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Tuesday Briefs: Gay gladiator in Spartacus; Britney Spears on “Glee” and Emma disses Audrey
Good morning all!
Well, my mom’s hip replacement surgery went well yesterday and I will be at the hospital all day today to watch over her. Moments after getting out of recovery yesterday, she was asking for a lipstick and later, tried to get my big sister to fill out her eyebrows for her.
It was hilarious.
Anyway, I’m going to leave you with some briefs and have posted this photo of Mr. Tuc Watkins in a patriotic pair of them to get your attention!
IN THE ARENA: Today’s Morning Man Dustin Claire is not the only hottie to watch out for in the upcoming Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
AfterElton reports exclusively that the series will also feature a gay gladiator named Austus who will be played Australian actor and dancer Josef Brown who will be the new love interest for Barca. Australian television audiences might know Brown from his role as Peter on Dance Academy while dance fans might recognize him from his work with the Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Ballet. Brown also originated the role of Johnny Castle in the musical version of Dirty Dancing which he took from Australia to London’s West End and then to Chicago in the U.S. Source: AfterElton.com
BRITNEY BRIEFLY: Glee’s Britney Spears tribute episode won’t just feature her music, but the singer will make a cameo appearance. Show creator Ryan Murphy, who is directing the episode, shared the news on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning. “I think Britney, 100 percent, is going to be on the episode. [The episode] is so reverential, so kind and about her music … We’re handling Britney with kid gloves.” Source: BroadwayWorld.com
EMMA NO LADY: And finally, here is an item on Emma Thompson discussing the screenplay she is writing for an updated version of My Fair Lady.
I’m kind of shocked in that discussing the project after receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week, Miss Thompson would diss the great Audrey Hepburn who starred as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film version.
“I find Audrey Hepburn fantastically twee. Twee is whimsy without wit,” Thompson said. “It’s mimsy-mumsy sweetness without any kind of bite. And that’s not for me. She can’t really sing and she can’t really act, I’m afraid. I’m sure she was a delightful woman – and perhaps if I’d known her I would have enjoyed her acting more, but I don’t and I didn’t, so that’s all there is to it really.”
What a rhymes with rich!
Audrey Hepburn was a superb actress and a classy person who never in a million years would have said such an unkind thing about another performer publicly.
As for My Fair Lady, it is well-known that Julie Andrews, who has triumphed on Broadway in the role, should have been selected for the film. But Miss Hepburn was utterly charming in it and have watched it many times because of her performance. [Her singing was dubbed by Marnie Nixon but a DVD edition includes Audrey’s vocals which are pleasant but not operatic enough).
When I walk by Emma’s star, I’m going to give it a dirty look.
Comments
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Mike says:
Glad your Mom is doing well and the good chuckle about her wanting her lipstick and eye liner, that really shows she’s going to be up and about soon!
And, while I have no clue as to who Emma Thompson is, I’ve never read anywhere that Audrey Hepburn was anything but a class act, so, sour grapes must be what drives this Thompsonn woman.
RJ says:
Mike, Emma Thompson is one of the greatest actresses of our time. She has won numerous acting awards and has been nominated for many more.
Both she and Audrey Hepburn have won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Thompson has won another Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as an Emmy Award for a guest role on the sitcom “Ellen”.
Both have been known for their extensive involvement in charitable causes – UNICEF for Audrey Hepburn and Greenpeace, the Refugee Council and the Teaching Awards for Emma Thompson.
I don’t really know why Thompson decided to criticize the late and much-beloved Audrey Hepburn. She’s certainly entitled to her opinion but she must realize that doing so in such a public, on-the-record fashion is a no-win situation.
Jim says:
Emma Thompson knows full well the best way to draw attention to oneself is to make outlandish and demeaning remarks about someone of greater rank and talent. It’s done all the time. As Addison DeWitt excoriated Eve Harrington in “All About Eve,” when she ordered him out of her hotel room, “You’re not tall enough for that gesture!” Fox Network’s Bill O’Reilly found the only way he could get press was to criticize Jennifer A.’s comment that women can have children without benefit of men in their lives.