Kim Novak - Show The Love
Kim Novak - Show The Love
#1Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:00am
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#2re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:11amNever liked her. I only ever thought she looked attractive in Picnic, and only ever really enjoyed her in Boys Night Out. Otherwise, I've always found her a study in tedium; and, in the epitome of tedium, Vertigo, she looks like The Astounding She Monster!
#2re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:12am
LOVE HER! 
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#3re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:13am
Love her in Vertigo, but she did make that odd bit of business called Just a Gigolo with Bowie and Dietrich. I also remember some Agatha Christie bit called The Mirror Cracked, an all-star cast if I remember right.
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#4re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:16am
'Mirror Cracked' is the best.
She refers to Liz Taylor (Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots) as looking like sh*t.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#5re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:21am
Never mind. I was going to correct Glebb's post, above, but he corrected it.
Updated On: 2/3/08 at 11:21 AM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#6re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:23amHow could you not love Kim Novak?
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#7re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:24am
Corrected what?
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#8re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:28am
I also vaguely remember her presenting a sound design Oscar with James Stewart.
I forgot about Bell, Book and Candle.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#9re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:30am
How could you not love Kim Novak?
I think I gave a few reasons in my response.
Corrected what?
When I first looked at your post that says Love Her, there was a box with a red x in it. I had posted the photo, but then realized it was now visible in your post, so I removed it from my post.
That one with the back of her head from Vertigo just highlights how tedious she and it are. Boring hair, boring gray suit, blank vapid look on her face, etc.
#10re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:52amI didn't say 'How could you not like Kim Novak?'
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#11re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:54amI didn't say you did. I was just reponding to Mr.Roxy's post and yours in the same post.
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#12re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:56am
I love BELL, BOOK & CANDLE - what a cast!
And the scene in PICNIC when she dances with William Holden (*SIGH*) has always gotten my vote for sexiest moment in movies.
RetroBoy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/1/07
#13re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:00pm
I love her too!!! I fell in love with her in PICNIC and after that I had to get my hands on (almost) every movie she's ever made. Her beauty is mesmerizing. I have yet to see JEANNE EAGLES or THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS.My favorite performance is from STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET opposite Kirk Douglas.
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#14re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:02pm
Vertigo is on Wednesday, TCM.
Everything about that movie is perfect.
#15re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:43pmIt's funny, I don't think she's that attractive, but in Vertigo, you just can't take your eyes off her. One of my favorite movies of all time, definitely.
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#16re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:44pmmy dad sat next to her on a plane once.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#17re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 1:06pm
Absolutely love her! I always thought she was stunning, but that's not why I love her.
There's something about her presence and delivery that is so - I don't have the right word for it-ethereal maybe. Especially in Vertigo. She's sort of distracted, but in a good way. Perhaps someone else can be more articulate than I am.
Many years ago, though, she appeared on an Academy Awards show as a presenter, and we all thought she looked very drag queen. 
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#18re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 1:19pmOne fine woman! YOWZA!
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#19re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 1:52pm
Kim was SO popular in the mid-'50s.
It's hard to believe she was only 23 in Picnic! And 25 in Vertigo. I think it was the deep sultry voice.
Her performances have grown on me over the years. I actually like her quite a bit now.
And I love seeing the two "Madges" from Picnic in the same movie! Bell, Book and Candle... featuring the original Broadway Madge (Janice Rule) and the film Madge (Novak).
Tangent: I like Pillow Talk for the same thing (among other reasons): Both "Babes" from Pajama Game are in it.
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#21re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:34pmreally Liotte? Tell her hi from my dad, lol.....he often forgets which son he is talking to, but he remembers her, lol
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#22re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:36pmYes- her house and my house (in CA) share a border between my backyard and hers. But I must say- I wouldn't be able to recognize her even if I was talking to her face to face, as I have never seen any of her movies. Does trick or treating as a kid count as talking to her?
#23re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:16pm
it counts, and go out and rent Vertigo, and Bell, Book, and Candle NOW!
How could you have NEVER seen Hitchcock's Vertigo????????
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
RetroBoy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/1/07
#24re: Kim Novak - Show The Love
Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:21pm
Besty, I think you meant PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES not PILLOW TALK. Yeah it's funny how Janice Rule did BELL BOOK and CANDLE just two years after Kim was chosen over her for the film version of PICNIC. Janice Rule did in fact audition for the film. Janice Paige on the other hand originated the role of "Babe Williams" in the OBC of PAJAMA GAME only to see the role go to Doris Day in the movie version and then just a few years later wound up co-starring with her in PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES!
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