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Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« on: December 09, 2016, 04:18:29 pm »
SOURCE: ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

URL: http://www.etonline.com/movies/204642_kirk_douglas_turns_100_a_look_back_at_the_star_most_iconic_performances/

by:  Zach Seemayer


Kirk Douglas, one of Hollywood's most celebrated icons, turns 100 on Friday, marking a milestone in a life filled with some of the best roles a star could hope for and some of the best performances anyone has ever given.

With three Oscar nominations and an honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar under his belt, ET is taking a look back at some of Douglas' greatest films in honor of his special day.


1. Champion (1949)



In one of his first leading roles, Douglas starred as a boxer named Midge Kelly, whose rise to fame and stardom in the ring brings out his vain, cruel side in his private life. The black and white noir drama earned Douglas his first of three Oscar nominations.

2. Ace in the Hole (1951)



In this brooding, cynical noir thriller, directed by Billy Wilder, Douglas plays Chuck Tatum, a disgraced newspaperman who gets a second chance when a mine collapses, providing the perfect, sensational story to restart his career. And he will stop at nothing to manipulate the situation to his advantage.

3. The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)



Douglas earned his second Oscar nomination for his role in this melodrama about the dark side of the movie business. The actor stars as Jonathan Shields, a reviled but successful movie producer who manipulates those around him to further his own career, until one day, he needs help from the people he's screwed over in the past.

4. Lust for Life (1956)



In this emotional biopic, Douglas plays famed Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, who went unappreciated and unrecognized during his troubled life, but sacrificed everything for his artistic passion. Douglas' performance in the powerful film earned him his third Oscar nomination.


5. Paths of Glory (1957)



In Stanley Kubrick's acclaimed anti-war drama, Douglas stars as a Colonel Dax, a commanding officer in the French Army during World War I. Dax refuses orders to send his men on a suicide mission against enemy forces and then must defend himself and his company against charges of cowardice.

6. Spartacus (1960)



Possibly his most iconic film, Spartacus tells the story of the eponymous slave and gladiator, played by Douglas, who leads a revolt against the decadent and tyrannical Roman Empire. The big budget historical drama ended up winning four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor (for Peter Ustinov), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design

7. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)



In this David Miller-directed drama about individualism, Douglas plays a loner and drifter named John Burns who lives his life like a roaming Old West cowboy, refusing to give in to living in modern society. Soon, he gets embroiled in a jail break that makes him the target of a manhunt. The contemporary Western is considered by many to be Douglas' best work.

Honorable Mentions: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Out of the Past (1947), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), There Was a Crooked Man… (1970) and Greedy (1994).
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2016, 04:19:37 pm »
HIS MOST ICONIC ROLE, AND THE MOST FAMOUS CATCH PHRASE STILL BEING UTTERED TODAY: I'M SPARTACUS

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2016, 04:30:51 pm »
Lonely are the Brave is a favorite of mine. Kirk Douglas was great in some of those B Western's too: Last Train to Gun Hill, Gunfight at the OK Corral, and of course alongside John Wayne in the War Wagon. Happy Birthday Kirk Douglas.
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2016, 05:41:28 pm »
That's Kirk! Douglas! Dammit! Now sit your pansy candy ass down and start acting like a man, cupcake! I can't stand the sight of ya!
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 01:25:20 pm »
"Lonely Are The Brave" was his best. But a mostly forgotten western "Last Train From Gunhill" is up there.
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2016, 01:29:22 pm »
Wow. 100.

Happy Birthday, Sir
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2016, 05:17:13 pm »
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2016, 05:56:45 pm »
The Man From Snowy River.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084296/

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 06:07:44 pm »
When you think about the fact that he had a massive stroke, he looks AMAZING!



