Friday, November 09, 2012

"And we'll have a real good time, yes sir!..."

For anyone who has had a serious crush on Natalie Wood – and who hasn’t? – the indefatigable Marc Huestis has fashioned a pleasing mini-retrospective of her work, starting tonight and playing through Sunday at San Francisco’s invaluable Castro Theater.
The Program
 Friday, 9 November:
Double Feature-
Nicholas Ray’s “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955) @ 2:30 & 7 p.m. / Sydney Pollack’s “This Property Is Condemned” (1966) @ 4:45 & 9:15 p.m.

 Saturday, 10 November:
Matinee Double Feature-
The 50th Anniversary Screening of Mervyn LeRoy’s "Gypsy" (1962) (click here), hosted by Matthew Martin as Mama Rose, @ noon / Robert Mulligan’s “Love With a Proper Stranger” (1963) @ 3 p.m.

Evening Gala-
Centerpiece Screening of Elia Kazan’s “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) @ 9 p.m., with pre-screening event hosted by Lana Wood @ 7 p.m.

 Sunday, 11 November:
Matinee Feature-
A Sing-Along Screening of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise’s “West Side Story” (1961) @ 2 p.m.

Evening Double Feature-
Paul Mazursky’s “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” (1969) @ 7 p.m. / Robert Mulligan’s “Inside Daisy Clover” (1965) @ 9:05 p.m.

To this otherwise perfect mix of titles from Natalie's filmography, I would have added only George Seaton's "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) and Irving Rapper's "Marjorie Morningstar." (1958). (1962)

8 comments:

Brian D. said...

Sounds like a plan. I'm there.

Richard said...

Natalie Wood was the girl-next-door as movie star. I keep thinking that if I open my old high-school yearbook, I'll see Nat's picture in it - autographed, of course.

Marvin said...

Of little note: Natalie Wood allegedly had an affair with Nicholas Ray during REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE when she was 16. I've no idea if it did her any harm and it would be puritanical to say so.

Sheila said...

Yes, a great selection of Wood films. She died too young. I would have loved to see her in so many more.

Sean Cashill said...

She was a terrific, underrated actress.

John Kaiser said...

What about "Meteor"? I loved her in that movie!!!

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