Grammykins

I never realized what a fabulous dancer Lana Turner was until I saw this movie. She was only 19 years old and gorgeous. What a pleasure to watch her dance with George Murphy. The story line was typical for its day but the dancing was really special. I never tire of watching Fred and Ginger but Lana Turner in this movie was just as terrific. I always thought of Lana as a so-so actress who tended to over act. She should have done more dancing and less of the Maddam X and Peyton Place roles. I had a new appreciation for her after seeing this movie and her wonderful dancing. Too bad the "Academy" doesn't give an "Oscar" for dancing.

What a stinker! I know that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a private club and only members can vote for Oscars. We, the viewing public, buy our tickets and have our opinions. I have watched the Oscars show on TV since they first let us in on their big night. It is fun to watch the show and hope for our favorites, but it is not a peoples' choice award show. I have been disappointed many times and happy many times with the winners of the coveted prize. But never so disappointed and shocked at the the winning of 11 Oscars for "Titanic" One Oscar for special effects, maybe, but the other 10, ridiculous. The blue heart.. Yikes! I can't understand how anyone other than girls between the ages of 10 and 12 could have liked this awful movie.