ROUND 3 begins tomorrow (The Brackets Finals Matches)

Tomorrow begins round 3 of the 2014 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney and we move into the final matches for the brackets of each era.

Two actresses competing in each category in each era to see who will move on to the sweet sixteen round next week. Here are the match-ups

scheduled to begin on Tuesday in each era. Since I am hosting the 60’s era portion I will  begin with the match-ups taking place here. There are

three top seeds left in this era after Diana Rigg got shown the exit door last round. Natalie Wood, Catherine Deneuve and Anne Bancroft.

But they all will have some tough competition to face. In the song and dance category, Natalie Wood faces Shirley MacLaine, which should give

Natalie her toughest challenge so far. In the Foreign Affair bracket, top seed Catherine Deneuve squares off against 2nd seed Romy Schneider,

which might be the best match of all four. In the All-American Girls bracket, Anne Bancroft takes on 3rd seed Lee Remick, which should be an

interesting match. And finally 2nd seed Elizabeth Taylor looks to continue her winning ways since coming from the 50’s era bracket, takes on the

lowest seed remaining in 5th seed Jean Simmons. Matches will run through Sunday evening!

A FOREIGN AFFAIR BRACKET

SONG AND DANCE BRACKET

BRITISH INVASION BRACKET

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS BRACKET

Here are the links to the other blogs to cast your votes in the other eras:

The 30's era:
http://www.rozrussell.com/

The 40's era:
http://journeysinclassicfilm.com/

The 50's era:
http://mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com/

Round 2 (British Invasion and All-American Girls) begins now!

We move on to round 2 of the 2014 Favorite Movie Actress Tourney where the matches start to get a little more competitive.

Here in the 60’s era, the British Invasion and All-American Girls brackets begin this evening. Here are the match-ups and I have to say all four promise to be very exciting. In the All-American Girls brackets, top seed Anne Bancroft will have to face the red hot Paula Prentiss, who beat Faye Dunaway in the first round. In the other match, 3rd seed Lee Remick will have to deal with 7th seed Sharon Tate, who upset Jane Fonda a few days ago. Over in the British Invasion, top seed Diana Rigg, who squeaked

by Hayley Mills last round will have an even tougher challenge this time in Jean Simmons. And the spotlight match takes place when 2nd seed Elizabeth Taylor squares off against 3rd seed Julie Andrews. My oh my. These matches will run through Wednesday evening. Good luck to all these wonderful actresses!

BRITISH INVASION BRACKET

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS BRACKET

The 2014 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney (1960's Era Brackets: British Invasion/All-American Girls)

Ahhhh you can always tell spring is on the way when days start to feel warmer and flowers start to bloom. Oh and when your favorite classic movie actresses come together to duke it out to earn bragging rights for favorite of the year. This marks the 4th annual edition and things look to be wide open this year. I mean previous winners Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard all took care of business and eventually won their tourney for their respective years. But this year, it's anyone's ball game. I mean odds are in favor of someone from the 30's era bracket clinching the crown, since all three previous winners have come from that era. But I think Bette Davis, the #1 seed from the 40's era and overall #1 seed thanks to her 2nd place finish last year, might have something to say about that. I'll be hosting the 60's era for the 2nd time and here are the first round brackets (British Invasion and All-American Girls) that kick off beginning on Sunday.

BRITISH INVASION

1 DIANA RIGG 

VS

8 HAYLEY MILLS

Looks like upstart Hayley is aiming to take down last year's final four
finalist Diana Rigg...game on!

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4 JULIE CHRISTIE

VS
5 JEAN SIMMONS

Should be a very interesting match...4 vs 5 usually are!

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2 ELIZABETH TAYLOR 

VS
7 VANESSA REDGRAVE

Elizabeth Taylor moves from the 50's era to here and right away she
will face stiff competition in the form of Vanessa Redgrave

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3 JULIE ANDREWS

VS
6 MAGGIE SMITH


Julie usually does very well in tourney play, making it to the sweet sixteen a few times
but this is probably her toughest first round match ever!


