3 thoughts on “June 25th – Newest Page – George Segal Movies”
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B ROY
June 2, 2018 at 4:15 am
George Segal’s heyday in movies was in the 1960s and 1970s in films like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Quiller Memorandum, A Touch of Class and Rollercoaster [with my Widmark]. George is historically credited as being one of the first stars to rise to leading man status though leaving unchanged his Jewish surname, thus allegedly paving the way for mega stars such as Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to use their own names on screen.
Of course Hollywood has always chopped and changed the names of performers where they were not considered “trendy” enough and I feel it is nice that a star can keep his or her own name if proud of it and of the community in which it is fashionable. Indeed I like George Segal’s name and Babs Streisand is one of my fave actresses and whilst I was attracted to marquees that proclaimed “Marlon Brando is here in CINEMASCOPE!” [Desiree 1954] I would equally have queued outside cinemas where the marquee blazoned out “Maurice Micklewhite IS Alfie!” Of course nobody was EVER going to let us see a tagline/marquee that urged “Give em hell Marion!” [though HE would still have been MY hero!]
BEST POSTERS in your Segal video are in my view The Black Bird, Born to Win, 2012, Loving, Rollercoaster, Terminal Man, The Lost Command, a magnificent one for the Quiller memorandum and 3 very raunchy ones for Owl and the Pussycat, Too Many Chefs and Touch of Class.
MY FAVOURITE STILLS are George with my Denzel in Carbon Copy, Segal with Jane Fonda, The Quiller Memorandum, King Rat and an exceptional one with the Burtons. There are also classy lobby cards for The Bridge of Ramegen [also featuring our yesterday-discussed Ben Gazzara] and California Split as well as one with Babs Streisand. Excellent stuff and 97% rated.
Although George’s movie career declined after the 1970s he continued to make films and I recently enjoyed watching him in a supporting role in 2014’s Elsa and Fred with Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer. George has also had a prolific TV career and is currently enjoying further success as Pops Solomon in the series The Goldbergs which began in 2013 and is still running.
I understand that in that one his character acts far younger than his age, so maybe on the cards for George is big-screen revival with a part in the up and coming Indiana Jones movie and as the real-life George has musical talents too [for example playing the banjo on late-night TV] maybe for light relief in the Indie film he and Harrison could join hands and sing as a duet the classic “Younger than springtime am I.” !!!
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Steve Lensman
June 2, 2018 at 7:37 am
Hi Bob, enjoyed your post. Thanks for reviewing and rating my video, always appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the pictorial content.
I thought that foreign poster for A Touch of Class was a bit naughtier than usual and wonder if that scene was in the movie or the artist just using his imagination.
I should do a video on Streisand one of these days, I’m not a fan but I know you and some of the regulars here are.
I want to update a few more old videos, maybe some director videos too. Eventually I’ll get to more modern actors.
Looking at my files I have rated 7432 movies in the past couple of years.
I’ve rated 11 films from the 1910s
88 from the 1920s
969 from the 1930s
1262 from the 1940s
1499 from the 1950s
1188 from the 1960s
788 from the 1970s
501 from the 1980s
407 from the 1990s
442 from the 2000s
277 from the 2010s
Sitting comfortably at the top of my score board is a little gangster movie starring Mr. Mumbles. In second place – a three way tie – Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Godfather II.
Oh what a copycat you are Bob! [wink] I’m kidding yeah those posts work better on Segals page, but is this Segals official UMR page? hmmm looks a bit short and I can’t see the chart.
Copied from STEVE’s OWN COGERSON PAGE
B ROY
June 2, 2018 at 4:15 am
George Segal’s heyday in movies was in the 1960s and 1970s in films like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Quiller Memorandum, A Touch of Class and Rollercoaster [with my Widmark]. George is historically credited as being one of the first stars to rise to leading man status though leaving unchanged his Jewish surname, thus allegedly paving the way for mega stars such as Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to use their own names on screen.
Of course Hollywood has always chopped and changed the names of performers where they were not considered “trendy” enough and I feel it is nice that a star can keep his or her own name if proud of it and of the community in which it is fashionable. Indeed I like George Segal’s name and Babs Streisand is one of my fave actresses and whilst I was attracted to marquees that proclaimed “Marlon Brando is here in CINEMASCOPE!” [Desiree 1954] I would equally have queued outside cinemas where the marquee blazoned out “Maurice Micklewhite IS Alfie!” Of course nobody was EVER going to let us see a tagline/marquee that urged “Give em hell Marion!” [though HE would still have been MY hero!]
BEST POSTERS in your Segal video are in my view The Black Bird, Born to Win, 2012, Loving, Rollercoaster, Terminal Man, The Lost Command, a magnificent one for the Quiller memorandum and 3 very raunchy ones for Owl and the Pussycat, Too Many Chefs and Touch of Class.
MY FAVOURITE STILLS are George with my Denzel in Carbon Copy, Segal with Jane Fonda, The Quiller Memorandum, King Rat and an exceptional one with the Burtons. There are also classy lobby cards for The Bridge of Ramegen [also featuring our yesterday-discussed Ben Gazzara] and California Split as well as one with Babs Streisand. Excellent stuff and 97% rated.
Although George’s movie career declined after the 1970s he continued to make films and I recently enjoyed watching him in a supporting role in 2014’s Elsa and Fred with Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer. George has also had a prolific TV career and is currently enjoying further success as Pops Solomon in the series The Goldbergs which began in 2013 and is still running.
I understand that in that one his character acts far younger than his age, so maybe on the cards for George is big-screen revival with a part in the up and coming Indiana Jones movie and as the real-life George has musical talents too [for example playing the banjo on late-night TV] maybe for light relief in the Indie film he and Harrison could join hands and sing as a duet the classic “Younger than springtime am I.” !!!
Reply
COPIED FROM STEVE’S OWN COGERSON PAGE
Steve Lensman
June 2, 2018 at 7:37 am
Hi Bob, enjoyed your post. Thanks for reviewing and rating my video, always appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the pictorial content.
I thought that foreign poster for A Touch of Class was a bit naughtier than usual and wonder if that scene was in the movie or the artist just using his imagination.
I should do a video on Streisand one of these days, I’m not a fan but I know you and some of the regulars here are.
I want to update a few more old videos, maybe some director videos too. Eventually I’ll get to more modern actors.
Looking at my files I have rated 7432 movies in the past couple of years.
I’ve rated 11 films from the 1910s
88 from the 1920s
969 from the 1930s
1262 from the 1940s
1499 from the 1950s
1188 from the 1960s
788 from the 1970s
501 from the 1980s
407 from the 1990s
442 from the 2000s
277 from the 2010s
Sitting comfortably at the top of my score board is a little gangster movie starring Mr. Mumbles. In second place – a three way tie – Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Godfather II.
Oh what a copycat you are Bob! [wink] I’m kidding yeah those posts work better on Segals page, but is this Segals official UMR page? hmmm looks a bit short and I can’t see the chart.