Patrick: I would think the ultimate definition/example of hack would be Leena Lamont in "Singin' In The Rain". Right on target!!! Best, --Tom Pennock In a message dated 12/4/2008 4:23:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I need to know the definition of a "hack" as we are talking silent films here. Is overacting considered being a hack? I just figured the presence of overacting/sentimentality was the rule of the day in silent films. I can hear the directors shouting through their megaphones, "Once again, with BIGGER feeling!" Patrick On Dec 4, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: but Jeff, wait a second.. yes, she was a "founding mother", but have you ever seen her films.. she was a hack actress now I do think that her Award for being a founding mother is deserved for what it is.. but as hacks go, she was-a-hacking not quite as much of a hack as William Shatner maybe.. but hack is hack is hack At 12:51 PM 12/4/2008, Jeff Potokar wrote: i agree, tom.. but seriously... who is this guy to be insulting and call her a hack (or any name for that matter)? that is totally uncalled for. it shows what ignorance and stupidity there is out there. here's just a brief summary of this "hack": Mary Pickford was an Academy Award-winning Canadian motion picture star, as well as a co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was one of the first Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and one of film's greatest pioneers. Her influence in the development of film acting was enormous. Because her international fame was triggered by moving images, she is a watershed figure in the history of modern celebrity. And as one of silent film's most important performers and producers, her contract demands were central to shaping the Hollywood industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named Pickford 24th among the greatest female stars of all time. jeff On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:34 PM, Tom A. Pennock wrote: Hi Channing: You best not say that publicly since it would upset the ghost of Buddy Rogers and Pickfair. :) Best, --Tom Pennock In a message dated 12/4/2008 3:29:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: The real crime is that a hack actress like Mary Pickford ever received an Oscar! There, I said it! Channing Thomson On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: > _http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28042152_ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28042152) > > yep. the Academy is suing to get back her Oscars > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at _www.filmfan.com_ (http://www.filmfan.com/) > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is > solely responsible for its content. 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