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Jamie Lee Curtis on how she felt about this famous scene in "Trading Places" (1983): "My bre@ sts are beautiful, and I gotta tell you, they`ve gotten a lot of attention for what is relatively short screen time. I make no excuses and have no regrets for my past work in films. I am very proud of the work I did in 'Trading Places'. And if they have become the topic of dinner conversation at frat houses, God bless 'em." ("The Feminine Fistique", The Chicago Tribune, 1990) In 2022, Jamie Lee Curtis said, "I was 21 years old and the part required it. Did I like doing it? No. Did I feel embarrassed that I was doing it? Yes. Did I look OK? Yeah. Did I know what I was doing? Yeah. Did I like it? No. Was I doing it because it was the job? Yes. I wouldn't do it today, it's the last thing in the world I would do now. I also am married for 37 years, I wasn't married then. I'm a mother of children. Absolutely not."
DepressedBergman1,244,521 views • 1 day ago
The first choice for the role of Tina Carlyle in "The Mask" (1994) was Anna Nicole Smith who had agreed to do the movie and then at the last minute, backed out to do "Naked Gun 33 1⁄3: The Final Insult" (1994). Director Chuck Russell was crushed and thought that the movie shouldn't be made, but they kept looking for another actor. One day, coming out from an Academy party, the producer and the team saw Cameron Diaz on the runway and everyone said, "Yeah, that’s the kind of person we’re looking for." Producer Robert Engelman turned to the casting agent and said, "Get her. Let’s at least interview her." Cameron Diaz was a model with no acting experience. Since the Studio wasn't convinced of her acting ability, they made her audition 12 times. Diaz said, I was ready to have a nervous breakdown. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep. I got an ulcer.” Getting the job made it worse for her. ”I thought I was going to throw up my first day. I kept thinking, ‘I’m going to disappoint them and they’re going to fire me.”’ P.S: Happy 54th birthday, Cameron Diaz!
DepressedBergman1,133,386 views • 2 days ago
Richard Gere was offered the part of Edward Lewis starring opposite to Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman" (1990), but he turned it down a few times. Gere felt that "There wasn't a part. There was just nothing. The joke was it was just a suit. You could put a suit on a goat and put it out there, and it would work." For the role, Julia Roberts did screen tests with 10 other actors including Charles Grodin. One day, Garry Marshall brought Julia Roberts to Richard Gere's office. He introduced them and excused himself to the restroom. "I was so mesmerized I don't remember Garry," Gere admitted. "I only remember the girl." When Marshall returned, he found that they had great chemistry. They were getting to know each other & were flirty. Then Marshall asked Gere, "How's it going?" Immediately, Julia Roberts, who was sitting across Gere's desk, took a Post-it note and wrote, "Please say yes" & pushed it towards Gere. He said, "It was so sweet, and after that, it was, 'I just said yes.'" P.S: Happy 77th birthday, Richard Gere!
DepressedBergman430,414 views • 1 day ago
This is up there with some of the greatest endings of all time.
DepressedBergman1,827,144 views • 8 days ago
Pope Francis considered "Babette's Feast" (1987) to be "One of the best movies he had ever seen" & it was one of his top 3 movies of all time. About the film, he said, "The story takes place in a very strict Calvinist community in Denmark. The protagonists, two sisters, daughters of a Protestant pastor, had each fallen in love but rejected this feeling because it was wrongly considered contrary to the very strict morals they had inherited. They lived a life of renunciation, not only in love but in everything, including food and clothing. A kind of continuous self-flagellation. The French cook Babette, a ‘foreigner’ in this context, after winning a rich lottery prize, decides to cook a sublime meal for the whole community, and by this gesture she manages to make everyone feel and see human beauty. She manages to make them perceive this divine pleasure that has been wrongly suppressed for too long. Choosing one’s own food is one of those choices. It is a powerful mechanism for change: it means rewarding one productive and economic model rather than another." P.S: On this day, 39 years ago, Gabriel Axel's "Babette's Feast" (1987) was released in Denmark.
