Is Jessica Lange the only actress in history to be unabashedly loved by BOTH Meryl Streep and Madonn

M's reverence for Lange is well known, but I didn't know Madonna was also a big fan (see vids posted after op).

After hearing the clip posted in another to Madonna mentioning Lange as one of her favorites, I did a quick Google Books search and Lange is mentioned in most of her biographies. Apparently, Sean Penn, a huge Lange fan (Robin Wright makes even more sense now) got her into Lange. One biography even talks about them visiting her backstage after a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Has another actress or actor, for that matter, been so adored by both M's? I think not.

I like it.

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by Anonymousreply 123May 12, 2021 3:41 PM

Madonna mentioning Lange.

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by Anonymousreply 1September 27, 2018 7:32 AM

M worshipping God at 4 minutes.

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by Anonymousreply 2September 27, 2018 7:36 AM

R3 Tell that to Madonna and Meryl.

by Anonymousreply 4September 27, 2018 7:52 AM

It was pretty cool that year that Meryl and Jess won lead and supporting. I always think that was back when we had real actresses not the Brie Larson/Alicia Vikander crap of today.

1982 was such a good year Meryl, Jess, and G all did some of the best work of their careers. Plus Teri Garr, Lesly Ann Warren and Kim Stanley all did great work.

I just wish the cameras had caught Jess's reaction to Meryl winning. I'm sure by then she knew Meryl would be getiing best actress but still it would be nice to see it.

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by Anonymousreply 6September 27, 2018 8:40 AM

Lange appeals to everyone. She's a former model with (or who had) a blonde, cuddly sensuality....but she also has the inner power (rage?) of the type of players we associate with independent films.

She covers all the bases.

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by Anonymousreply 7September 27, 2018 8:47 AM

I've heard her say she was never really a much of a model. She was registered with one and they sent her in for King Kong but she claims not to have done much modeling. She may just not want to be known as one since she is smarter than most of them.

by Anonymousreply 8September 27, 2018 8:53 AM

She plays down her modeling background because it does not come across as "serious".

She was not a TOP model and she didn't do any covers, but on the other hand she was signed with Johnny Casablanca in Paris and Wilhelmina in Manhattan....the later being one of the top 3 agencies of the day, which also represented Gia Garangi. So it's not like she was a "complete nothing" model, either.

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by Anonymousreply 9September 27, 2018 9:09 AM

R7 Astute observations. True, too, me thinks. I mean, she's still HUGELY popular on social media and she hasn't been in a film in a few years nor on TV in over a year.

You can attribute her popularity to American Horror Story, but she hasn't been on that show in four years. And fans are usually not THAT loyal. It's probably more accurate to attribute the popularity and success of the series to her, which circles back to your point: Lange appeals to everyone.

I think the popularity she still holds has to do with all off those AHS' fans going back to her film work and other television projects. She's got the goods and an incredible narrative, which I'm sure people who literally grew up watching her, I.e. watching her on AHS, found impressive and even more seductive.

It's like what happened to Davis and Crawford after "Baby Jane" only in reverse: the film was a box office success because it's good but also because people, especially the younger demographic, were aware of both Davis and Crawford because their movies played constantly on late night TV.

With Lange, AHS' played "all night" and then they checked out her career (and even "bohemian years") and fell even more in love.

It's actually really cool.

by Anonymousreply 11September 27, 2018 9:29 AM

She was roommates with Grace Jones and Jerry Hall when all three were modeling in Paris. Grace writes about it in her autobio.

by Anonymousreply 12September 27, 2018 10:19 AM

This thread deserves the biggest "WHO CARES?" in the history of "Who cares."

by Anonymousreply 13September 27, 2018 10:50 AM

R12 I read that! Grace had some cool anecdotes and an especially moving passage centered around bumping into Lange years after being roommates and not long after King Kong was released and bombed.

Grace shared that Lange seemed depressed and invited her up to her apartment to chat. Apparently, they reminisced about their Paris days and Grace gave her a pep talk, talking to her about"the industry" and all the bullshit that goes with it.

It's a bittersweet and almost melancholic passage.

I loved it!

by Anonymousreply 14September 27, 2018 10:56 AM

Jessica Lange was one of the favorite models of photographer/illustrator Antonio Lopez (subject of the documentary [italic]Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco)[italic]

Here he is with his favorite subjects....including Jessica, Grace Jones, Karen Graham, and Pola.

