04:002010-03-26T11:28:03.253-04:00do we need another MY FAIR LADY, didn't we lea...do we need another MY FAIR LADY, didn't we learn from making MUSIC MAN with Mathew Broderick!?<br /><br />OMG I just watched this interview with Meryl Streep, which you all must watch thru to the end to get a final line about her thoughts about appearing as catwoman. enjoy<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDhLZiHKQi0&feature=fvwChris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2720788559087281812010-03-26T07:28:57.311-04:002010-03-26T07:28:57.311-04:00Y Kant -- wow. so i guess i'm someone who does...Y Kant -- wow. so i guess i'm someone who doesn't look at movies closely and everyone else does (?) interesting. thanks for the schooling.<br /><br />Danielle -- agreed that Thompson is the primary (only?) reason to be excited.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56939198752969091372010-03-26T06:21:32.940-04:002010-03-26T06:21:32.940-04:00''How long until they announce Judi Dench ...''How long until they announce Judi Dench as Mrs. Higgins? That's one piece of casting that seems inevitable.''<br /><br />I love Dame Judi, God bless her heart, but why should she play every role over 70?<br />Angela Lansbury would be perfect as Mrs. Higgins. <br />Colin Firth or Ralph Fiennes must play Henry Higgins.Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70689483595942724422010-03-26T06:16:25.899-04:002010-03-26T06:16:25.899-04:00Hepburn was only miscast for the cockney part, but...Hepburn was only miscast for the cockney part, but she was an absolutely perfect lady when the movie ends. Not even Julie Andrews could have done the washed up Eliza that classy. <br /><br />I think they should cast Jeremy Irons was Mr. Higgins. A friend of mine saw his performance on stage and said he was better than Rex Harrison!<br /><br />I don't think that is a samart move for Mulligan, buy, hey, could it be a new A Star is Born, that received Oscar attention in its three versions?cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39896359733754685512010-03-26T05:46:55.536-04:002010-03-26T05:46:55.536-04:00I really wanted Keira to play Eliza, because I thi...I really wanted Keira to play Eliza, because I think she's an amazing actress and would have fitted the role - plus it's different than anything she's done in a while, because it requires quite a lot of comic timing. Still, I love Carey too, so I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm quite curious as to who will play Higgins. For some reason I want Hugh Laurie, although that may just be 'cos I adore him so. I think the whole thing would have been far more interesting if they'd made a film of Pygmalion itself. It wouldn't be a remake of such a classic film, and would give them more freedom over casting and such xanahithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568653537583810939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24869636542979265092010-03-26T04:13:05.977-04:002010-03-26T04:13:05.977-04:00I'm so tired of hearing Mulligan's name. ...I'm so tired of hearing Mulligan's name. This news to me is far from exciting...oooh the next Audrey, ooh we're gonna remake My Fair Lady, hmmmm who SHALL we cast?!!! Her performance in an Education is okay, NOT great. Yes, I guess the industry is dying for a young AND SKINNY actress who can act. In a sea of emaciated but untalented, she comes close, so tag she's IT...However, I honestly think her hype will be short lived.EricYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90163786416498860792010-03-26T03:25:06.918-04:002010-03-26T03:25:06.918-04:00Didn't anyone read Danielle's link? Thomps...Didn't anyone read Danielle's link? Thompson said Mulligan was attached when it hadn't happen? Weird.James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055933146552583102noreply@blogger.com