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How highly do you value two hours of your life?I never saw "Speed". Should I?
How highly do you value two hours of your life?I never saw "Speed". Should I?
How highly do you value two hours of your life?
Then it might be worth a watch for you. Decent American escapist entertainment good enough to fill a 2 hour voidMediocre.
Mediocre.
I missed this. "Kick" Kennedy, sister of JFK had a recent bio published that covers this era and landed aristos.
Surprising that many such manor born were penniless or nearly so. Reminiscent somewhat of the novel,
The Buckaneers, believe Edith Wharton penned this, English aristo marriages to nouveau rich American ladies.
I never saw "Speed". Should I?
I missed this. "Kick" Kennedy, sister of JFK had a recent bio published that covers this era and landed aristos.
Surprising that many such manor born were penniless or nearly so. Reminiscent somewhat of the novel,
The Buckaneers, believe Edith Wharton penned this, English aristo marriages to nouveau rich American ladies.
Having run trading and strategy desks that support private banks, the thing you learn is that most wealthy families aren't wealthy two to three generations down the line as poor investing, excessive spending and a lot of offspring (along with taxes - yes, there are ways to reduce taxes, but they don't go away completely) usually depletes the money.
A $20 million dollar fortune today can, by the time the grandkids get it, be equal to a couple million for each grandkid's family. Still a lot of money, but you see where it's going and none of those grandkids is rich like the grandparents were.
To be sure, some families buck this trend and get a lot of attention (and some have so much wealth, it's hard to burn down), but the studies show that most wealthy families aren't wealthy in a few generations.
The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara because it's St. Patrick's Day and because I love this movie. Maureen's autobiography is also wonderful. I highly recommend it.
The Man Who Knew Too Much with Doris Day and James Stewart. I've never seen this Hitchcock film before, but I quite enjoyed it. I love how Doris Day was so good at everything she did - arguably better at her comedic roles, but she gives an excellent performance in this suspenseful film.
First, Doris Day. Proverbial gal next door comedienne, Big Band songstress, actress.
A woman, whose understated provocative sexuality fit the time and tenor of her varied career.
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The Quiet Man enshrined in the Irish-American pantheon and rightful cherished film all things nostalgic,
nevertheless pales compared to the later Ryan's Daughter starring Sarah Miles and Robert Mitchum.
For a stark look at the Irish race shorn of sentiment, this David Lean production merits four shamrocks.
I don't know enough to comment on its accuracy, but man was "Ryan's Daughter" one depressing movie.
Ryan's Daughter isn't everyone's cuppa, panned by the critics as Madame Bovary rehash, but grit, grime,
raw sexual passion, and a German U-boat deliver small arms to rebels is action packed if not chocked full o' charm.
I like it, but I also like Bovary. And Flaubert gets pilloried by the dumbass Ivory Tower crowd.
PS The end scene, gives a confirmed Irish bachelor some stuff to mind chew on. The redemptive power of married love, forgiveness, faithfulness,courage--all like diamond engagement rings--stuff I normally never consider.
Beyond the cheer depressingness of it, I remember the actor who played Sarah Miles' lover was awful (and I don't say that often about actors).