Lists of favorite things

[Richard Ryan]

The insurmountable problem with Kubrik's Lolita is that Mason and
Sellars - both brilliant actors - seem to be performing in different
movies.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM,  <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
> James Mason was brilliant.  Jeremy Irons ... please.
>
> I thought James Mason was also quite good as Humbert Humbert.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> To: Elaine M.M. Bell <elainemmbell at gmail.com>; pynchon-l
> <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wed, Aug 3, 2011 10:38 am
> Subject: Re: Lists of favorite things
>
> I thought James Mason was also quite good as Humbert Humbert.
>
> Who's your pick for Lolita?
>
> Robin Hood?
>
> Catherine Earnshaw?
>
> Jane Eyre?
>
> Elizabeth Benet?
>
> P.
>
> On 8/3/2011 2:15 PM, Elaine M.M. Bell wrote:
>
> Best portrayals of (person) by (actor):
> Jimmy Hoffa:  Robert Blake
> Queen Elizabeth:  Bette Davis
> Marilyn Monroe: Poppy Montgomery
> Fagin:  Timothy Spall
> Winston Churchill:  Timothy Spall
> Richard III:  Ian McKellan
> Humbert Humbert:  Jeremy Irons
> Heathcliff:  Tom Hardy
> Ann Darrow:  Fay Wray
> Al Capone:  Jason Robards
> King Lear: Laurence Olivier
> Romeo: Leslie Howard
> Juliet:  Olivia Hussey
> Lyndon Johnson:  James Cromwell
> Lucky Luciano:  Anthony LaPaglia
> Lord Byron:  Richard Chamberlain
> Sherlock Holmes:  Basil Rathbone
> Olive Chancellor:  Vanessa Redgrave
> Richard Nixon:  Frank Langella
> King Arthur:  Richard Harris
> Tesla:  David Bowie
> Elvis Presley:  Jonathan Rhys Meyers
> Buddy Holly:  Gary Busey
> Andy Warhol:  Guy Pearce
> Jesus Christ:  TIE--James Caviezel and Ted Neeley
> Satan:  Al Pacino
> God:  Alanis Morissette
> Worst portrayal ever:
> Jackie Kennedy:  Katie Holmes
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> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Someone needs to cite some favorite books, movies, music lists to reboot
>> the p-list.
>>
>> It works every time.
>>
>> P
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