tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6096640618414368422..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: For Katie's Birthday: Norma Shearer's Head On A PlateMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-49861126842975512842010-01-02T16:25:27.066-05:002010-01-02T16:25:27.066-05:00Also be sure to check out my post of January 1, 2...Also be sure to check out my post of <a href="http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/01/katie-award-nominees-for-1931-32.html" rel="nofollow"> January 1, 2010</a>, where I nominate Norma Shearer for a coveted Katie Award.<br /><br />There I said:<br /><br /><i>You might notice as you scroll down the list of nominees that I've nominated Norma Shearer for her comedic performance in Private Lives. Those of you who have been following this blog from the beginning probably know I'm no fan of her work. Yet, I would be doing you a disservice not to recognize that she was a big star in the 1930s and that she has legions of fans to this day. Private Lives, though little known now, was for my money the best performance of her career, perfectly suited to her personality and talents. She winds up with a nomination for best actress.</i><br /><br />As I will note in a post early next week, "revolution is dissent" and the aim of the Monkey is nothing short of a movie-watching revolution.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-86481935980445228972010-01-02T11:55:30.816-05:002010-01-02T11:55:30.816-05:00She is the GREATEST Star! "Trapped in that li...<i>She is the GREATEST Star! "Trapped in that lightbeam is a youth that shall not FAAAAAAAAAAADE!"</i><br /><br />Say, I get the impression you're a fan of her work. Welcome aboard! It's a big tent we've pitched here at the Monkey and we encourage all points of view. Hopefully, your enthusiasm for Norma Shearer's work will counter my own crabbier response and will encourage readers who stumble across this blog to give her a try.<br /><br />In response to your specific question whether I've seen <i>The Women</i>, the answer is "many times." It's one of my favorites from an era that produced Hollywood's greatest movies.<br /><br />The goal of this blog, for me at least, is to encourage my readers to see as many movies as possible. I hope you stick around to cheer Norma on in the future and argue in support of your favorites.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-80973312514608496942010-01-02T11:36:41.569-05:002010-01-02T11:36:41.569-05:00Jesus, your Norma hate is out of control.
Your a...Jesus, your Norma hate is out of control. <br /><br />Your article is filled with half truths and lies as well.<br /><br />She was a star and a working actress before she married Thalberg.<br /><br />Her career continued even after Thalberg's death.<br /><br />Due to her popularity, even after she retired she was offered film roles. <br /><br />Using her performance in "The Women" to describe her entire career or he acting style is lame. The part is written to be a simpering fool in the beginning. Did you even watch it to the end to see her transformation?<br /><br />Norma may have had acting styles that now seem outdated, but she wasn't called The Queen of MGM for nothing!<br /><br />She is the GREATEST Star! "Trapped in that lightbeam is a youth that shall not FAAAAAAAAAAADE!" --Sunset Blvd.Zak in the ATLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747068946980106210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-55720427976560560822009-09-04T13:29:42.245-04:002009-09-04T13:29:42.245-04:00A belated happy birthday to Katie-Bar-The-Door! I...A belated happy birthday to Katie-Bar-The-Door! I've not seen enough of Norma to have any strong feelings about her (lack of) acting ability, but can say that I found her performance in 'The Women' bland at best and annoying at worst. The only other NS recollection I have is that clip of 'Idiot's Delight' where Gable sings and dances and she reclines and looks vampish for a couple secs. I think that was NS . . .Lupnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-92224359459131410192009-09-03T15:21:55.682-04:002009-09-03T15:21:55.682-04:00for relief from shearer, I offer a certain redhead...for relief from shearer, I offer a certain redhead from <i>Mad Men</i><br /><br />http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/images/celebritology/09/chendricks.gifmister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-65144428319189962682009-09-02T08:11:58.292-04:002009-09-02T08:11:58.292-04:00and, as John Chance explained, to live outside the...and, as John Chance explained, <i>to live outside the law, you must be honest.</i><br /><br /><br />AndI honestly can't abide Norma Shearer.<br /><br /><br />KTBtD, OTOH, is quite nice and beloved by all. . . