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Oh man, I just found out about Tony Roberts!! Loved him. The “Max & Max” friendship he shared with Woody Allen’s Alvy in Annie Hall was so terrific, not the least because the identical nicknames were never explained, and his Rob always returned serve in those dialogue exchanges (“Oh, I did ‘Shakespeare in the Park’, Max. I got mugged. I was playing Richard II and two guys in leather jackets stole my leotard.”) And his zipping-up of that masked/hooded getup! a visual I never forgot (“Are we driving through plutonium?”) Rest in peace, Max.

We disagree because I think they were ready to kiss. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

Erm. Agree to Disagree — to violently, dare I say? passionately, disagree. Under wildly improbable circumstances, they meet & immediately hit it off; are immediately, obviously smitten; he actually saves her life, then *gets on a freaking transatlantic flight to see her in person!!! Possibly actually doing it could wait at least a few more days, but the kissing? No. Just: no.

It is a truth universally acknowledged: many men look better as they age. Ioan Gruffudd is one of them. Holy Mother a’ God. A Welshman affecting a Scottish brogue; and with that beard! those lines! that twinkle! And when he kissed Carrie, I am not ashamed to say I shrieked like a 10-year-old at her first Osmond concert. Pleaseohpleeeeezzzze: let him be a regular.

Tyler Hynes: Ride or Die ”After that game on Sunday — you know the one — Tyler Hynes was as devastated as any other member of Chiefs Kingdom. Since starring in Hallmark’s hit movie, “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” last year, the Canadian actor has embraced all things Chiefs, and fans have returned the admiration. Hynes, in fact, was at the Super Bowl in New Orleans cheering for the Chiefs. After the game he checked on fans with a message on his Instagram Stories. “Thinkin about giving out free hugs to any @chiefs fans ... I know I could use one ... tomorrow? ... here ...? Crown center hallmark store ...? Movie theater in Independence square? ... What do we think ...” Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article300119109.html#storylink=cpy

Plus she married Mr Darcy, so basically she’s won at life.

Yeah I’m pretty much a whore for JaneAustenAnything, so I’ll be watching. Also love me some Keeley Hawes (Ashes to Ashes, baby!).

Changed my email — I think!, but had to request password reset; waited for the email to reset but it hasn’t arrived. Is the email to reset my password being sent to my original email? because that is no longer accessible. Thanks, vo

Elizabeth P also played the housekeepers in I Married a Witch (love her in the last scene when she declares that the child of the lead characters is just a bit *too much her mother’s daughter) and the 1949 Little Women. I would like to see her get her own “Summer Under the Stars” day.

I loved Plowright’s Mrs Fisher in Enchanted April, and her general astonishment at the young women in her house party (“Husbands were taken seriously, as the only true obstacle to sin!”). Yes: she was one of those Dames, who joked in the film of that name that her American agent had promised her any role that Judi Dench “hadn’t got her paws on”.

I haven’t watched this show in…centuries! but the Jane/Steve scene popped up in my x-feed, and by the time they embraced, I was weeping. I imagine their love of Leslie drove the moment, and all I could think was: She’s loving this, wherever she is.

Yup. That’s the whole structure of All Things Wise and Wonderful.

“Backwards and in high heels”: the famous comparison of Fred Astaire to Ginger Rogers.

This one was made famous by Bette Davis in Cabin in the Cotton: “I’d like to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair!” Actually a line I’ve used before.

This series popped up tonight in my YT feed. Love that they’re using movie lines & movie star quotes as titles. This one’s from When Harry Met Sally. Jess (Bruno Kirby) says to Harry (Billy Crystal): “Marriages don’t break up on account of infidelity…”