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[layne67]

Yes! The Philadelphia Story arrived by mail yesterday. Now I'll get to see why Borderlines!Casey loved that movie very much. And I'll get to hear that line uttered by Zeke that made Casey so very happy.

Watched Closer a couple of nights ago. That part when the doctor had internet sex with Daniel was hilarious. And I'd never be able to look at Queen Amidala again without thinking of Natalie Portman's Alice.

Ventured into DomLijah's territories this past one week. Thank you suzy_74 for the sweetly romantic Beekeeper and thank you lij_girl for the bittersweet Keeping Track I enjoyed those 2 stories very much! ( Much to my surprise I must admit )

For those who might be interested in Elijah served a la Scarlett and Viggo a la Rhett, do give The Spoils of War a try. It's a WIP but worth the wait.

Cried happy tears for Elijah and Viggo in Houseparty's last chapter. Cass' lovely story is due for another rereading too.

And I had such fun beta'ing for the lovely lij_girl for her wonderful The Confession . See, I'm into Billijah now as well *pleased*



Current Book : The Spell by Alan Hollinghurst, week 1 page 7. Not a bad book but my fanfics are very distracting.

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[layne67.livejournal.com]

I love The Philadelphia Story. It certainly lives up to its billing, an intelligent romantic comedy, I think it was called? The dialogues were witty and very clever, funny in a subtle way. Not only the 3 lead characters gave stellar performances, all the supporting actors did as well. I especially like Miss Imbrie the character played by Ruth Hussey, very cool and not a little bit disdainful of the rich and privileged. And of course I love Jimmy Stewart. I was all wired up to hear him utter “Zeke’s lines” and that scene with Hepburn by the poolside certainly lived up to expectations. My other favourite scene was the opening one where there was no dialogue at all but oh, the expression on Hepburn’s face when she broke the club was simply priceless. Ah yes, Hepburn. She was truly wonderful. Her reactions to the ways her character Tracy Lord were described by her ex-husband, her fiancé, her father and by Macaulay Connor were simply superb. And I really thought (and hope) that Connor would be the one to win her!

Just to let you know, I’ve got Singing in the Rain and Casablanca lined up next :)

One (probably) stupid question, were Katherine and Audrey related?

This movie also makes me want to go watch The Aviator, just to see Hepburn brought to life by Cate Blanchett.

[vshendria.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm so pleased that you liked it! Isn't that speech from Jimmy Stewart just gorgeous. It's like the essence of Hollywood, the way he holds her and she sort of swoons and then they mash their lips together. It couldn't be more perfect for what it is.

Hepburn was magnificent, wasn't she? I haven't seen the Aviator yet but discovering that she was "in" it increased my interest several notches.

And no, I don't believe the two actresses were related but I can't say that I'm really sure about that.

Singin' in the Rain...ah...it's like the perfect musical, and I'm not a fan of all musicals. I think a lot of them are just horrible. But Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, My Fair Lady...those are wonderful, wonderful.

I haven't seen Casablanca for quite a few years and I'm not really totally familiar with it to tell the truth. I should view it again.