bavatuesdaysDec 8

Thresholds of Violence in The Searchers (1956)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKVu7q64BQU

After re-watching The Searchers (1956) for episode 43 of the Family Pictures Podcast, I was struck by the way director [[John Ford]] constantly uses thresholds or portals to visualize the moral structure of the film. It isn’t so much about the chase, the raids, or even the racism that drives the narrative—it’s this idea of space. Doorways, […]

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Antinous the Gay GodFeb 3
🪷 He is everywhere ~ "The Silver Chalice" 1954 ... #NatalieWood admiring another sculpture, while #Capitoline #Antinous appears in the background .... Screenshot courtesy Rick Thompson. 🪷
50+ MusicJan 9
"A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical #WestSideStory, with music by #LeonardBernstein and lyrics by #StephenSondheim. In the musical, the song is sung by the characters Anita and Maria. For the #originalBroadwayCastRecording, the song was performed by #ChitaRivera (Anita) and #CarolLawrence (Maria). In the #1961FilmVersion the roles were played by #RitaMoreno and #NatalieWood, but the songs were dubbed by #BettyWand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64kBhfAHaJs
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act II: A Boy Like That - I Have a Love (2017...

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Rissi JCDec 17

‘THE GREAT RACE’: THE 1965 ADVENTURE TURNS 60! Looking back on the delightful adventure with #TonyCurtis, #NatalieWood and #JackLemmon. #MovieAnniversary #OnThisDay

https://rissiwrites.com/2025/12/the-great-race-1965-adventure-turns-60.html

DeadlineDec 5

George Clooney Plays A Fictional Movie Star In ‘Jay Kelly’ But He’s Not The First – Here’s 10 Of The Best…
#News #AidenEhrenreich #Awardsfeature #EddieMurphy #GeorgeClooney #GloriaSwanson #JayKelly #JeffDaniels #JoanCrawford #KimNovak #LeonardoDiCaprio #NatalieWood #PeterO039Toole #ShirleyMacLaine

https://deadline.com/2025/12/fake-movie-stars-compilation-1236631237/

George Clooney Plays A Fictional Movie Star In ‘Jay Kelly’ But He’s Not The First – Here’s 10 Of The Best…

George Clooney joins a long list of movie stars who play fake movie stars from Gloria Swanwon to Natalie Wood to Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezDec 4
While most of the cast of “Marjorie Morningstar” (1958) was at least of Jewish ancestry, the two lead stars Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly were not. Kelly was also 26yrs older than Natalie Wood (more than twice her age!)
#MusComEnt #MarjorieMorningstar #NatalieWood #GeneKelly
50+ MusicNov 29
#OnThisDay in 1981, #NatalieWood, American #actress (Miracle on 34th Street; Gypsy; Rebel Without A Cause; West Side Story), died due to "drowning and other undetermined factors" at 43.
#RIP 🥀
FILM TALKNov 29

Actress Natalie Wood died 44 years ago today at age 43 while boating off California’s Santa Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
Pallbearers at her funeral on Dec 2, 1981, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary were #RockHudson, #FrankSinatra, #LaurenceOlivier, #EliaKazan, #GregoryPeck, #DavidNiven, #FredAstaire.

TAGS: #NatalieWood #RobertWagner #ChristopherWalken #WestSideStory #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #CatalinaIsland #SantaCatalinaIsland

The Hollywood ReporterNov 9

Betty Harford, Actress on ‘Dynasty’ and ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 98
#TV #TVNews #Dynasty #JamesDean #NatalieWood #Obituaries #PaulNewman

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/betty-harford-dead-dynasty-paper-chase-1236422221/

Betty Harford, Actress on ‘Dynasty’ and ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 98

She also worked for John Houseman on the stage, voiced Gumby’s mother and portrayed Natalie Wood’s sister in ‘Inside Daisy Clover.’

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50+ MusicOct 18
#OnThisDay in 1961, Film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical "#WestSideStory", directed by Robert Wise and #JeromeRobbins, and starring #NatalieWood, premieres (Academy Award - Best Picture, 1962).