This week on Just Chick Flicks we have a guest blog from another Clara. Clara Fercovic is a 24 years old Chilean blogger who loves classic chicks flicks as much as I do. Her site is Via Margutta 51 (Via Margutta 51 is Gregory Peck’s address in Rome in Roman Holiday.)
Edna Ferber’s novel comes to life in the film Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Elizabeth Taylor embodied the beautiful high-spirited woman who could handle her own business. It didn’t mean that she didn’t need or want love, but she didn’t need a man to tell her what to do. She was her own woman. A GIANT of a woman!
The most recent adaptation of Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Fukunaga stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and a grown- up Jamie Bell.
It’s A Wonderful Life comes on TV every year at this time. It is a holiday classic, but I like It’s A Wonderful Life for the lessons it teaches us.
This month The LAMB (Large Association of Movie Bloggers) will highlight the performances and distinguished career of one of my favorite actresses, Katharine Hepburn. I have written about The Philadelphia Story and my favorite Tracy – Hepburn films in previous blog posts. How can begin any conversation about classic chick flicks or even classic movies without including Katharine [...]