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ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS

1 ANNE BANCROFT

VS
8 TUESDAY WELD

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4 FAYE DUNAWAY

VS
5 PAULA PRENTISS

Last year Paula Prentiss made a deep run into the tourney with some surprising
victories. She looks to improve in this year's tourney.

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2 JANE FONDA

VS
7 SHARON TATE

Now this one I am putting on upset alert because I really think Sharon Tate has
a good chance of knocking off 2 seed Jane Fonda. We'll find out here shortly

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3 LEE REMICK

VS
6 PATRICIA NEAL

This promises to be a very exciting and close match. Could go either way!

Round Two Matches: Sophisticates and Drama Queens

What an awesome first round we had last week across all four blogs hosting the favorite classic movie actress tournament. Now we begin round 2 with some great match-ups. These matches begin tomorrow and will run through Wednesday night 7 pm EST. I think the best match will be Lee Remick against Catherine Deneuve.

SOPHISTICATES BRACKET

1 JEAN SIMMONS

VS

5 CLAUDIA CARDINALE

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2 FAYE DUNAWAY 

VS 

6 ANNE BANCROFT

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DRAMA QUEENS BRACKET

1 JULIE CHRISTIE

VS

5 SUSANNAH YORK

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2 LEE REMICK

VS

3 CATHERINE DENEUVE

Day Three Final Results for 50'S/60'S ERA

While the 30's and 40's eras first round are still going on due to a slight time difference the 50's and 60's eras are officially in the books. Well half of the categories are anyway. Here are the results from the 60's era first. And below are the 50's results.


60'S ERA BRACKET


DRAMA QUEENS

Lee Remick beams as she moves on to next week and round 2

JULIE CHRISTIE def TIPPI HEDREN 43-26
SUSANNAH YORK def LIV ULLMAN 31-28
LEE REMICK def JEAN SEBERG 44-20
CATHERINE DENEUEVE def SHARON TATE 54-15


SOPHISTICATES


JEAN SIMMONS def BARBARA SHELLEY 54-12
CLAUDIA CARDINALE def BRIGITTE BARDOT 33-30
FAYE DUNAWAY def VERA MILES 46-23
ANNE BANCROFT def ROMY SCHNEIDER 45-23


The most exciting matches of this era were between Susannah York and Liv Ullman who battled back and forth the entire three days before York finally held on to win 31-28. And Claudia Cardinale and Brigitte Bardot had one heck of a battle which saw Cardinale dominate day 1 and Bardot rally on day 2 before Claudia put her away on day 3. So the eight women who won this week move on to round two next week. Congratulations to all the actresses who competed and good luck to the ones who move on.



50'S ERA BRACKET


DRAMA QUEENS

Rhonda is slightly upset to to not make it out of the first round, but there is always next year

ELIZABETH TAYLOR def SHELLEY WINTERS 62-22
ANNE BAXTER def ELEANOR PARKER 42-35
SUSAN HAYWARD def JENNIFER JONES 55-25
AVA GARDNER def GLORIA GRAHAME 52-30


SOPHISTICATES


GRACE KELLY def RHONDA FLEMING 64-20
SOPHIA LOREN def ANNE FRANCIS 49-32
AUDREY HEPBURN def DOROTHY MALONE 57-24
DEBORAH KERR def KIM NOVAK 53-35


Seven of the eight matches were blow-outs. The one close match was between Anne Baxter and Eleanor Parker as Baxter rallied from down as many as 13 points to overtake Parker and pull off the comeback victory. Congrats to all the talented women of this era as well. And good luck to the eight that move on to round 2 next week.


Tomorrow begins first round action of the other two categories...Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door and Singers/Dancers. Those matches will run through Saturday night. I will also post the results from the 30's and 40's eras tomorrow as well.

Banners for 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament

Hi everyone! I just made some banners for the upcoming favorite classic movie actress tournament. I made four with each one representing a specific era. And I added them to my sidebar. So when the tourney starts, all you have to do is click on the picture and the link will take you to the other three sites where the matches are being held. I posted the banner photos below for everyone to see what they look like. Can't wait for this tourney to get started!

