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Many thanks for the confirmation and the quotes, kfw.

I had the exact same thought, or fear, sandik. I have taken the liberty of editing the title to read "Remembering Patricia McBride in performance." If bart's out there lurking, I hope he won't mind.

A new video from the U.K.

Thank you, Anthony_NYC, good to hear from you in this forum again. I also wondered about the running time. 90 or so minutes seems about right for this story.

Well, it was junior high. Scott came to me for insights, but I was too busy to see him.

Your endorsement make me look forward to it even more, sandik. I once played the part in a drama club that was short of suitable males, so I take a proprietary interest.

You and Rivers are both right, although as you said earlier it wasn't Radziwill on a very good day. I liked Sophie Turner's frock. She took a chance and I think it worked out for her. I like to see the actors take that kind of chance, which they rarely do these days because they're running scared of the Fashion Police types.

Thanks, Jayne. I've never seen Scott's Scrooge. I'll have to look for it (next year :)). "A Christmas Carol" like a lot of Dickens, has some darker elements that can really scare a child. Not only are there Marley and the three ghosts, but Dickens has phantoms howling outside Scrooge's window, the Ghost of Christmas Present has those starving kids in his train, and then there are the thieves who go through Scrooge's stuff after his "death." And the Cratchit family is in really dire straits, with the father about to lose his job. Dickens doesn't water down any of this.

Affleck looked like a street person who got his clothes at the Rodeo Drive Homeless. Bridges makes the younger men look like weenies. Really, he could eat Timberlake and Redmayne, and he'd make short work of Gosling as well.

Thanks for the reports. I hope anyone else who sees it will chime in.

I thought the same, although the hairdo was very much late 60s Jackie and probably consciously so. One of the odd things about casting Portman as Jackie is that in size and appearance she's a lot closer to little sister. It's rather distracting. I haven't seen the movie and have no plans to do so, but in the ads Portman looks like Lee dressed up in one of her sister's suits. Millepied stood with his wife for a few shots and then bowed out graciously to the side. Portman smiled at him sweetly. Nice moment.

His being a Trump donor might help explain why Dolan's applying the pressure. Trump is having a hard time finding entertainment for the inauguration and his people have been beating the bushes.

Jayne, Dolan is best known, or most notorious, as the owner of the Knicks, in which capacity he has received such accolades as “the dumbest owner in sports.” (Lots of competition in that category.) Probably the best way to understand who the Rockettes are working for is to do a search for “James Dolan Isiah Thomas.” He’s also a cable chieftain and the chairman of Madison Square Garden. And although I haven’t checked this and I’m not sure if Marie Claire mentioned it, I would be completely unsurprised if he’s a Trump donor.

I would also be interested to hear about the movie. The reviews have been mostly ecstatic, but I've been burned before by musicals with stars who can't sing or dance.

Very, very strange.They imported her as new blood for the company, in full knowledge of how tall she was, fercryinoutloud, and then they use that as an excuse to fire her?

Wow. Dolan remains Dolan.

Mick 'n' Melanie have a new baby boy, the modestly named Deveraux Octavian Basil, born last month. Congrats to all!

Thanks, Quiggin. I haven't seen "Les Orgueilleux." "The Fallen Idol" was Greene's own favorite of the film adaptations of his works. The cinematography by Georges Périnal is as fine in its way as Howe's, and all the actors are in top form, although Morgan herself is somewhat overshadowed. "Remorques," directed by Gremillon with Morgan, Gabin, and Madeleine Renaud, also has a striking look.

Thanks, miliosr. We have a discussion that includes a lengthy commentary on "Give a Girl a Break" here. HBO will broadcast a documentary on the relationship of Fisher and Reynolds this month: The article also mentions that the Logo channel will dedicate two days to Reynolds' TV career next weekend.

I don't imagine they'd actually discontinue the Honors, but it's very easy to imagine a situation in which honorees refuse to perform or accept the honor if Trump is present. Chris Christie is a big Springsteen fan but that didn't help him much with the Boss. And even if performers are personally inclined to perform, there's the risk of fan backlash.

Apparently that point sank in with the union as well - as the article points out, it's since been announced that no Rockette in the affected class (the small number with a full-time job and benefits, and the ones for whom performances are contractually mandatory) will be forced to work the inauguration, and several have refused. That refusal takes nerve - these are good jobs for dancers, not easy to find and hold onto. However, I do not think they need worry about the President barging into their dressing rooms as he has done to the contestants in his beauty pageants. Very small to non-existent risk there. It will be interesting to see what happens to the cultural/entertainment evenings at the White House over the next few years, or if there will even be any, given the inauguration angst. The Kennedy Center Honors as well -- will Trump attend? What will be the reaction of honorees if he plans to do so? Stay tuned.

The famous raincoat shot:

Well, she made it to 96, which is not a bad run. She was wonderful in this, with Philipe:

On a distinctly trivial social media note, I thought Steve Martin's tweet was just fine. People, really.

Reynolds' son Todd, now the only one left of his immediate family, said she was distraught after the shock of Fisher's death. She had already had a previous stroke. Horrible, just horrible. I can't say Reynolds was ever a great favorite of mine but I always liked to see her in later years. She was great as Kevin Kline's mom in "In and Out." (“I need that wedding. I need some beauty and some music and some place cards before I die. It’s like heroin.”)