Tag: Audrey Hepburn
TCM Celebrates Royal Wedding Friday, April 29, With Five Royal Romances
TCM cordially invites film lovers and royal watchers to celebrate next Friday the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton with an evening of romance fit for a king and queen.
Friday, April 29
8 p.m. – Royal Wedding (1951)
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell find love in London
just as Queen Elizabeth II prepares to walk down the aisle.
10 p.m. – Roman Holiday (1953)
Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar® for her performance
as a spritely princess opposite Gregory Peck.
12:15 a.m. – The Glass Slipper (1955)
Leslie Caron stars in this lush adaptation of the Cinderella story
co-starring Michael Wilding and featuring the music of Bronislau Kaper.
2 a.m. – The Swan (1956)
Grace Kelly became a real princess the same year she starred
in this comedy with Louis Jourdan and Alec Guinness.
4 a.m. – The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
Ramon Navarro stars in the title role in this silent
Ernst Lubitsch classic co-starring Norma Shearer.
(All times Eastern.)
For fans attending the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, Jane Powell will make a live appearance at a special 60th anniversary screening of Royal Wedding (1951) at The Egyptian Theatre Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. (PT).
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Fantasy Cast: Who should play Eliza Doolittle in the ‘My Fair Lady’ remake?
So, perhaps this week’s Fantasy Cast is more geared towards the ladies, but I’m not ashamed to admit that the original 1964 feature film MY FAIR LADY is among the very best of cinematic musicals. Then again, it doesn’t hurt that I find Audrey Hepburn nearly as fascinating as Marilyn Monroe, but not for all the same reasons. Then again, Eliza Doolittle is a character similar in some odd ways to the character of Marilyn Monroe that Norma Jeane Baker created to secure her own fame and success. Hang on, I’ve gone off on a tangent again.
The 1964 film has been a favorite with the genre fans for decades, starring the beautiful Audrey hepburn alongside Rex Harrison and directed by Geroge Cukor. The story follows a poor cockney flower girl (Hepburn) who happens upon an upper class phoenetics professor (Harrison) who wagers that he can turn her into a high class, proper English-speaking member of society in record time, but fails to recognize the effects it will have on the poor girl as she struggles to cope with her new self.
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It’s recently been revealed that Columbia Pictures and Toledo Productions have optioned the rights to remake this beloved musical. Alan Jay Lerner and Geroge Bernard Shaw are currently writing wrote the script. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but plenty of rumors have been generated. One of such rumors involves the possibility of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE director Danny Boyle being considered to helm the remake. Of course, no remake of MY FAIR LADY could ever succeed without the perfect actress being cast for the role. Now, to suggest that anyone is more perfect than Audrey Hepburn for this role could be called blasphemous, so we’ll assume the best and work with what we have. Rumors have surfaced here as well with two top contenders being hyped. Some camps are vying for Claire Danes to wear the massive victorian hats, whereas other camps are inclined to go with Keira Knightley. Personally, I feel a third viable candidate to consider is Anne Hathaway. It’s certainly a tough call… |
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There you have it. Three choices for a role that many consider sacred. Of course, nothing says we have to stop there. Who would you like to see cast as Eliza Doolittle? Heck, should the film even be made? If you don’t like these casting options, go ahead and tell us who you see as the perfect “second” choice to Audrey Hepburn. Let us all know how you feel and what your vote is by leaving comments below. And, as always, if you have any ideas for future Fantasy Casts, shoot us an email with your ideas. You can find all of our email addresses right here!