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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Happy Birthday William Holden!

I remember when I was just getting into Classic Hollywood and I can't even think of the first film I saw of his, but I just know that I liked him and over the past few years he's definitely become my favorite classic actor and just one of my favorite actors in general. For a while it was Cary Grant that was first or James Stewart, but then as I saw more and more of William Holden's films I realized that he was my favorite and it's not just because of his gorgeous smile or his beautiful blue eyes, but it's his acting ability and how with each film he just got better and better. He truly doesn't get enough credit for how amazing he really was.

For me he just moves me so much (and he's not bad to look at either lol) but I just really get sucked into his characters, especially his role in Force of Arms and Toward the Unknown. Those movies were some of my favorites that i've seen recently. Also Love is a Many Splendored Thing is just beautiful and so sad. His 50s and 60s films are the best I think, of the ones that i've seen anyway and I keep seeing more of them all the time.

I also totally admire his work with animal preservation, even though the William Holden Wildlife Foundation was started after he died, it really holds true to what his real passion was in life and that was animals. I think he loved acting too, but animals really became his main love later on in his life.

Unfortunately alcohol took it's toll on him and he died at age 63, but if he hadn't been born on this day in 1918 we wouldn't have the amazing person that is William Holden and all the great films he made. So I don't want to be sad over his death, I want to celebrate his life and his birthday today! Here's to this amazing human being! Happy birthday! <33

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Happy Birthday William Holden!

Well I know i'm a day late, but anyway, Happy Birthday William Holden. He would have been 92. I'm seeing more and more of his films all the time. He was so handsome! His acting is just superb. I will watch Sabrina in honor of his birthday. Happy 92nd birthday!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Love is a Many Splendored Thing Review

So I saw Love is a Many Splendored Thing tonight. I thought it was a really great film. It's the second Jennifer Jones film that i've seen. William Holden is amazing as always. :)

I had a feeling that I was going to like it a lot and I did. It was super sad though at the end. I cried. :( I think it was a really great story and the costumes were great and so was the location.

Obviously the song is awesome too. I thought that William Holden and Jennifer Jones had good chemistry together in the movie as well. After I finished the movie, I watched a biography about William Holden that was on the special features of the movie. called Biography: William Holden An Untamed Spirit. It was really interesting and it showed clips from a lot of his films. I really want to see Picnic now. GAH he is just such a good actor. I think he's becoming my favorite. I love you Cary Grant, but I William Holden is taking the number 1 spot. They are both great great actors though and I love all the movies that i've seen them in. I've seen more of Cary Grant's, but I definitely want to see many more of William Holden's.

I thought that Jennifer Jones portrayed Han Suyin very well. Not letting herself feel except the people that she treated and forcing herself not to fall in love with Mark, but then she does(who wouldn't? It's William Holden!) I thought it was a very passionate love story.