So, first and foremost:
Happy Birthday Mr. Bridges! Hope you have a wonderful day.
And for Jeff Bridges’ 70th Birthday, I’ve decided to hold the Jeff Bridges Blogathon to honour this wonderful and often underrated actor.
As many of you know, I was introduced the wonderful world of movies through my parents’ Super 8 film collection (saved just in time from someone tossing them into the junkyard). And, it is amongst this wonderful collection that there was Lolly Madonna – XXX (and no, don’t get any ideas…that’s XXX as in kisses). The character who caught my attention was none other than Zack Feather played by Jeff Bridges. Since then, I’ve always enjoyed this artist and the movies he’s been in. From the up-to-no-good Jake (Bad Company) to Jack (The Fabulous Baker Boys and The Fisher King), be it Charles Howard (Seabiscuit) or Rooster Cogburn (True Grit) and those myriad other characters, every role he takes on is absolutely perfect.
Born on the 4th December 1949 as Jeffrey Leon Bridges, he has starred in movies such as The Fabulous Baker Boys, Tucker: The Man and his Dream, The Big Lebowski, The Fisher King, Crazy Heart, Hell or High Water, and and and the list goes on. It was year after year that I hoped this great actor would win the coveted Oscar and/or Golden Globe…finally 2010 came and Crazy Heart won him both awards. Photography is another gift of his and the shots I’ve seen are superb. As for his musical talents, those are fantastic too.
So, without further ado, here are the posts of my fellow bloggers in honour of today’s special birthday (I’ll update the entries as the day goes by…late entries welcome, including mine):
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vengonofuoridallefottutepareti (Sam Simon) – Crazy Heart (2009) |
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The Midnite Drive-In – The Big Lebowski (1998) |
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Realweegiemidget Reviews – Jagged Edge (1985) |
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Thoughts All Sorts – Lolly Madonna XXX (1973) |
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Taking Up Room – Tron (1982) |
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MovieRob – Tron (1982) |
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MovieRob – Tron Legacy (2010) |
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Dubsism – Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) |
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Diary of a Movie Maniac – Bad Company (1972) |
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Pfeiffer Pfilms and Meg Movies – The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) |
I own Lolly Madonna XXX – bought it from a bootleg company – while not a perfect film a great early 70’s one! “Thunderbolt And Lightfoot” was where I discovered Bridges and have enjoyed his films ever since!
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I also proudly own Lolly Madonna – it was my goal to replace the Super 8 version with a DVD…and eventually somewhere I managed to get a copy. At a price of course. But hey!
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Thanks! Linking you up now (just got home from work) and will read asap.
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Here’s Jeff Bridges as a Sports Analogy Hidden in Classic Movies…
https://dubsism.com/2019/12/04/sports-analogies-hidden-in-classic-movies-volume-61-tucker-the-man-and-his-dreams/
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Thanks for joining! I’ve linked you up and will read all the entries shortly.
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Happy birthday Jeff!
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My entry is up if you’d like to link to it.
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Thanks Paul! Putting it up now. And then giving it a read. Thanks for joining!
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Hi, Catherine! I sent this to you through your Contact page yesterday, but here it is again just in case: https://takinguproom.wordpress.com/2019/12/03/tron/ Looking forward to reading these!
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Thanks so much – sorry about the delay.
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You’re welcome, and no problem. I thought maybe something glitched. Thanks again for hosting this. 🙂
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Was great having you. Yep…work and timezones came between me and my Blogathon 😦
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Oh yeah, it happens. I know the feeling. And thanks. 🙂
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Thanks for joining me. Linking you up now.
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Thank you for the great initiative and for letting me taking part in it! :–)
Looking forward to reading your review!
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Thanks for joining. Will read you post asap…
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Thanks for being the hostess with the mostess! Any thoughts for the James Garner blogathon yet???
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I’m keen on either Marlowe or They Only Kill Their Masters but need to track down the movies first…will confirm asap.
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Shall I add you with both just now in case there’s a rush for these.
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You can – I’ll confirm on the weekend.
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Added you to the list – really happy you joining.
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Chocolates arrived!!! Thanks. You spoilt me rotten.
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Sorry about the bad timing – Jeff Bridges blogathon review and chocolate go together perfectly!
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Absolutely!
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