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by Anonymousreply 15September 27, 2018 10:59 AM

Article about Antonio Lopez

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by Anonymousreply 16September 27, 2018 11:00 AM

R15 He basically discovered her. Another family member way ahead of his time.

I read that Karl Lagerfeld , who was extremely close creatively and person with Lopez at one point, refused to help or acknowledge him after Lopez contracted HIV.

Lange and others were there for him in the end, though.

Apparently, she gives the most moving interview in the doc, revealing that she was "madly in love with him" at one point.

by Anonymousreply 17September 27, 2018 11:07 AM

Lopez did a series of photos of people all wearing the same red coat....these are the JL shots.

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by Anonymousreply 18September 27, 2018 11:08 AM

After rooming with modelling titans Grace Jones and Jerry Hall, I can understand why Jess never considered herself a proper model. I'm sure Grace and Jerry would say the same about acting, especially if mentioned in the same breath as Lange.

by Anonymousreply 19September 27, 2018 11:13 AM

Look how thin she was in her modeling days.

Some models are happy when they switch to acting because they can then at least allow themselves to eat TWO meals a day, instead of just one.

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by Anonymousreply 20September 27, 2018 11:14 AM

I remember a Film Comment interview Lange did in the mid naughts conducted by Ann Roth (costume designer) in which Lange admitted to being into astrology, using drugs and partying all night in her youth, especially in Europe.

I found it shockingly honest of her and refreshing. Two of the most endearing character traits of Lange's have always been her honesty and humility.

by Anonymousreply 21September 27, 2018 11:26 AM

Bloomingdale's ad:

She's the reclining figure in lower right corner, with Pat Cleveland, Tina Chow, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Sayoko, Rita Tellone, and Tara Shannon.

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by Anonymousreply 23September 27, 2018 11:33 AM

Ooops - - BAD LINK (I think)

[bold]Clickable Version:

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by Anonymousreply 24September 27, 2018 11:36 AM

Who F&Fs a thread which brings the two Ms together in their shared love of Jessica Lange?

It's either Erna, aka Matt, the "Goyim must be destroyed!" Loon, aka Jabba (it hates Madonna); the Faye Dunaway troll, aka Pingy; or Sarah Paulson and Ryan Murphy working overtime.

We're on to you, bitch.

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by Anonymousreply 25September 27, 2018 11:44 AM

I've traced the culprit back to it's source...

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by Anonymousreply 26September 27, 2018 11:46 AM

R20, skinny and flat-chested. That pig Dino De Laurentiis took one look at her and called Wilhelmina in NY, railing at her for sending "skinny, colorless models." But in front of the camera, she glowed, so he hired her and instructed her to put on weight. He wanted a fleshier, curvier leading lady.

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by Anonymousreply 27September 27, 2018 12:14 PM

R27 Wasn't it an assistant director/cameraman who felt bad for her after Dino dismissed Lange. I remember reading or watching an interview with Lange in which she gives credit to the guy for taking pity on her and offering to shoot a screen test of her even though Dino had already rejected her..

The a.d./cameraman was so impressed, he convinced Dino to watch the test and he then offered her the role and, as you mentioned, asked her to gain wait and prematurely get rid of the braces she was sporting at the time.

by Anonymousreply 28September 27, 2018 1:18 PM

Jesus, is this whole thread Jabba talking to itself?

by Anonymousreply 29September 27, 2018 5:24 PM

Jessica Lange is great. Love her!

by Anonymousreply 30September 27, 2018 6:23 PM

An exceptional actress rivaled only by me.

by Anonymousreply 31September 27, 2018 7:30 PM

I have tweeted this thread. I'm the third M smitten by Miss Lange.

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by Anonymousreply 32September 27, 2018 8:37 PM

M, Madonna, Bette Davis, David Lynch, Bob Fosse, Jack Nicholson, Pauline Kael, Whitney Houston, Lauren Bacall....

Jessica Lange fans are legendary themselves!

by Anonymousreply 33September 27, 2018 8:53 PM

[quote]Jesus, is this whole thread Jabba talking to itself?

