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• Check out Her Movies on Cable - Prokofief 19:40:08 07/03/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Bye bye African Queen... posted by patrickU on June 30, 2003 at 00:34:11:

  Several responses have refered that lots of younger people are not familiar with Ms. Hepburn's Movies. I noticed that some of the cable channels will be showing some of her movies the next few days. This would be a great opportunity to see them and hopefully appreciate her talent and contributions to the movie culture. Check your cable listings and try to see some of them.
  
  

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  • Re: Check out Her Movies on Cable - patrickU 10:38:18 07/06/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Check out Her Movies on Cable posted by Prokofief on July 03, 2003 at 19:40:08:

    Well..it should become a problem as I am living in Germany...but I have quite a few dvd with her...
    
    

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• One of my very favorites of all time. - Troy 15:25:17 07/01/03 (2)
  In Reply to: Bye bye African Queen... posted by patrickU on June 30, 2003 at 00:34:11:

  She was one of the sexiest actresses ever. In her day, her trim and athletic figure was out of style so she was never really considered sexy, but I've always found her irresistable. In the 30s she was gorgeous. Angular and maybe even scrawny, but gorgeous.

  I loved the insolent confidence and willfullness of so many of her characters. She just exuded strength. I loved her insanely-goofy ditz characters too. So vulnerable yet so in control. Again, in the 30s this was unheard of and she was villified in the press for it. She was WAY ahead of her time.

  As she got older, she played off of her stern looks, tempering them with a kind heart and kind and occasionally sarcastic spirit. She became an institution, but too spinster-ish and school-marmy for me. She won 4 freekin Oscars, man (in the days when it meant something), most of them as she was old.

  But it's the roles of her youth that captured me. When I first saw her in "Bringing Up Baby", I was just reaching puberty and only beginning to understand what dynamic between women and men was about, I was stunned at how lovely and funny she was and how she played the idiot Cary Grant character like a violin. I fell in love with her in that movie. And she'll always have a place in my heart.

  Some of her GREAT early movies, probably unseen by anyone born before 1960:

  "Bringing Up Baby"
  "Pat and Mike"
  "The Philadelphia Story"
  "Adam's Rib"

  All true Hollywood classics and must see movies if you think you're a movie freak.
  
  

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  • I was born before 1960 and - danj 18:16:21 07/01/03 (1)
    In Reply to: One of my very favorites of all time. posted by Troy on July 01, 2003 at 15:25:17:

    I know all those movies well. All are classics and two of them, "Bringing Up Baby" and "The Philadelphia Story" are on the AFI's 100 Greatest Films List, as is another Hepburn classic, "The African Queen."

    Ms. Hepburn was, arguably, the greatest film actress of the 20th century. True, some argument must be made for the likes of Maria Falconetti, Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, and a few others, but Kate Hepburn was one of the legitimate greats, whose art transcended all labels.

    Don't miss her turn in "The Lion In Winter." A performance for the ages.
    
    

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    • Did I say before? - Troy 18:29:12 07/01/03 (0)
      In Reply to: I was born before 1960 and posted by danj on July 01, 2003 at 18:16:21:

      What a maroon! I meant after. Wish this board had an edit feature . . .
      
      

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• A great actress...but - DWPC 19:36:47 06/30/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Bye bye African Queen... posted by patrickU on June 30, 2003 at 00:34:11:

  if I hear another movie reporter waxing romantic about her 45 year affair with the married Tracy, I'm gonna hurl.
  
  

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• She deserves more than one response - Prokofief 19:24:05 06/30/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Bye bye African Queen... posted by patrickU on June 30, 2003 at 00:34:11:

  This was a very talented and quality actress. Not one crappy , sell out role. When I see more than 20 responses to Hulk on here and only two responses to here passing I wonder where the quality of life has gone!
  
  

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  • Re: She deserves more than one response - gware 20:31:21 06/30/03 (0)
    In Reply to: She deserves more than one response posted by Prokofief on June 30, 2003 at 19:24:05:

    Well, I just think she's from a different generation and may not be so well known to younger asylum members; I'm in my mid 40's and the only film of hers I've ever actually seen in a movie theater was "The Lion in Winter"
    I'm also very disappointed by the media coverage and emphasis on the "Spencer Tracy affair", she deserves far better than simply being swept under the rug like this; she was truly one of the Greats
    Eric
    
    
    

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• Re: Bye bye African Queen... - SR 08:59:05 06/30/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Bye bye African Queen... posted by patrickU on June 30, 2003 at 00:34:11:

  The Hepburn/Tracy pairing was a very special one. She was one smart sexy woman.

  "If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married."

  Katherine Hepburn
  
  

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