God morning, all! The laundry is in the washers, and I'm on my first cup of coffee.
I really liked MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. I had read Colin Clark's first book about the making of the Olivier-Monroe film, THE PRINCE, THE SHOWGIRL, AND ME, in my last years at The Drama Book Shop, and I really enjoyed it. Since that was around 16 years ago now, my memory of the book is vague, but I believe the film adheres pretty closely to that. I liked the cast quite a lot - I'd forgotten how kind Dame Sybil Thorndike had been to Monroe while Olivier got uglier - and I thought Judi Dench made a great Dame Sybil. Michelle Williams only reminded me at times of Monroe, but I really liked her performance. I also thought Kenneth Branagh had the similar situation with playing Olivier, but it was a really wonderful performance. At the film's end I was quite moved by it.
So, today, once the laundry is over, I've got the EILEEN Act Three libretto to type up and several missives from Philadelphia to address, dome good, some tedious.
The photos the moon last night were truly awesome. Thank you, DRs Laura and John G!
DR George, I'm glad your birthday festivities are going well. I'm going for more coffee.