TCM Celebrates the Films of Julie Christie Today

they represent some of her best and some of the rest. i guess it's a fair sample if not the ultimate festival. but hell they are celebrating one of the greatest actresses of all time so who am i to complain. set your dvr.


6:00am Fast Lady, The (1962)
A civil servant hopes a car will impress the heiress he hopes to romance.
Cast: James Robertson-Justice, Stanley Baxter, Leslie Phillips, Kathleen Harrison Dir: Ken Annakin C-95 mins, TV-PG

7:37am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Sean O'Casey: The Spirit Of Ireland (1965)
A promotional featurette about the making of "Young Cassidy" (1965) as well as the life of Sean O'Casey, whose autobiography "Mirror in My House" served as the basis for the movie.
Cast: Herschel Bernardi C-8 mins

7:45am Young Cassidy (1965)
True story of playwright Sean O'Casey's involvement with the Irish rebellion of 1910.
Cast: Rod Taylor, Flora Robson, Jack MacGowran, Sian Phillips Dir: Jack Cardiff C-110 mins, TV-14

9:45am In Search of Gregory (1970)
An heiress becomes obsessed with a mystery man she meets at her father's wedding.
Cast: Julie Christie, Michael Sarrazin, John Hurt, Paola Pitagora Dir: Peter Wood C-96 mins, TV-PG
11:30am Go-Between, The (1971)
A young man carries letters between an aristocratic young woman and the groundskeeper he idolizes.
Cast: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard, Margaret Leighton Dir: Joseph Losey C-115 mins, TV-PG

1:28pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: This Is...Julie Christie (1965)
BW-1 mins

1:30pm Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.
Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness Dir: David Lean C-200 mins, TV-PG

5:00pm Far From The Madding Crowd (1967)
A romantic English lass can't choose among three very different suitors.
Cast: Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates Dir: John Schlesinger C-171 mins, TV-14

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8:00pm Billy Liar (1963)
An emotionally stunted clerk retreats into his fantasies.
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne Dir: John Schlesinger BW-99 mins, TV-PG

9:45pm Darling (1965)
A young beauty sacrifices love and happiness to become an international celebrity.
Cast: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey, Roland Curram Dir: John Schlesinger BW-126 mins, TV-MA

12:00am Petulia (1968)
A married doctor falls for the young wife of an abusive rich man.
Cast: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill Dir: Richard Lester C-105 mins, TV-MA

2:00am Shampoo (1975)
A hairdresser expresses his fear of commitment by seducing his female clients.
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Lee Grant, Goldie Hawn Dir: Hal Ashby C-110 mins, TV-MA

4:00am Demon Seed (1977)
A sophisticated computer falls in love with its creator's wife and terrorizes her.
Cast: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerritt Graham, Berry Kroeger Dir: Donald Cammell C-95 mins, TV-MA

'Doctor Zhivago' on Blu Ray Today: ****stars

Julie Christie Eye's Role in 'Girl With the Red Riding Hood'

Screen legends Julie Christie and Gary Oldman are reportedly in talks to join 'The Girl With the Red Riding Hood,' Heat Vision is reporting.

Amanda Seyfried ('Dear John,' 'Letters to Juliet') stars in the "gothic horror reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale," about a medieval woman who is terrorized by a werewolf. Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons co-star as Seyfried's character's lover and fiance, respectively.

If cast, Christie would play Seyfried's grandmother who, according to the report, has a knack for knitting. Oldman would play Father Soloman, whose sole task is to find and kill the werewolf.

'Twilight's' Catherine Hardwicke directs.

The film would mark a major role for Christie, who has kept a relatively low profile since earning a Best Actress Oscar nomination for the 2006 film 'Away From Her.' Meanwhile, Oldman, who will appear in next summer's 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II,' has appeared in a number of projects in recent years, including 'The Book of Eli' and 'The Dark Knight.'

