Judy Holliday

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 >>

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.

Born Yesterday Born All Over Again

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

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 >>

Alec Baldwin Isn't Scary Anymore!

Success has mellowed him—and he's actually funny

Mamma Mia! Is Ruining Broadway

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

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 >>

An Education and Star Carey Mulligan Get Good Marks

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 >>

The House Bunny

Judy Holliday: The Smart Dumb Blonde

When Doves Cry

Oscar Declares War on the War

You Must Remember Disc

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

A Snitch in Time

NY Mirror

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