Karen Simmons

The cast of Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film version of “Much Ado About Nothing”, including Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, and Kenneth Branagh himself as Benedick

There’s never been a more gorgeously-produced film version of “Much Ado About Nothing” than Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film! (Gorgeous costumes, great cast overall & a beautifully scenic Tuscany setting!😍) #Classicfilm #MuchDoAboutNothing #Shakespeare

Yes!👏 I loved watching it as a kid — not only did they go to exotic locations with the ship, but even as a kid I appreciated that they cast so many older Hollywood stars & legends from the golden era who weren’t get cast in movies anymore, so that was nice work for them!☺️👏 #TheLoveBoat

That’s true!👍 I always get so teary-eyed during that moment, too!😭 Although at least Winston died happy with a smile on his face, since as you said, he finally got his long-awaited “going out in a blaze of glory”. (”Here I come, laddies..!!”😂)

Yes, I love that film, too, and it’s definitely a fun nostalgic adventure film!☺️👍 (great cast, too! I especially loved Bernard Fox as “Captain Winston Havelock!😄👏 I wish they’d given him even more scenes! But it was still a great part for him, considering it was one of his last film roles!)

The cast of Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film version of “Much Ado About Nothing”, including Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, and Kenneth Branagh himself as Benedick

There’s never been a more gorgeously-produced film version of “Much Ado About Nothing” than Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 film! (Gorgeous costumes, great cast overall & a beautifully scenic Tuscany setting!😍) #Classicfilm #MuchDoAboutNothing #Shakespeare

Just found out “The Wild, Wild West” is on one of the retro-tv channels! I know it’s goofy & Robert Conrad was a macho ass, but I loved their fun guest-villains (especially Victor Buono as Count Manzeppi & Michael Dunn as Dr. Loveless!👍) & this was my intro to steampunk as a kid! #Classictelevision

Even tho I liked them all, I love the second one best since there were so many bits of humour, like Lady Violet & Carson’s reactions to the film-crew coming to Downtown Abbey (as to be expected from those two!😄), Mosley getting his big break, Robert’s panicked worry that he might be half-French..!😂

Yes, I loved it, too!☺️👍❤️I especially liked Robert’s befuddled reaction when Mary was showing him the London flat she wanted to rent for their family as they were “downsizing” expenses— “It’s like a layer-cake of people!”😂) Glad everyone got a happy ending, especially Barrow after all this time!☺️

Hear, hear!👏👍💪🔥

Yes!👍I was also a Gen-X Latch-Key kid who grew up on all those great shows, especially Star Trek, Columbo, Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, M.T.M., Odd Couple, Hill Street Blues, etc.! I feel like watching/studying those classics made me a better writer myself! (STILL trying to break in myself, tho!😄🙏)

Yeah, I can’t even watch the Columbo episode he did anymore because his character is so genuinely unlikable that I feel like he’s basically just playing himsel!🤭(then again I’ve also been reading some making-of Columbo books that revealed Falk as being not QUITE so nice as the good Lt. Columbo is!🤭)

Just found out “The Wild, Wild West” is on one of the retro-tv channels! I know it’s goofy & Robert Conrad was a macho ass, but I loved their fun guest-villains (especially Victor Buono as Count Manzeppi & Michael Dunn as Dr. Loveless!👍) & this was my intro to steampunk as a kid! #Classictelevision

I was so shocked to wake up to this news!😢💔 Catherine O’Hara was always one of my fave funny women since way back — I’ve loved her ever since SCTV & was just rewatching her in the brilliant Christopher Guest mockumentaries “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman” over the holidays!😭💔 #Catherineohara

Yes!😂❤️🤌 I’m ALWAYS quoting that line, too!😂👏 Every line & scene with Corky just makes me laugh!😄 (his cheerfully-deranged expressions, his bizarre “dance” moves…😂🤌)

I was so shocked to wake up to this news!😢💔 Catherine O’Hara was always one of my fave funny women since way back — I’ve loved her ever since SCTV & was just rewatching her in the brilliant Christopher Guest mockumentaries “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman” over the holidays!😭💔 #Catherineohara

Agreed! “A Mighty Wind” one of my all-time fave Christopher Guest films, too!👏❤️ I love the funn-but-sweet & poignant relationship between Mitch & Micky that Catherine O’Hara & Eugene Levy did so beautifull!😭💔

Agreed, it’s one of my favorite Christopher Guest films, too — coincidentally I was just rewatching it over the holidays (along with “Best in Show”, too!❤️) & of course Catherine 0’Hara was brilliantly-funny in it as always!👏😭💔That whole cast was great & the Blaine musical itself was hilarious!😂🤌🎭

And don’t forget the late great Joe Flaherty is up there on SCTV heaven now, too!🙏💔

SCTV royalty!

Agreed! I discovered SCTV in its early days before any of its brilliant cast hit it big & I was always blown away by how brilliantly-funny they all were! (I always liked it better than SNL, too!👍) I was devastated when I heard that John Candy & Joe Flaherty passed & now Catherine O’Hara, too!😭💔

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Me, too!😭💔I was so shocked to wake up to this news!😢💔 She was always one of my fave funny women since way back — I’ve loved her ever since SCTV & was just rewatching her in the brilliant Christopher Guest mockumentaries “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman”!😭💔

Same here, I also discovered SCTV in its early days before any of its brilliant cast hit it big & I was always blown away by how brilliantly-funny they all were. I was devastated when I heard that John Candy & Joe Flaherty passed & now Catherine O’Hara, too!😭💔(her ”Lola Heatherton” on SCTV was 🤌❤️😄!)

Loved that sweet & poignant relationship between “Mitch & Mickey” in A Mighty Wind”!😭❤️(one of my fave Christopher Guest films!) She was always one of my fave funny women since way back — I’ve loved her ever since SCTV & was just rewatching her in “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman” over Xmas!💔

I was so shocked to wake up to this news!😢💔 She was always one of my fave funny women since way back — I’ve loved her ever since the early days of SCTV & was just rewatching her in the brilliant Christopher Guest mockumentaries “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman”!😭💔

Same, I was also a fan of hers (& the equally late great John Candy, Joe Flaherty & the rest!) ever since the early days of SCTV, too!🙏💔I felt like me & my little group of fellow nerd friends were the only ones who knew about that hidden gem back in the day!😄❤️I loved her in Chris Guest’s films, too!

Same here — I’ve also loved her ever since SCTV & was just rewatching her in the brilliant Christopher Guest mockumentaries “Best in Show” & “Waiting for Guffman”!😭💔

So glad Jessie Buckley got an Oscar nomination for her role in “Hamnet” — I’ve been saying since I saw the film that she definitely deserved a nomination & she also definitely should win for her performance!👏🎭 (& glad to hear the film got nominated for Best Picture, too; it deserves that as well!👏)

So glad Jessie Buckley got an Oscar nomination for her role in “Hamnet” — I’ve been saying since I saw the film that she definitely deserved a nomination & she also definitely should win for her performance!👏🎭 (& glad to hear the film got nominated for Best Picture, too; it deserves that as well!👏)