SILENT/1930'S ERA

1940'S ERA

1950'S ERA

1960'S ERA



Happy Birthday Lee Remick (1935 - 1991)

Almost missed that it was Lee Remick's birthday. My friend and co-blogger Irene reminded me that it was. So Happy Birthday Lee! She starred in such classic films like Anatomy of a Murder, Days Of Wine and Roses, The Omen, Experiment in Terror and The Detective.

Lee Remick is fun to watch in the otherwise serious thriller, NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (1968)

No Way To Treat A Lady is a thriller involving a psychotic strangler of women (Rod Steiger) being pursued by a detective (George Segal). It's a crafty little thriller that may seem dated by today's serial killers movies ala Silence of the Lambs and Seven but it's still pretty good. And while the movie centers on the two men, I must comment on Lee Remick's great performance as Kate Palmer, the young fun loving woman who is a key witness during this investigation. Her casual flirtation with Segal is fun to watch and she is just stunningly beautiful in this film. Probably the best I've ever seen her, which is saying a lot considering Remick is one of film's most breath-taking women. Check out the photos below of her if you doubt me. And not to short change Steiger's riveting performance, he is off the charts as the killer.

Classic Movie Goddess Of The Month - Lee Remick Part 2

Here are some of my favorite things about Lee Remick:

Favorite film: ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
Favorite Male co-star: James Garner (THE WHEELER DEALERS)
Favorite Role: Laura Manion (Anatomy Of A Murder)
Not so Favorite Film: A SEVERED HEAD (For a comedy, it never really works)
Favorite Performance : DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962)
Favorite Underrated Performance: THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL (1965)
Favorite Unexpected Performance : Lola (DAMN YANKEES - TV version)

Classic Movie Goddess Of The Month - Lee Remick

Here are some choice personal quotes by Lee:

I make movies for grownups. When Hollywood starts making them again, I'll start acting in them again.

Many times as an actress I feel crazy, yet the truth is that I would feel far more crazy if I were not an actress.

Breasts and bottoms look boringly alike.

He did inspire in me, as he did in most women I suppose, the feeling of wanting to look after him. He was like a wounded bird -- so vulnerable (on Montgomery Clift)

ALL GOOD THINGS in MAY

I thought I might catch a breather in May but things are steadily popping up even as I write. The Classic Movie Goddess will be Lee Remick. A talented actress and one of my favorites. Starting next month I will also be doing a classic movie actor spotlight and John Wayne has the honor of being the first actor represented. Makes sense since his birthday happens to fall in May. My guest for the month will be Audrey of Fedoras and High Heels. Can't wait to hear her answers. My classic movie line-up of films that I will be watching and reviewing will tie in with several Remick and Wayne films among others. Leading the way will be Experiment in Terror (1962) starring Lee and Glenn Ford; Anatomy of A Murder (1959) with Jimmy Stewart and Lee; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee and James Garner; and Loot (1973) with Lee one more time. Other films to be viewed include Two Mules For Sister Sara, Red River, The Pleasure Seekers, Sex and the Single Girl, The Seven Year Itch, After The Thin Man, Rome Adventure, The Wild Bunch and Cash McCall. You will notice a lot of 60's movies amid that group as I gear up for my July homage to that great decade of yesteryear. Oh and May 30th will kick off my much anticipated Classic Movie Actor Tournament, which has had buzz building ever since the women's concluded a few weeks ago. So another busy month here on All Good Things, which is the way I like it.

Happy Birthday Lee Remick (1935 - 1991)

Happy Birthday to a personal favorite of mine, Lee Remick. The talented Lee appeared in such note-worthy films such as Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Days of Wines and Roses (1962), Baby, The Rain Must Fall (1965), The Detective (1968) and The Omen (1976).

Summer Under The Stars - Lee Remick August 26th on TCM

Another of my favorites, Lee Remick gets her day on TCM with several note-worthy films. They include The Wheeler Dealers, A Face In The Crowd, Telefon, Days Of Wine and Roses, Experiment in Terror and Anatomy of a Murder.

Happy Birthday Lee Remick

(1935-1991)
One of my favorite actresses....