Wicked Witch of the West

Producer Mervyn Leroy's original idea for casting the Wicked Witch for The Wizard of Oz was inspired by Disney's adaption of Snow White - he wanted to make her slinky + seductive. He thought he'd found the perfect choice with actress Gale Sondergaard who'd won an Oscar the previous year for her Best Supporting Actress performance in his film Anthony Adverse.
Others however disagreed, thinking witches should be ugly. They attempted to give Sondergaard 'The Ugly Treatment' with make-up, but the actress herself decided she no longer wanted the role.

"In those days I was not about to make myself ugly! I have no regrets".

Interview, 1980 with Dick Cavett when she was 81

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💫 Actor Fred MacMurray 💫

1908-1991

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💫 Actor Fred MacMurray 💫

1908-1991

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Great Performances

Audrey Hepburn & Shirley MacLaine

The Children's Hour (1961) Directed by William Wyler. Screenplay by Lillian Hellman and John Michael Hayes

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards

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Gasoline Rainbow

Five recent highschool graduates take to the road for one last adventure ... A beautiful ride through freedom and adventure.

Streaming on Mubi

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Water From the Moon

Moments in Oscar History ... Linda Hunt wins the 1984 Best Supporting Actress Oscar 40 years ago for The Year of Living Dangerously

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Sandra Hüller

I watched two films this week with wonderful performances by German Actress Sandra Hüller.

In Zone of Interest she plays Helga, wife of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss. In Anatomy of a Fall, a film written specifically for her, she plays a woman suspected of her husbands murder.

“Meryl Streep says you have to love every character whether they are evil or not. I thought about that for a very long time, and while I love and adore Meryl and everything she’s done, I don’t think I agree. I didn’t love Hedwig Höss, and I never will.”

She is certainly one to watch

Photographs by Yotam Shwartz for The Hollywood Reporter

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