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BroadwayBabyGal
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5/8/2003 | posted: 9/6/2003 at 10:55:12 PM ET
I love Lifetime movies too. 
~*Jessica*~
| jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 9/7/2003 at 11:08:46 AM ET
Baaa-I feel sheepish. I didn't know this was a Lifetime movie. That explains a lot. David was a Lifetime movie? That was well done. I remember The Face on the Milk Carton.
Jenn
|  moljul
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| posted: 9/7/2003 at 11:33:24 AM ET
No they weren't Lifetime Movies when they were made. They were made for network television - either NBC, CBS or ABC. Lifetime movies weren't in existence when David and Last Best Year were made. I think what everyone meant is that now Lifetime shows these two movies a lot and they kind of fit the type of movie that Lifetime now makes.
| Karen
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I have to laugh, because from the plot synopsis, The Last Best Year is the kind of film you usually couldn't pay me to watch, yet I absolutely love it. I first watched of course because Bernadette Peters was in it, although I've always liked Mary Tyler Moore too. I don't know anything about cancer or adoption so I don't know how realistic those aspects were. But I do think that the characterization of Jane Murray was a remarkable full-scale portrait of a certain kind of intelligent, introverted, inarticulate midwestern American who is rarely represented in films and virtually never on television. Her isolated pride, quiet neuroticism, and stoicism are not qualities that much interest the mass media. Although she is having a furtive, hopeless affair with a married man, she is certainly not a home-wrecker. She is clearly presented as having no illusions or expectations about him leaving his family. Jane may even be having this kind of relationship just because there's no chance of further development and thus possible failure. Since this movie was made in 1990, Jane's son would have been born in 1970, three years before abortion became legal throughout the US. It makes sense that at that time she would have had the child and given him up for adoption. As for his appearance at the memorial service, I just assumed that Wendy had contacted him and given him all the information. The thing is that I know from reading Mary Tyler Moore's memoir that neither she nor Bernadette liked the finished film, so it could well be that my taste is warped, and my interpretations way off base. All I know is that I'm fascinated by the character of Jane and I enjoy watching this movie regularly. Is that what you call a guilty pleasure?
| jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 9/7/2003 at 3:42:41 PM ET
Karen-
You know what my guilty pleasure movie is? Center Stage. You want to talk about unrealistic?! But I love that movie. I even have the DVD. If you love something,you love something. It doesn't mean your taste is warped.
And how did I not know that Mary Tyler Moore had a memoir?! Off to check my library's online catalog...
Jenn
| moljul
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| posted: 9/7/2003 at 6:18:12 PM ET
Jenn, It's called After All and it was published in 1996. It is wonderful!!!!!! I think it is out in paperback too.
There is a brief mention of Bernadette and The Last Best Year but there is also a very funny story with Bernadette and Mary at an all night pharmacy in New York. Gives very good insight into their relationship. Enjoy!
|  Christine-NYC
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| posted: 9/7/2003 at 6:42:15 PM ET
OMG! I love the movie "Center Stage." Completely unrealistic (especially the end), but God I could watch that over and over again.
LOL Moljul, I know exactly which story you're talking about (with the pharmacy); too funny. And I've never even read her book 
<3CMH<3
|  MsPetersFan1
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I just finished After All and it is one of the best books I've ever read.
~* Megan *~
| jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 9/7/2003 at 10:35:41 PM ET
The commentary (with Hytner-the director-don't know if I have the spelling correct) on the Center Stage commentary is quite good.
And he admits how unrealistic the ending is. :-) But it's such a fun movie! I was waiting for him to point out Priscilla Lopez,but he didn't. And it wasn't until I watched it recently that I noticed the Miss Saigon poster on one of the walls.
:-)
And I'm very happy that my library has MTM's memoirs,and it's not checked out.
Jenn
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