My Dad, who died at 86, was the same age.  His 100th birthday would have been in November.
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2016, 06:08:19 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on December 10, 2016, 05:56:45 pm
The Man From Snowy River.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084296/

I love him in that!  Dual role, very effective.
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2016, 11:55:58 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on December 10, 2016, 06:08:19 pm
I love him in that!  Dual role, very effective.

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2016, 12:07:14 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on December 10, 2016, 06:08:19 pm
I love him in that!  Dual role, very effective.

@musiclady

The Man From Snowy River just happens to be on Encore-Western Channel this week.

I have seen that movie, literally...DOZENS of times since 1982, the year my daughter was born.   And STILL, when I come across it while holding the remote...it's physically impossible for me to bypass it.  I tear up every damned time.

The story itself.  You can watch it a dozen times and each time see something 'new'.   

The incredible cinema screen play.  The visuals on virtually EVERY frame, let alone scene are a clinic in the use of thirds.

The music score is second to none.  O.M.G.!   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cz5t_hdqo



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwFKsZhrfM

PS:  I could easily forget all the nasty back and forth between us the past year and a half...IF you could play that!!    :laugh:

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2016, 01:47:18 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on December 11, 2016, 12:07:14 pm
@musiclady

The Man From Snowy River just happens to be on Encore-Western Channel this week.

I have seen that movie, literally...DOZENS of times since 1982, the year my daughter was born.   And STILL, when I come across it while holding the remote...it's physically impossible for me to bypass it.  I tear up every damned time.

The story itself.  You can watch it a dozen times and each time see something 'new'.   

The incredible cinema screen play.  The visuals on virtually EVERY frame, let alone scene are a clinic in the use of thirds.

The music score is second to none.  O.M.G.!   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-cz5t_hdqo



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGwFKsZhrfM

PS:  I could easily forget all the nasty back and forth between us the past year and a half...IF you could play that!!    :laugh:

Number one:  What nasty back and forth?  I've already forgotten it.  ^-^

As for the movie........ it's my husband's sentimental favorite, and he watches it every year on his birthday and on Father's Day, and I totally agree..... it's a FANTASTIC movie.

Best part......... when Jim goes over the cliff on his mountain horse going after the brumbies and the French Horns scream..

Gets me every time!

Oh, yeah........... and when Jessica starts playing "Fur Elise" with great feeling and nuance after Jim leaves the room.


Oh, yeah.......... and when Clancy tells Jim his father was a good mate.


Oh, yeah.......... and at the end, when Spur says, he's not a boy, he's a man.  And then Clancy says, "The man from Snowy River."

(Can you tell I've watched it a zillion times with my husband?? LOL!)
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2016, 02:47:15 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on December 11, 2016, 01:47:18 pm
Number one:  What nasty back and forth?  I've already forgotten it.  ^-^

As for the movie........ it's my husband's sentimental favorite, and he watches it every year on his birthday and on Father's Day, and I totally agree..... it's a FANTASTIC movie.

Best part......... when Jim goes over the cliff on his mountain horse going after the brumbies and the French Horns scream..

Gets me every time!

Oh, yeah........... and when Jessica starts playing "Fur Elise" with great feeling and nuance after Jim leaves the room.


Oh, yeah.......... and when Clancy tells Jim his father was a good mate.


Oh, yeah.......... and at the end, when Spur says, he's not a boy, he's a man.  And then Clancy says, "The man from Snowy River."

(Can you tell I've watched it a zillion times with my husband?? LOL!)

LOL!    :beer:

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2016, 08:23:46 pm »
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I wear a mask as an exercise in liberty and love for others.  To see it as an infringement of liberty is to entirely miss the point.  Be kind.

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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2016, 12:31:07 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on December 10, 2016, 05:56:45 pm
The Man From Snowy River.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084296/
Yep!

("That's 'H' for 'homeless'". Great show.
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Re: Living Legend Kirk Douglas Turns 100! A Look Back at the Star's Most Iconic Performances
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2016, 02:59:06 am »
Gee. No mention The Villain?  :tongue2:

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