Audrey Hepburn charmed American in My Fair Lady but she made one voice out of two voices - Hers for speaking and Marni Nixon's for singing. Posted below is a rare clip of Audrey actually singing. Enjoy this little flashback of America's sweetheart.
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Great stuff.(Thanks for the diversion for politics)Always loved her.What a Lady!
Great stuff. (Thanks for the diversion from politics).Always loved her.What a Lady!
I’ve always been curious why she and Judy Garland are held in such high esteem by so many queers.
It's a shame Hollywood doesn't turn out real stars like her (and so many others of days gone by) anymore. There have been a handful of good actors and actresses in the last 40-50 years but they are scarce.
Zip to :40 to get to Audrey and jump over a bunch of boring titles and chatter.
How sad the studios dubbed her voice. How far they have moved away from that practice. We lumbered through Russel Crowe in Les Mis and it was great!
Turner Classic Movie channel is already putting out "Warnings" & context explaintaions for movies such as My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany's, GWTW, Stagecoach, Psycho & others.
They assure the viewers they aren't going to stop showing the films, but...
It's a business decision because the movies generate so much revenue. Woe those who aren't profitable.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9330825/TCM-examine-18-problematic-classic-movies-new-series.html
TCM is launching a new series called Reframed: Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror to look at 'troubling and problematic' aspects of old Hollywood movies
Every Thursday for the month of March, rotating hosts will hold roundtable introductions about the history and context of the movie
They will also warn viewers about depictions of racism, sexism LGBTQ issues.
Among the 18 films that will be discussed include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Psycho, Gone With the Wind, My Fair Lady, Stagecoach, The Jazz Singer and more.
And in some instances, films have just been made unavailable. Disney has said that its 1946 film Song of the South will never be on Disney+.
Recently, it was revealed that Walt Disney Company holds monthly meetings with advocates from women and minority groups who comb through hundreds of hours of Disney-streamed content looking for potentially offensive material to flag.
The Mid-Atlantic accent, unfortunately, has disappeared from the public sphere.
@11:20
Meanwhile JJ censorship is worse than Disney*
Grainy video, but for the youngsters, Audrey was one of the most beautiful ladies of her day.
I always thought ...(had she lived)... Audrey could have easily passed as the mother of the 1990s actresses
Winona Ryder and Natalie Portman.
Why in the world is this "cancel culture/Woke" crowd upset with
"My Fair Lady" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ???
Hell,I still can't wrap my head around their outrage about Dr.Seuss.
(Not that I give a rip),only wondering.
I would love to meet one of these mentally ill people.
Until I meet one, I have banned my Grandkids from reading:
"The Cat in the Hat"
"Green Eggs and Ham"
"Horten hears a Who"
Along with the Seuss classic:
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
(sarcasm)
Actually, it could be argued if you don't like Audrey and Judy, you might be one. Consider yourself smeared.
The studio finally released several of her tracks a few years back.
My Fair Lady may be my favorite movie. My dad’s favorite line was Pickering’s retort when Higgins raised an eyebrow at the Colonel’s knowing where to buy the best ladies’ undergarments: “Common knowledge!”
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