DepressedBergman763,208 views • 4 days ago
Alberto Barbera, the President of the Venice Festival, said that the premire of "Under the Skin" (2013) was one of the worst screenings he had ever attended. According to him, Scarlett Johansson was almost in tears because of the audience's response & it was the only time the audience booed a film. Barbera then tried to console her by saying, "Don’t worry, in time the film will be recognised." He later said, "And that’s exactly what happened. It’s now a cult movie.” "Under the Skin" (2013) was named as 'The Best British film of the 21st century' in a poll of critics. ("‘We knew we would face insults’: Venice film festival’s Alberto Barbera on including Polanski and Allen", Nadia Khomami, The Guardian, 2023) P.S: On this day, 13 years ago, "Under the Skin" (2013) premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, USA.
DepressedBergman452,333 views • 3 days ago
Paul Verhoeven was very dissatisfied with "Hollow Man" (2000). He became so depressed that it took him 6 more years to make his next movie. It was also his last American film. He considers it the "Worst film" he has ever done & regrets making it. He said, “I decided after "Hollow Man" (2000), this is a movie, the first movie that I made that I thought I should not have made. It made money and this and that, but it really is not me anymore. I think many other people could have done that. I don’t think many people could have made 'Robocop' (1987) that way, or either 'Starship Troopers' (1997). But 'Hollow Man', I thought there might have been 20 directors in Hollywood who could have done that. I felt depressed with myself after 2002.”
DepressedBergman1,528,526 views • 11 days ago
When Robert De Niro arrived for the filming of "American Hustle" (2013), he met every cast member and shook their hands. De Niro met Christian Bale first and kind of blew by him like he was a nobody. Afterwards, he asked David O. Russell, "Who is that fat guy?". Russell replied, "That’s Christian Bale." He said, ‘No, no, no, the fat guy, the guy who’s talking to Jeremy Renner right now.’ Russell reaffirmed that it was Christian Bale. Finally, De Niro was convinced—“Wow, he looks really different.”—and Russell had to take him back to reintroduce him. This time De Niro looked Bale in the eye and said, ‘Oh my God, so nice to meet you.” ("David O. Russell Reveals That Robert DeNiro Didn’t Recognize Christian Bale on the ‘American Hustle’ Set", Film Independent, 2013)
DepressedBergman1,348,437 views • 12 days ago
It was reported that after watching Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali" (1955) at the Cannes Film Festival, François Truffaut said, "I don't want to see a movie of peasants eating with their hands" and had stated that the movie was "Insipid". When Truffaut was asked about it in 1977, he retorted immediately & said, “On the contrary, I wanted to see 'Pather Panchali' once again after it ended. I did struggle with its pace initially but realised it had to be that way because the film isn’t about poverty at all. It’s a coming-of-age work about children being introduced to the horrors and wonders of life.” P.S: On this day, 71 years ago, "Pather Panchali" (1955) was released in India.
DepressedBergman564,402 views • 6 days ago
Stanley Kubrick was "The biggest fan of 'Spoorloos' (1988)" according to its director, George Sluizer. Kubrick saw the movie 10 times. When Sluizer was working in Los Angeles, Kubrick called and discussed the movie shot by shot with him. Kubrick said, "It's the most terrifying film I have ever seen in my life." Sluizer asked, "But have you seen 'The Shining' (1980)?". Kubrick replied, "'The Shining' (1980) is just child's play. It is not frightening at all compared to your movie." P.S: On this day, 38 years ago, "Spoorloos" (1988) premiered at the Montréal Film Festival, Canada.
DepressedBergman231,527 views • 3 days ago
RIP Dolly Parton (1946-2026) Knowing that she'd be starring opposite Burt Reynolds in "The Best Little Wh0rehouse in Texas" (1982), it was Dolly Parton's idea to have Miss Mona and the Sheriff romantically involved, though she faced criticism from both the screenwriter and critics for this drastic deviation from the real-life story which inspired the film. She said, “When they started askin’ for suggestions, I said I would like to see more of a romance. Wouldn’t you feel like you wasted five dollars if you paid to see Wh0rehouse and you didn’t see me and Burt kiss? I was makin’ a joke, and I stuck to it. I’m not going to miss my chance to kiss Burt Reynolds". (Dolly Parton's interview with Chet Flippo, The Rolling Stone, 1980 & IMDb)
DepressedBergman506,730 views • 7 days ago
Character introduction scenes in movies seldom get hotter than this one.
