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Post by tlcarpenter on Nov 29, 2019 7:11:05 GMT
I finally got a VCR and a vhs to digital transfer kit (it only took me about 10 years!) and my first video capture is the 1986 Entertainment Tonight interview with Faye about the Beverly Hills Madam Sunday Night Movie.
Happy Thanksgiving
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Post by nboston81 on Nov 29, 2019 22:54:26 GMT
Wow! This is an exciting development in this forum.  Thank you, as always, for sharing the goodies. It's cool to see Faye speaking about Beverly Hills Madam which is one of the only projects that go totally unmentioned in her 1995 memoir. She looks great here! |
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 6, 2019 8:39:48 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #2
1977 Oscars - with VHS unedited Best Actress clip
This is official clips of Faye Dunaway arriving at the awards and reaction shots from the audience, but ending with the VHS unedited Best Actress award presentation including the clips of nominated performances.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 8, 2019 3:42:01 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #3
Original Opening Credits Puzzle of a Downfall Child
This opening sets up the story with narration by the character Aaron (Barry Primus) with photographs of Lou (Faye Dunaway) in a spectacular way, explaining the backstory to the whole film as well as the title of the movie. It really adds to the whole mood and atmosphere of the film. I was thrilled when Carlotta Films released this on DVD in France, but was disappointed to see the original U.S. opening sequence had been changed. Will it ever reappear in a U.S. release? I hope so.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 10, 2019 6:44:05 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #4
tlcarpenter3 calls in to talk to Jennifer Beals on Larry King show 1989
I called into the Larry King show in 1989 to ask Jennifer Beals about her new film The Gamble with Faye Dunaway.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 11, 2019 5:07:20 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #5
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions - Faye Dunaway 2002
I had to rotate the image from upside down (copyright) that's why it's reverse image. Dunaway comments on Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Bonnie & Clyde, Picnic, The Lady Eve, Titanic, Love Story, Gone With the Wind, and Casablanca.
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Post by nboston81 on Dec 11, 2019 14:39:20 GMT
Wow, so cool to see these old clips. Look at Larry King trying to get Jennifer Beals to gossip about Faye, LOL. So does that mean The Gamble was filmed in summer 1988, and released in late 1988 only in Italy? Quick filming, and post-production and release. (Frankly, it looks like it was a rushed film -- not really a favorite of mine that Faye was in). Cool to hear your voice! Did you ever get to call in to other shows when Faye was a guest? Or her co-stars? I guess if the answer is yes, you may share it with us soon. Thanks for uploading the alternate intro for Puzzle of a Downfall Child. Always been curious to see that. Ultimately, I really prefer the director's cut version that eliminates that intro. It seems like maybe the studio heads saw the film and felt it would be too abstract and confusing for people to understand the set-up so they asked the director to put in a voiceover that would "spell out" the story and Lou's troubles and all that. I prefer the film just showing me all of that over the course of the two hours instead of stating it all so obvious at the start. But if I seem defensive about it, it's probably because Puzzle just might be my very favorite Faye film and performance. Well, after Chinatown probably! By the way, isn't it strange that Puzzle of a Downfall Child continues to be a totally obscure "out of print" movie for American audiences? Not streaming anywhere, not on Amazon, not on Netflix, not available for purchase or rental in my cable provider. It's a shame. Such an incredible film and I wish they'd make it available here. Lastly, anybody catch Barry Primus in Scorsese's The Irishman? He was in only one scene, I think, and even though he's much older and looks different, I recognized him from Puzzle right away. |
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 12, 2019 3:42:49 GMT
Not sure about The Gamble's production, but I finally got it on vhs I think around 1990-91 and I never saw it advertised as being shown even in NYC or LA. When I read about it, the entertainment news blurb said it was being produced for the Italian market so I was scared I'd never get to see it. I would have called into Larry King no matter what to ask about Faye, but I also wanted to know if it would be released over here and even Jennifer didn't know, so I was still worried after the call. I was so disappointed when I saw the dvd release of Puzzle without the intro I had loved since 1983. I was in college and stayed up til 3am to watch and record it in my dorm room, and was blown away by the whole movie. During that original opening I remember knowing instantly that i was going to love the movie because I was so affected by it. I missed my early classes the next morning because of Faye! I guess the preference for either intro depends on which was the first one seen. I loved how it set up the backstory and how the melancholy music (love the score), narration, and photos turned it into an eerie mood piece. I understand your reasons why you prefer the other, but for me that opening is just perfection. As for why Puzzle is still out of print, I wish I knew. It just doesn't make sense. If there is never an American release, or even if it is finally released and they use the French intro, is that original opening just lost to time? How weird if the only remaining legacy of it is on someone's youtube channel. Stuff like that fascinates me - that video footage has been sitting on closet shelves of all the difference residences I've had for 35 years now - from Texas to Colorado to California and now back to Texas. Thank God for youtube and the internet so rare things like that can be shared and discussed. Also if you check my youtube channel I am uploading non-Faye clips that I've kept for all these years in the playlist VHS restoration project. I'm finding things I had completely forgot existed like the recently uploaded Vickie Vivrette's Ode to Boyd which is a hilarious, neurotic country music character Susan Norfleet did in the 90s (then she seems to have completely vanished). That playlist is a smorgasbord of all the other artists I love. Much more Dunaway to come. Same Faye time, same Faye channel! |
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 13, 2019 9:21:31 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #6
Faye Dunaway BUFFET 1990-1996 awards, parties, and Comic Relief
Most of Faye's public appearances in the first half of the 90s. Video quality and audio levels vary - multiple source tapes.
