GretaGarbo Tagged Articles at Cinematical
Marlene Dietrich's Pathetic Last Years
Filed under: Classics », Foreign Language », Music & Musicals », Celebrities and Controversy », Cinematical Indie »
Can we not remember our screen legends well? Just yesterday, Erik told us of the sad end to Alfred Hitchcock's career. And I've still never gotten over the late voice work of Orson Welles (never mind The Transformers: The Movie; have you heard this before?). Now, from a new book coming in April, we learn that Marlene Dietrich was so desperate for money that she would ... I can't even write the words of what she had to do. Let me just say it involved singing and a stranger and, well, don't worry, she didn't completely prostitute herself. I just don't understand the world that let Dietrich go broke and out of work for so many years leading up to her death. Couldn't she at least have been hired for special appearances, cameos, walk-ons or something? She didn't even get a role in a Muppet movie. With her and Welles so miserable, they should have made more films together. Alas, she did not act much in her final thirty years, and sadly, her memory is to be tarnished because of some desperate measure. And so, apparently, is Greta Garbo's, too.
Greta Garbo roped into scheme to overprice crap wine
Filed under: Classics », Celebrities and Controversy »
Marilyn Merlot sounded about right. As a varietal of sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe is/was kind of entry level, generally palatable to most tastes, but a bit vulgar to the refined connoisseur – just like the oft-maligned merlot, which can be well done, but is generally just sort of easy. So, that in mind, what kind of wine would you pair with Greta Garbo? I might go with a very dry Cotes-du-Rhone, or better yet Bollinger, a bold champagne. But sparkling rose? The signature wine of bargain Valentine's Day brunches and wedding receptions at the Holiday Inn? That's what Domaine Carneros (the Napa Valley outpost of Taittinger) is planning to roll out this fall, under the label Greta Garbo Brut Rose. A blend of pinot noir and chardonnay that usually sells for about $27, Carneros plans to slap Garbo's face on about 350 cases of their 2001 vintage, and jack the price up to $42 a bottle in celebration of the Swedish star's 100th birthday. $42 for rose? Not even Garbo could sell that scam.Cinema of the Caribbean: Ninotchka
Filed under: Classics », Comedy », Drama », Romance », Critical Thought »
This fall, Warner Brothers will finally bring the intriguing 1939 film Ninotchka to DVD, although from what I can glean, it will not be a trumpeted release. That’s a shame - I can't think of a better candidate for a big restoration effort - My own VHS copy is gauzy white and poison green, and has a number of rough patches that could be cleaned up.
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The International 'Iron Man 2' Poster Subtracts a Suit
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