DepressedBergman1,372,962 views • 18 days ago
Roger Ebert gave a negative review of Mel Brooks's "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" (1995). One day, when Mel Brooks ran into Ebert, he said, "Listen, you, I made 21 movies. I’m very talented. I’ll live in history. I have a body of work. You only have a body.” Roger Ebert was saddened by the encounter as he was a big supporter of Mel Brooks' works from his debut. Ebert later wrote, "I was surprised he didn’t realize himself that 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995) just didn’t work. Yes, Brooks has put together a body of work and yes, a lot of it has made me laugh, but I would not be doing him a favor if I did not tell the truth."
DepressedBergman1,100,624 views • 16 days ago
When Sigourney Weaver was sent the script of "Aliens" (1986), she had no idea that a sequel was being made for "Alien" (1979) as the studio didn't inform her. After reading the script, Weaver thought it was "Magnificent" and "The Greatest script" she had ever read. She was blown away by the humour, humanity and action. Cameron was initially afraid to meet Weaver as he feared she would be as stern and intimidating as her Ripley character. After their meeting he was relieved. He said, “She was just this wonderful person, and I was so relieved that she saw some value in the script and where I was proposing to take the character.” Cameron was open to some of the changes to the script mentioned by Weaver. However, on the first day of the shoot, there was one hiccup. The shoot was in England and the sets were built. When Weaver arrived, she told Cameron that she was Anti-Gun advocate and she wasn't touching a gun. Cameron asked her, "Did you read the script?". She replied, "I read it. I understood there were guns in it, I just didn’t think Ripley had to pick up a gun except for a flamethrower.” Realizing that the script would require a major rewrite if he couldn’t convince Weaver to use the machine gun, Cameron took Weaver behind the studio and had her fire off the weapon a few times. Cameron said, “I’ll never forget her blasting away with this thing. And then there was this kind of sly look over to me, like ‘This is fun.'”. Weaver said, “It just shows how addictive guns are." while noting that she felt ashamed of the pleasure she took in shooting the rounds. ("James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver on Their 40-Year Collaboration", Jim Hemphill, Indiewire, 2025) P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Aliens" (1986) premiered at Westwood, California, USA.
DepressedBergman2,985,803 views • 1 month ago
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To film this scene in "Death Becomes Her" (1992) where Meryl Streep's bre@ sts rise higher & become firmer after drinking the anti-aging potion, a pneumatic bra was built to create the effect. But it didn't seem realistic enough. They also tried various other methods but failed to get the desired effect. Finally, Meryl Streep's makeup man got behind her, lifted her bre@ sts into position while being hidden from the cameras. It worked to perfection. (Meryl Streep conference at the French Premiere of "Death Becomes Her" & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 34 years ago, Robert Zemeckis's "Death Becomes Her" (1992) premiered in New York City, USA.
DepressedBergman2,747,050 views • 1 month ago
During the filming of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958), Elizabeth Taylor's husband Mike Todd died in a plane crash. The production was shut down for a day for the funeral & resumed without Elizabeth Taylor. Whether Taylor would return was an open question. Nearly a month had passed when she came to the studio unannounced in a limousine. She summoned Richard Brooks inside and asked, “What should I do?” He assured her the decision was hers to make, and she said, “Mike said I looked wonderful in the rushes. I think I should come back. I owe it to him.” Taylor’s health, always precarious, remained a concern. She had lost weight and appeared not to be eating properly, raising worries that she would not have the energy for filming even if she had the will. Richard Brooks devised a way to stimulate her appetite. He ordered real food for the birthday party scene and called for additional takes, blaming the crew for imaginary problems. Elizabeth Taylor said, “In each take I had to eat with simulated enthusiasm the sumptuous meal on the plate in front of me, I felt like gagging, but Richard kept insisting we do repeat shots. By the time we finished the scene, I had my first solid meal in many weeks. In a way, he saved my life.” ("Tough as Nails: The Life and Films of Richard Brooks", Douglass K. Daniel, 2011) P.S: On this day, 68 years ago, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958) premiered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
DepressedBergman377,695 views • 9 days ago