Re: Katharine Hepburn dies

Andrew <> wrote:

> While she has not appeared in any genre films she was a
> fine actress

Fine? The best.

> My favourite films of hers would be Rooster Cogburn and
> The African Queen.

My favorite comedies of hers would be BRINGING UP BABY and
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. My favorite dramas of hers would
be THE LION IN WINTER and THE AFRICAN QUEEN.

Only a third of her 52 films (17 to be specific) have been
released on DVD so far. They are:

Little Women (1933) (Warner)
Alice Adams (1935) (Warner)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) (Warner)
Woman of the Year (1942) (Warner)
Stage Door Canteen (1943) (Image/Hal Roach)
Adam's Rib (1949) (Warner)
Pat and Mike (1951) (Warner)
Summertime (1951) (Criterion)
Suddenly Last Summer (1951) (Columbia)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (Columbia)
The Lion in Winter (196 (MGM)
The Glass Menagerie (1973, made-for-TV) (Image/Broadway Theatre Archive)
A Delicate Balance (1973) (Kino -- coming 7/22/2003)
Rooster Cogburn (1975) (Universal)
On Golden Pond (1981) (Artisan)
Love Affair (1994) (Warner)
One Christmas (1994, made-for-TV) (Pioneer)

-- jayembee

My vote for the next DVD release would be BRINGING UP BABY. . .I saw this for
the first time just a few months ago and howled! She and Cary are both just a
total hoot in it. The comedy still holds up beautifully. Hard to believe it
bombed when it was first released.

>Andrew <> wrote:
>
>> While she has not appeared in any genre films she was a
>> fine actress
>
>Fine? The best.
>
>> My favourite films of hers would be Rooster Cogburn and
>> The African Queen.
>
>My favorite comedies of hers would be BRINGING UP BABY and
>THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. My favorite dramas of hers would
>be THE LION IN WINTER and THE AFRICAN QUEEN.
>
>Only a third of her 52 films (17 to be specific) have been
>released on DVD so far. They are:
>
>Little Women (1933) (Warner)
>Alice Adams (1935) (Warner)
>The Philadelphia Story (1940) (Warner)
>Woman of the Year (1942) (Warner)
>Stage Door Canteen (1943) (Image/Hal Roach)
>Adam's Rib (1949) (Warner)
>Pat and Mike (1951) (Warner)
>Summertime (1951) (Criterion)
>Suddenly Last Summer (1951) (Columbia)
>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (Columbia)
>The Lion in Winter (196 (MGM)
>The Glass Menagerie (1973, made-for-TV) (Image/Broadway Theatre Archive)
>A Delicate Balance (1973) (Kino -- coming 7/22/2003)
>Rooster Cogburn (1975) (Universal)
>On Golden Pond (1981) (Artisan)
>Love Affair (1994) (Warner)
>One Christmas (1994, made-for-TV) (Pioneer)

Davywiz wrote:
> My vote for the next DVD release would be BRINGING UP BABY. . .I saw this for
> the first time just a few months ago and howled! She and Cary are both just a
> total hoot in it. The comedy still holds up beautifully. Hard to believe it
> bombed when it was first released.
>

Yes. She spent a great part of her early career as "box office poison".
Somehow, she kept getting roles. Thank God for that!

In so many of her movies, she was the center, the pivot, the real star,
the reason you want to watch it again. An amazing actor. I will continue
to enjoy her work and hope to see more of it on DVD.

