Comments on: Grace: The Celluloid Princess http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: EMMA http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-105906 EMMA Sun, 04 May 2008 23:31:15 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-105906 That is like HECKA sad I mean like she had the cinderella weding and died so young ='( That is like HECKA sad I mean like she had the cinderella weding and died so young =’(

]]> By: Margaret Rogers http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-97941 Margaret Rogers Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:44:54 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-97941 Be sure to check out the new exhibit of her dresses at the St. Petersburg Museum of History www.spmoh.org Be sure to check out the new exhibit of her dresses at the St. Petersburg Museum of History http://www.spmoh.org

]]> By: Margaret Rogers http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-97938 Margaret Rogers Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:43:51 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-97938 Just wanted to let everyone know about a new and wonderful exhibit in St. Petersburg, Flordia at the St Petersburg Museum of History - 3/1/08-9/30/08 "Royalty Triumphs& Tradedies" This exhibit includes seven (7) of Princess Grace's dresses never before displayed. Thanks Just wanted to let everyone know about a new and wonderful exhibit in St. Petersburg, Flordia at the St Petersburg Museum of History - 3/1/08-9/30/08 “Royalty Triumphs& Tradedies” This exhibit includes seven (7) of Princess Grace’s dresses never before displayed.

Thanks

]]> By: Kevin Wolf http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27655 Kevin Wolf Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:31:10 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27655 I'm with the Viscount. Grace Kelly's entrance in <em>Rear Window</em> is a real movie moment. (Though as an actress I did find her a little chilly sometimes.) I’m with the Viscount. Grace Kelly’s entrance in Rear Window is a real movie moment. (Though as an actress I did find her a little chilly sometimes.)

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27507 Viscount LaCarte Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:32:36 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27507 oops - wrong post! Sorry...please delete - I'll repost it in the appropriate place. oops - wrong post! Sorry…please delete - I’ll repost it in the appropriate place.

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27506 Viscount LaCarte Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:31:34 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-27506 Here we go <a href="http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/03/20/ayn-rands-the-fountainhead/" rel="nofollow">again.</a> I really think her disciples spend their spare-time surfing these sort of posts to see who can most effectively extinguish the opinions of anyone who has the temerity to criticize Any Rand's <em>philosophy</em>, which is nothing more than a justification for gluttony. As a side note - Greenspan didn't seem so bad (from the bits I saw) on <em>60 Minutes</em> this evening. Here we go again. I really think her disciples spend their spare-time surfing these sort of posts to see who can most effectively extinguish the opinions of anyone who has the temerity to criticize Any Rand’s philosophy, which is nothing more than a justification for gluttony.

As a side note - Greenspan didn’t seem so bad (from the bits I saw) on 60 Minutes this evening.

]]> By: estiv http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26729 estiv Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:55:21 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26729 Excellent post. It's great to hear from someone with your perspective, having interviewed her over the years. Like a lot of people who appear perfect in the spotlight, it wasn't just that she was only human once out of it, but that she had worked very hard to create that illusion of perfection. And all that hard work eventually added up to...a lousy marriage, an unhappy life. I remember reading an article at the time of her death that included an example of Rainier publicly humiliating her in such a way that he could pass it off as a joke. Storybook marriages are for storybook characters, not human beings. Excellent post. It’s great to hear from someone with your perspective, having interviewed her over the years. Like a lot of people who appear perfect in the spotlight, it wasn’t just that she was only human once out of it, but that she had worked very hard to create that illusion of perfection. And all that hard work eventually added up to…a lousy marriage, an unhappy life. I remember reading an article at the time of her death that included an example of Rainier publicly humiliating her in such a way that he could pass it off as a joke. Storybook marriages are for storybook characters, not human beings.

]]> By: Viscount LaCarte http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26619 Viscount LaCarte Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:47:32 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26619 I always thought that Grace Kelly in <em>Rear Window</em> was the most beautiful movie actress in history. Sad story. Fame is like the lottery: So many people crave it - few ever achieve it - and when the odds are beaten it is sometimes a curse. I always thought that Grace Kelly in Rear Window was the most beautiful movie actress in history.

Sad story. Fame is like the lottery: So many people crave it - few ever achieve it - and when the odds are beaten it is sometimes a curse.

]]> By: M.A. Peel http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26437 M.A. Peel Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:14:16 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/09/14/grace/#comment-26437 I'm glad someone has remembered Princess Grace. A decade ago or so there was a spate of biographies, books about her, and what I remember from the reviews is how isolated she was once she married--a theme that is common to Diana. The other chilling parallel is that Diana attended Grace's funeral as her first official function--I remember pictures of Diana with Nancy Reagan at the funeral. If only she had been able to see her own funeral in a crystal ball then . . . I’m glad someone has remembered Princess Grace. A decade ago or so there was a spate of biographies, books about her, and what I remember from the reviews is how isolated she was once she married–a theme that is common to Diana.

The other chilling parallel is that Diana attended Grace’s funeral as her first official function–I remember pictures of Diana with Nancy Reagan at the funeral. If only she had been able to see her own funeral in a crystal ball then . . .

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