Celebrating 'Life' Magazine

'life' has hosted celebrities since it's inception. here's my tribute to a magazine that appreciates star power. l'chaim

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'Finding Neverland' and 'Hamet'

'finding neverland' trailer



'hamlet' video



ratings:
'Hamlet': C+
'Finding Neverland': A

Julie's Filmography and My Favorites

my favorite julie films



julie christie filmography

'Afterglow' and 'Away from Her'

'afterglow' trailer









'away from her' trailer







ratings:

'Afterglow': A

'Away from Her': A

'Heat and Dust'

rating: B+

'McCabe and Mrs. Miller' and 'Nashville'

the robert altman classic 'mccabe and mrs.miller reunited julie and her former lover warren beatty. julie really stretched here playing an opium addicted madam in a small mining town. she received an academy award nomination for her 'mrs. miller'. she lost to jane fonda for 'klute'. a tough call really.

but the film is altman's all the way. along with 'nashville' they are classics. julie had a funny cameo in 'nashville' playing... well playing julie christie.





'mccabe and mrs. miller': A
'nashville': A+

'Don't Look Now'

this may be the most underrated of the best of julie christie films. it boasts two brilliant performances by julie and donald sutherland. it also has the most beautiful love scene ever filmed between christie and sutherland. some say they were not acting including julie's lover at the time warren beatty. he tried to force director nicholas roeg to cut the scene from the final print.

what makes this scene all the more beautiful is that it's played in reverse. you'll have to see it to understand it. 'john's theme' played behind the scene is one of the most beautiful pieces of scoring written for a film by pino donaggio.







trailer



the beautiful and haunting 'john's theme'

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'don't look now': A

'The Go-Between' and 'Far from the Madding Crowd'

'far from the madding crowd' and 'the go-between' show julie at her radiant best. 1967 and 1970 respectively they gave julie cinema photographers who loved her. 'the go-between' is a classic. 'far from the madding crowd' based on the thomas hardy novel less so. it is based on dryer source material as are most hardy novels. the award winning combination of julie and director john schlessinger,straight off of 'darling' failed to save this at the box office. yet it is lush and boasts an attractive cast including peter finch, alan bates and a strikingly handsome terrence stamp.

oddly only 'far from the madding crowd is available on dvd.

'the go-between'




'far from the madding crowd'





ratings:
'the go-between B+
''far from the madding crowd' B-

Happy Birthday Jules

a new 'birthday' slideshow

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'Shampoo' and 'Petulia'

both 'petulia' and 'shampoo' are a bit dated today. but when they were released, 1968 and 1975 respectively, they were a real microcosom of the mores of the day. julie was wonderful in both but it was lee grant who stole 'shampoo' with her oscar winning performance as felicia.





shampoo trailer







montage



















'petulia' trailer













ratings:

'shampoo' B+, 'petulia' A

1965: 'Darling' , 'Doctor Zhivago'

julie was the self centered period defining diana in 'darling' her oscar winning performance:








in 'doctor zhivago' julie portrayed lara antipov. some feel this should have been the nominated role. what the hell is the difference? julie was the best actress of the year no matter how they sliced it.







'darling' A+
'doctor zhivago A

Declaration: It's Julie Christie's Birthday Celebration Week

julie turns 69 on wednesday. where does the time go? yet since she burst onto the international scene in 1965 with 'darling' and 'doctor zhivago' she has remained a force, if even an often illusive force, in film.


is it really 45 years ago julie christie broke out internationally with these two films? i've loved a lot of actresses for many years. julie has always been and still remains the one i've stuck with the longest. (audrey hepburn may have been the longest but the loverly one passed too soon and too young). julie is consistent. even when she goes into her 'semi retirements' she remains intriguing. she comes then goes leaving me to always want more. and more she will return to give. whether in a supporting role ('finding neverland'), an academy award worthy role ('away from her') or turning in the best work in an ensemble piece ('new york, i love you').

she is ever loverly. she has chosen to age with grace. after a few years of 'going hollywood' she walked away. she took on social causes adding to my love for her. and she continues to act on her terms. she has nothing to prove. julie has proven. everyday is a day to celebrate julie christie. this week sees has us celebrating her sixty-ninth birthday. she is still younger than springtime and a 'darling' of the screen.

so for the next week or so i am celebrating her birthday and career and ask you to join me. not that i need an excuse to celebrate julie.




a video i made awhile ago celebrating julie

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'julie christie she makes me go misty'

'New York, I Love You'

'new york, i love you' is out on dvd and blu ray. the best part about it is the julie christie and shia labeouf's amazing scene. i think i am still julie christie's greatest fan and proud of it.

and a special guest appearance by blake lively

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