Robert Mitchum terrified me in "Cape Fear", especially juxtaposed against Gregory Peck once again playing a good and dutiful father. I remember watching it on tv with my own dad when I was a kid and feeling certain that he'd protect me the same way if I were ever threatened by the likes of Mitchum.

That's a good point. I'm a history buff as well as an animal lover, so I've read about some of that. For instance, the "trend" in Renaissance paintings for ladies and young girls to be holding ferrets and other small animals.
But I was specifically thinking in terms of Hollywood events, premieres and award show…

"The Miracle Worker" is one of my favorite films. The true story it tells is beautiful in its own right, but watching Bancroft and Duke bring it to life seemed like you were watching something miraculous happen.

Oops. Has. I forgot that she's still here. And I'm glad she is. But we don't get to hear her speak anymore.

Do you remember who?

He certainly did. I especially wish he'd won in 1968 for "The Lion in Winter".
His performance was such a tour de force (well really, almost everything he did was), and is my personal favorite. He and Katherine Hepburn together is something everyone who loves movies should see. I just gave myself goosebumps thinking…

She had an almost formal, old-world theatre way of speaking. Even decades after "Gone With the Wind" (from 1939 when nearly everyone in movies spoke like that), she still sounded a lot like Melanie Wilkes.
I was noticing that while watching Catherine, and thinking that she's really getting that aspect of Olivia right.

Plus, I thought the "tiny-dog-in-a-purse on the red carpet or at other events" thing started years later with Paris Hilton and then her various copy-cats.

Joan's mean streak was on prominent display in this episode, in other ways besides the viciousness of her and Hedda's anti-Bette campaign.

"…slow their jets and cool their roll…"
Wonder if Eugene's ever heard the term "bass-ackwards"?

I have a book stored away somewhere titled "Hollywood Babylon", written by the filmmaker Kenneth Anger, that details the most sordid of Tinseltown's scandals from its earliest days (including Fatty Arbuckle) through the fifties. Parts of it were definitely interesting, and parts I almost wish I hadn't read.

Two tweets were featured on TTD that I thought were kinda cute and worth passing along. One was something about Abraham and Sasha needing a pottery wheel in those flashbacks. The other was "Negan brought a bat to a tiger fight."

As far as I'm concerned, there's not one single episode of Justified that does not have moments that make it more than worthwhile.

I would hate to have been an Academy member having to vote that year, in any category.
But I have to say, as much as I adore Peter O'toole (that VOICE!), Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch has held my heart since childhood.

And then that sudden intake of air as if for two full minutes she hadn't been able to draw in any air at all. Made me realize I'd been holding my breath just watching, even though I knew the story.

Early in the episode, when Ezekiel was speaking inspirationally to Morgan, I halfway expected him to launch into the St. Crispin's Day speech from "Henry V". Actually, I'd love to hear that. With his regal bearing and that voice it would sound magnificent…and give my inner Shakespeare nerd more of a thrill than the…

Awww! That's the PERFECT addition! That almost triggered my allergies again.

It's kismet!

That's what I was thinking. Are you outside the U.S.? If so, I'm glad you saw that. I think it was a heartfelt message from the Powers That Be behind the show.

You're right, they gave them short shrift, which is a damn shame.
I always wanted more Hank and Wu. You can't get too much of a good thing…or two.