Thursday, March 24, 2011

All Good Things

The semi-final matches are set in the 1960s bracket of the best actress tournament over at All Good Things—Doris Day versus Shirley MacLaine in one, Natalie Wood versus Julie Andrews in the other. Tough choices.

Click here to head on over and cast your vote.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011

I'm sure others would point to a different scene, but I think it was this moment with Montgomery Clift in 1951's A Place in the Sun that lifted Elizabeth Taylor to the status of film icon. R.I.P.

Two Years Before The Mast Blog

Yes, it was two years ago today that we here at the Monkey posted for the first time. What a wild trip it has been—we started with The General in 1927, crawled forward to 1933 and then allowed the tide of history to sweep us back into the first decade of film. But I promise we'll start moving forward again. One day. Maybe when the economy recovers ...

In any event, we here at the Monkey plan to party 'til dawn. Join us.