Mark O’Donovan

How fabulous does JLo and the “Kiss of the Spider Woman” trailer look?

I miss 2012.

“I remember the first Met Gala… The theme was ‘The Wheel’.” It wasn’t always “The First Monday in May”.

An impromptu article for the night that’s in it.

Joyeuses Pâques! 🐣

Viv, Larry, and the Great Anglo-American Film War Or How Laurence Lorded It Over Leigh in a “Truly TARIFF-ic Absolutely True Story”

Read “Viv, Larry, and the Great Anglo-American Film War”, by @mrmarkodonovan | tinyurl.com/kc9affjy

This picture is so special. With Dame Meldy winning her fourth Olivier for Best Actress in a Musical (her fifth overall, taking an early supporting gong), here’s a throwback to her first. It requires huge discipline not to caption it: “Bea Arthur and Imelda Getty-Staunton, 1991”.

Just sayin’. Glenn Close in legal TV shows is a recession indicator.

…although, frankly, this satellite scoop from an April ‘90 edition of the trashy tabloid STAR is what caught my eye. A fine thing when Shelley could find herself a feeder and I can’t!

Richard Chamberlain and the Politics of Outing “Sometimes, the most extraordinary dream…” the tagline for Albert Nobbs went “is to live an ordinary life.”

Read “Richard Chamberlain and the Politics of Outing”, by Mark O’Donovan | tinyurl.com/3fhw9xbj

Wishing Our Number One Lady a Happy Birthday! A woman’s age is never discussed, but, let’s just say, each of Glennie’s digits correspond to her Oscar nominations -- and whether or not you count “Hillbilly Elegy”.

I hope you all have “The Quiet Man” rewound and ready to go for Monday! 🇮🇪☘️

For your gin and tonics? Mother’s Ruin!

“Oh, Demi. First time, huh?”

Rare Ozdust, indeed! Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton (in blue) and Ray Bolger at a 1967 reunion, colorized.

Vanessa’s Varicose Veins (1977) There’s death and there’s taxes and there’s Vanessa Redgrave.

Read my latest Substack here:

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The worst gay guy you know dressing up as Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Boulevard”, last Halloween:

Tonight’s SAG Awards. Are you predicting Ms. Saldaña and Ms. Moore -- or is the rise of the AfD, Alternative für Demi, inevitable?

The moment Our Number One Lady gave same-sex couples (and the partially sighted) grounds to say: “Screw you, Glenn Close!”. It’s the SAG Awards tonight, mes chers. You have two options to watch it: you can either stream it at 1 am Irish time on Glennflix – or you could get a life.

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña learning that Karla Sofía Gascón WILL attend the Oscars:

YouTube video by Mark O’Donovan “Hattie McDaniel’s Legacy” by Mark O’Donovan

I’ve been experimenting with long-form video content, mes chers, and while the audio mixing is still a work in progress, it’s honestly not half bad. (Be Kind Rewind’s job is safe.) Do check it out!

I’m only rooting for Diane Warren to win a (real) Oscar next Sunday, so I can finally repurpose the memes I had ready to go for Glenn’s triumph on February 24th 2019... They’ve been hogging space on my Google Drive since WHAT HAPPENED happened. Sixteenth time’s the charm, Diane!

An unsettling dread churns within me, a gut feeling that the AfD is poised to triumph in the near future. But who will be the face of the Alternative für Demi -- Ms. Madison or Ms. Torres? 🇩🇪🏆

I found this picture of Our Number One Lady, the GC, as a young glenngénue when researching my latest Substack and -- respectfully -- what a babe.

Hagen Daze (1952) This week’s Substack delves into the life of JEAN HAGEN whose professional brilliance was overshadowed by personal turmoil, but whose legacy shines brightly.

My latest article -- read it here.

The Case for IBS: Why Isabella Rossellini Should Win Best Supporting Actress (but Probably Won’t) If there’s one thing I lust over in a “bro”, like dimples or a hairy back, it’s the handsome shiny dome.

This week’s Domstack is brought to you by the Ingrid Bergman Society.

Mentally I’m here. 🍸

Born too late to be eccentric.

Born too soon to be trendily neurodivergent.

Born just in time to have a Glenn Close meme page.

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Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the (Revolution in France) Oscar Nominations, 1955 The picture you’re ga(y)zing at depicts Judy Garland, Jane Wyman and June Allyson at NBC’s broadcast of the 27th Oscar Nominations in February 1955.

My latest Substack -- read it here: open.substack.com/pub/mrmarkod...

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