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-78018826369633124172009-09-02T00:38:49.535-04:002009-09-02T00:38:49.535-04:00Well Myth, if someone were to be following Dylan’s...Well Myth, if someone were to be following Dylan’s advice -- or more accurately (as I think Mr. Mule :-) might point out) -- the advice of <i>the narrator</i> in Dylan’s song <i>She Belongs to Me</i>, they'd do exactly what you just done did: Salute her when her birthday comes. (Of course on Halloween you’d also have to give her a trumpet and for Christmas, buy her a drum.)<br /><br />But Happy Birthday to Katie-Bar-The-Door, and may you & Myth have many, many more.Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-54705666276476807212009-09-01T23:21:53.692-04:002009-09-01T23:21:53.692-04:00Interestingly, Matt Groening initially offered the...Interestingly, Matt Groening initially offered the role of Mr. Burns to Norma Shearer. Some confusion followed, and the part ultimately went to Harry Shearer.Bellotoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867368335490719967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-63931083261404598792009-09-01T20:15:43.750-04:002009-09-01T20:15:43.750-04:00Yeah, you usually get a lot of stupid toys or a bi...Yeah, you usually get a lot of stupid toys or a bicycle or clothes or something like that.<br /><br />Next year -- real estate!Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-69917669634625670672009-09-01T20:12:32.017-04:002009-09-01T20:12:32.017-04:00What a nice birthday present, you're such a th...What a nice birthday present, you're such a thoughtful husband!Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-7473731488530395892009-09-01T15:44:40.895-04:002009-09-01T15:44:40.895-04:00ah, the sheriff is near....ah, the sheriff is near....Uncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-1133624881745018562009-09-01T15:31:04.315-04:002009-09-01T15:31:04.315-04:00Well, pilgrim, I have to assume the missing vowel ...Well, pilgrim, I have to assume the missing vowel is "A" -- a talentless cant. As in<br /><br /><i> cant<br />1 /kænt/ –noun<br />1. insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety. </i><br /><br />I would say the two words I would most associate with Norma Shearer's acting are "talentless" and "insincere." Throw in that business about goodness and piety and you pretty much have Norma nailed.<br /><br />So I think you're probably okay.<br /><br />But just remember -- We don't like tinhorns around here, mister. So you watch yourself ...Sheriff John T. Chancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-82144218644280196022009-09-01T15:12:49.182-04:002009-09-01T15:12:49.182-04:00So I take it that, in light of our recent exchange...So I take it that, in light of our recent exchanges in the comments section, and Sheriff Chance's prohibitions, that I'd be right out if I wrote that <i>Norma Shearer is a talentless c*nt</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />In the English sense of the word <i>c*nt</i>, of course. . . . . <br /><br /><br />and Sheriff, please feel free to delete this comment -- it is intended for thy amusement.mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-84391608284388737182009-09-01T15:03:26.968-04:002009-09-01T15:03:26.968-04:00someone should taint punch her and then chop-block...someone should taint punch her and then chop-block her. Well given she's dead, we'll have to exhume her body, then taint punch her and chop-block her. Where's my shovel?<br /><br />She was probably home-schooled by midgets.Uncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-12899557387066511542009-09-01T09:36:18.715-04:002009-09-01T09:36:18.715-04:00I commend to you She Blogged by Night's post o...I commend to you She Blogged by Night's post on the subject of Norma Shearer, which is much better than mine. You can find it by scrolling back up to the word "melodrama" in my post and clicking on the blue highlighted link.<br /><br />To quote:<br /><br /><i>Norma Shearer sucks. She's a talentless, scenery chewing hack who approaches every role as melodrama. Let me summarize every film she's ever been in: Norma swoons, Norma bites her knuckle, Norma wrings her hands, Norma talks in faux high society falsetto, Norma wins in the end. Norma may, on occasion, wear a wacky wig. When she smiles, she reminds me of that funny moment in "The Tender Trap" where Debbie Reynolds explains that actresses smile by opening their mouth into a D shape instead of genuinely smiling, because smiling causes wrinkles.</i><br /><br />She really, really doesn't like Norma Shearer.<br /><br />And neither does Katie-Bar-The-Door ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-56035570099687070262009-09-01T09:19:32.328-04:002009-09-01T09:19:32.328-04:00While I am a committed contrarian, and I hesitate ...While I am a committed contrarian, and I hesitate to jump in, I can only say that just looking at the <i>photos</i> of her, I hate her guts and would enjoy walloping her.<br /><br /><br />ichmister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.com