Points of interest: Faye and James Earl Jones are interviewed after the Cable Ace Awards partying together then presenting the Golden Globe to Kathy Bates for Misery and Jeremy Irons for Reversal of Fortune, they were co-starring together in Scorchers at the time. Kathy seems awed by Dunaway, and Faye makes a point of hugging her, and then when Irons wins he holds her face in his hands and kisses her.
Faye was dating musician Hook Herrera during the early 90s and he is with her in several shots. He's the tall man with black glasses in the thumbnail.
I love the Comic Relief footage of her dancing next to Carl Reiner during the credits - the way she's clapping her hands in 'un-rhythm' , and Rita Rudner's opening joke mentions Dunaway. I wish I had the skit Sharon Stone and Faye did together but alas no. It used to be on the internet, hopefully it will appear again.
Faye presents the People's Choice Award to A Few Good Men and Jack Nicholson gives her a standing ovation when she comes out and Faye calls him a sweetie. Demi Moore comes onstage with a hurt foot and Faye gives her a hand up the steps.
There are also two announcements for Faye's new TV series that was then entitled 'Marry Me Anyway'.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Dec 20, 2019 5:58:26 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #7
Faye Dunaway wins Emmy 1994
In 1994 Faye won an Emmy for guest actress in Drama Series for her role as Lauren Staton in Columbo: It's All in the Game. This win came on the heels of the Sunset Blvd debacle, and Faye references how she felt a lot of support from the community by commenting 'this town has heart'. She also pays tribute to Jessica Tandy, who had just passed away.
From her autobiography:
I had been trying to survive rough, treacherous seas that were roiled that summer. Most of those attending the Emmy dinner that night were well aware of what I had been going through. It had been such a difficult time, I debated even attending the dinner. But I had not stayed in the shadows during those difficult months, and I was determined not to retreat now.
Nevertheless, I could not quite believe it when I heard my name called. It was no small matter to have been chosen.
As I made my way up to the podium to accept the Emmy, it was as if I was carried along by the applause. People stood, they hugged me, they cheered. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of spirit my colleagues extended me that night. It was like being wrapped up in a warm embrace. Suddenly I didn't feel as if I was waging the battle alone. Though this is more often than not a town of grand illusions and transitory friendships, the moment seemed heartfelt, and touched me deeply. I really felt for the first time since I had returned from England as if I was truly home.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Jan 2, 2020 5:55:32 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #8
It Had to Be You promos 1993 Faye Dunaway
Here are promos for Faye's short lived TV series, starting with four original content clips that set up the characters of It Had to Be You, followed by TV spots featuring clips from the series. Also included is a rare voice over credits promotion Faye did explaining the premise and inviting viewers to tune in. I hope one day the 5 unaired episodes surface with Leslie Jordan, Richard Libertini, and Ian Olgivy as guest stars, and an episode titled Wheel of Laura that has Faye's character tied to a spinning wheel as pies are being thrown.
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Post by nboston81 on Jan 5, 2020 3:10:35 GMT
Wow, those promos are really interesting to see now. It's so wild to remember that she (very briefly) was doing this sitcom thing.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Jan 10, 2020 7:05:00 GMT
faye VHS preservation project #9
Faye Dunaway 1987 Barfly GMA interview
My favorite interview. Faye gives her first TV interview since returning to the U.S. after living in England for five years. She talks about MOMMIE DEAREST and how it was a mistake for her persona. BARFLY was about to be released, Faye looked fantastic and was eager to begin a new chapter of her career.
At the end of the interview Charlie Gibson mentions that she will be back next week to talk more about Barfly, but the morning shows were preempted for some kind of govt testimony - can't remember exactly what. I was disappointed.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Jan 22, 2020 4:48:14 GMT
the faye preservation project #10
Casanova ET 1987 interview Faye Dunaway on location in costume
Faye is interviewed on location in costume as Madame D'Urfe. She had just split from her husband Terry O'Neil (RIP) and left England to return to the States. She talks about the differences she sees between working and living in the U.K. vs U.S.A.
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Post by tlcarpenter on Jan 27, 2020 5:36:53 GMT
the faye VHS preservation project #11
Faye Dunaway 1988 'This Day in Hollywood' & Burning Secret premiere ET
Faye was the subject of one of those 'This Day in Hollywood' sponsored ads (remember those?) and the next month ET covered her appearance at the Burning Secret premiere with dir Andrew Birkin and co-star David Eberts. Faye is sporting an interesting hairstyle.
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