Matthew

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Davywiz <> wrote in message
news:...
> My vote for the next DVD release would be BRINGING UP BABY. . .I saw this
for
> the first time just a few months ago and howled! She and Cary are both
just a
> total hoot in it. The comedy still holds up beautifully. Hard to believe
it
> bombed when it was first released.
>
> >Andrew <> wrote:
> >
> >> While she has not appeared in any genre films she was a
> >> fine actress
> >
> >Fine? The best.
> >
> >> My favourite films of hers would be Rooster Cogburn and
> >> The African Queen.
> >
> >My favorite comedies of hers would be BRINGING UP BABY and
> >THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. My favorite dramas of hers would
> >be THE LION IN WINTER and THE AFRICAN QUEEN.
> >
> >Only a third of her 52 films (17 to be specific) have been
> >released on DVD so far. They are:
> >
> >Little Women (1933) (Warner)
> >Alice Adams (1935) (Warner)
> >The Philadelphia Story (1940) (Warner)
> >Woman of the Year (1942) (Warner)
> >Stage Door Canteen (1943) (Image/Hal Roach)
> >Adam's Rib (1949) (Warner)
> >Pat and Mike (1951) (Warner)
> >Summertime (1951) (Criterion)
> >Suddenly Last Summer (1951) (Columbia)
> >Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (Columbia)
> >The Lion in Winter (196 (MGM)
> >The Glass Menagerie (1973, made-for-TV) (Image/Broadway Theatre Archive)
> >A Delicate Balance (1973) (Kino -- coming 7/22/2003)
> >Rooster Cogburn (1975) (Universal)
> >On Golden Pond (1981) (Artisan)
> >Love Affair (1994) (Warner)
> >One Christmas (1994, made-for-TV) (Pioneer)
>

David Lean's Summertime is also pretty good. For me, Woman of the Year is
the quintisential Kate Hepburn movie; it really defined her image as an
independant woman force to be reckonded with. In other words, she kicked
balls before freakin' Halle Berry did. There has been no match for Katherine
Hepburn. This or any other generation will not produce an actress of this
calibre cause they just don't come along anymore. Pat & Mike was her fav I
believe because of it was her favorite film with long time companion Spencer
Tracy.

>

"Arkon24fps" <> wrote:

> For me, Woman of the Year is the quintisential Kate Hepburn
> movie; it really defined her image as an independant woman
> force to be reckonded with.

Oh, please. I'm guessing you never saw the end of the movie,
which completely undoes everything that had been built up to
that point. Her husband is envious of the fact that she's
more important than he is, throws a hissy fit, and threatens
to leave her. To get him to stay (and not bruise his precious
male ego), she grovels and agrees to give up her career to be
a good little housewife. Gag.

ADAM'S RIB, on the other hand, shows the same fiery, independent
spirit, but without compromising it any.

-- jayembee

On 2 Jul 2003 13:43:22 -0700, (jayembee) wrote:

>"Arkon24fps" <> wrote:
>
>> For me, Woman of the Year is the quintisential Kate Hepburn
>> movie; it really defined her image as an independant woman
>> force to be reckonded with.
>
>Oh, please. I'm guessing you never saw the end of the movie,
>which completely undoes everything that had been built up to
>that point. Her husband is envious of the fact that she's
>more important than he is, throws a hissy fit, and threatens
>to leave her. To get him to stay (and not bruise his precious
>male ego), she grovels and agrees to give up her career to be
>a good little housewife. Gag.
>
>ADAM'S RIB, on the other hand, shows the same fiery, independent
>spirit, but without compromising it any.
>
>-- jayembee


KH never struck me as a woman who would kiss any man's ass. Never happened in her lifetime
that I know of of.

"Dr. Speedbyrd:>" <e-> wrote:

> (jayembee) wrote:
>
>> "Arkon24fps" <> wrote:
>>
>>> For me, Woman of the Year is the quintisential Kate Hepburn
>>> movie; it really defined her image as an independant woman
>>> force to be reckonded with.
>>
>> Oh, please. I'm guessing you never saw the end of the movie,
>> which completely undoes everything that had been built up to
>> that point. Her husband is envious of the fact that she's
>> more important than he is, throws a hissy fit, and threatens
>> to leave her. To get him to stay (and not bruise his precious
>> male ego), she grovels and agrees to give up her career to be
>> a good little housewife. Gag.
>>
>> ADAM'S RIB, on the other hand, shows the same fiery, independent
>> spirit, but without compromising it any.
>
> KH never struck me as a woman who would kiss any man's ass.
> Never happened in her lifetime that I know of of.

She never struck me that way, either. But I'm not sure how that's
exactly relevant to the above, since we're talking about a character
she played, not her.

Anyway, that's why I find the ending to WOMAN OF THE YEAR so...
"bizarre" is the best word I can think of. It's so atypical of
the roles she's always played, and the image she always tried
to put across. It just astonishes me that the film is often held
up as a significant feminist film, when it really betrays the
cause.

-- jayembee