Exactly! I always said that no actress, regardless of how talented or lovely, could withstand being cast as the ‘epitome of all men’s desires’ in not one but three movies, one after another.

Happily, Ormond continued on in the business, and re-emerged as a savvy, sophisticated and still beautiful older actress in…

They may not have done it deliberately but I also heard a quick ‘Silence of the Lambs’ shout-out when Cara Dune promises Mayfield not freedom but “a better view”.

I dislike the Ron Howard directed “Grinch” although I like Howard as a filmmaker and Jim Carrey as an actor (usually). I dislike it because it turns Seuss’s story upside down and inside out, making the Whos the villains and the Grinch a misunderstood anti-Hero at worst.

This may be my all-time favorite “Columbo” (though there are about ten tied for second place). Donald Pleasance gives such a beautiful performance, and he and Falk create a lovely rapport between their characters. You can tell that Columbo takes no pleasure in bringing him in. Plus you have Julie Harris in the same…

What heart?