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Judy Holliday

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Movie Stars Who Turned Down Legendary Roles

    We all know about classic stuff like Cary Grant making sure they cast Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady instead of him, and Doris Day not tarnishing her image by doing The Graduate--a part that would have resulted in her still working today. But here are some other weird cinematic decisions, courtesy of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    My Five Craziest Oscar Upsets And Snubs Of All Time

    Paper magazine's Elizabeth Thompson called to ask for my most memorable snubs in the golden boy's history, since the kids at Paper know that I live, breathe, and lose Oscars for a living. So here they are.

  • Theater

    April 27, 2011

    Born Yesterday Born All Over Again

    Nina Arianda claims Garson Kanin's classic comedy as her own

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2011

    Born Yesterday: My, Like, Intelligent Review

    ​Billie Dawn--the corrupt tycoon's awakening girlfriend in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday--is such a juicy part that it enabled Judy Holliday to beat no less formidable a duo than Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson for the 1950 Best Actress Oscar. But of course Holliday brought to the role an irr ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 9, 2011

    Alec Baldwin Isn't Scary Anymore!

    Success has mellowed him—and he's actually funny

  • Columns

    September 1, 2010

    Mamma Mia! Is Ruining Broadway

    Talking with all-around Broadway fanatic Seth Rudetsky! Plus Charles Busch.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Oscar's Biggest Outrages!

    ​Did Liz Taylor really deserve that Oscar for Butterfield 8 or was it all about the tracheotomy? How about such surprise winners as Grace Kelly, Judy Holliday, and Richard Dreyfuss? Did the people who decided Dubya won Ohio in 2004 get their early training by tallying these Oscar categories? ... More >>

  • Film

    October 6, 2009

    An Education and Star Carey Mulligan Get Good Marks

    ​Did Liz Taylor really deserve that Oscar for Butterfield 8 or was it all about the tracheotomy? How about such surprise winners as Grace Kelly, Judy Holliday, and Richard Dreyfuss? Did the people who decided Dubya won Ohio in 2004 get their early training by tallying these Oscar categories? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    All About Eve vs. Sunset Boulevard

    "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up,"In 1950, two instant classics about the cruelty of show business, both starring older dames, went at it for Best Picture. Joe Mankiewicz's All About Eve--starring Bette Davis as an aging actress whose entire life is usurped by an unctuous fan--clob ... More >>

  • Film

    August 19, 2008

    The House Bunny

    "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up,"In 1950, two instant classics about the cruelty of show business, both starring older dames, went at it for Best Picture. Joe Mankiewicz's All About Eve--starring Bette Davis as an aging actress whose entire life is usurped by an unctuous fan--clob ... More >>

  • Film

    August 15, 2006

    Judy Holliday: The Smart Dumb Blonde

    "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up,"In 1950, two instant classics about the cruelty of show business, both starring older dames, went at it for Best Picture. Joe Mankiewicz's All About Eve--starring Bette Davis as an aging actress whose entire life is usurped by an unctuous fan--clob ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    When Doves Cry

    Oscar Declares War on the War

  • Theater

    July 10, 2001

    You Must Remember Disc

    The Theater’s a Seedy Business This Year, CD-er Than Ever

  • News

    March 16, 1999

    A Snitch in Time

    The Theater’s a Seedy Business This Year, CD-er Than Ever

  • Columns

    November 24, 1998

    NY Mirror

    ''In the new George Michael video, two very arresting male cops are locked in a passionate kiss, bringing new meaning to the word entrapment.''

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