Seems so.

by Anonymousreply 34September 27, 2018 8:56 PM

::: glaring at the Lange haters :::

by Anonymousreply 35September 27, 2018 9:01 PM

Was King Kong a flop? I thought it was a hit box office wise but a flop with critics which hurt Lange.

by Anonymousreply 37September 28, 2018 2:38 AM

Lange is a serious fan of acting. I won't say for whom I work but it is a media company. Some of our content is trashy TV stuff and some is serious film comment. She approached us once at an event and said she liked us and would like to participate in some of our '"serious" events, which she did.

by Anonymousreply 38September 28, 2018 2:40 AM

King Kong was not a flop. It was among the top 10 highest grossing films of 1977. Lange received some positive notices and even nabbed a Golden Globe for Best Acting Debut - Female. However, when you make your movie debut playing a vacuous blonde sexy thing uttering dumb lines like "I'm a Libra. What sign are you?" to a gigantic ape, Hollywood's not going to take you seriously and will offer you similar lightweight, pretty girl parts. Jessica didn't want to be typecast so she turned those offers down and focused on being a better actor.

by Anonymousreply 39September 28, 2018 3:08 AM

I actually think she is pretty good in King Kong.

by Anonymousreply 40September 28, 2018 3:10 AM

R40 Agreed. She was wonderful.

by Anonymousreply 41September 28, 2018 6:19 AM

I once heard her explain why King Kong hurt her so much. She tried to take it seriously. She had studied mime in France and tried to come up with expressive poses and physical reactions to the ape and not just be some screaming blonde. Then when she was dismissed as a dumb blonde bombshell she was very hurt and went back to acting school for years and turned down all the other damsel in distress roles she was offered. Plus I think she had her first child in between King Kong and her next movie.

by Anonymousreply 42September 28, 2018 6:24 AM

Cher was apparently offered King Kong. Now that would have been a camp classic. (I wonder why she didn't take it. She didn't have any other film offers back then.)

by Anonymousreply 43September 28, 2018 6:25 AM

R42 no one was offered King Kong, though many wanted the role and auditioned for it, including Meryl, Goldie Shawn and probably Cher.

It's actually a fun, campy remake, with the work by Lange and Rick Baker (Kong) elevating it a few notches.

For all of the deserved devotion Peter Jackson has for the original, which is also a fave of mine, his remake is as much an homage to Lange's Kong as it is the original.

The whole notion of "Beauty" developing feelings for Kong comes from the 70s version, not the original, where Fay's character could care less what happened to Kong.

The ending to the 70s remake still packs a punch, again because of Lange and Baker.

Pauline Kael even admitted to shedding a year or two.

For a newbie to acting and film work, Lange gave an excellent performance all around. She was charming, breezy and brimming with authentic emotion.

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by Anonymousreply 44September 28, 2018 7:03 AM

Lange's Kong is also relevant today because it comments on the desire for fame which has only increased since the film was released. I saw it again recently the way Jeff Bridges tells her she'll never be able to go back to regular life because of her desire to be famous, and then at the end when she gets her fame and he is rushing towards her and then stops like he has lost her to celebrity...well that was a lot of thought for an ape movie.

by Anonymousreply 45September 28, 2018 7:08 AM

You must share more, R38!

At least answer this: did these "serious events" involve her acting or just giving speeches?

by Anonymousreply 46September 28, 2018 7:10 AM

R45 Yes! So true. Most people don't catch that subtle plot point.

Dwan - "like 'Dawn', except I switched two lettahs" - became a star; a reality star before that was even a thing.

Tennessee Williams was also a fan of Lange's, which is wild when you think about the fact he wasn't even around to watch her perform his work. He's one of her favorite playwrights.

I'm looking for his quote on Lange now (it was transcribed in a blog dedicated to his life and work) in which he waxes rhapsodic on her. It was called Illuminations or something like that and he talks about finding her "very interesting and intriguing to watch, like she knows something no one else does".

I was actually surprised Williams saw so much in her so early in her career.

by Anonymousreply 47September 28, 2018 7:19 AM

no acting. It involved her doing interviews and discussions on her work and acting in general. She approached the head of the company at an event and said she'd like to participate. Nobody does that. They have PR people contact us and they usually are promoting something. She seemed genuinely interested and handled all the arrangements herself. Plus she didn't even really have anything to promote. This was just before AHS started. Then when American Horror Story took off she was a bit confused about the reaction to it. She suddenly had to deal with a high level of fame again and she wasn't sure why people were so interested in her again and wanted our opinion on it.

I think she left AHS in part because she wanted to go back to a less high profile life.

by Anonymousreply 48September 28, 2018 7:19 AM

r44 Lange is so beautiful, tender and emotional in that sequence.

She has Star Quality...

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by Anonymousreply 49September 28, 2018 7:32 AM

Thanks so much for that, R48. Sounds very much like something Lange would do. So cool and classy of her, too.

She's often admitted never experiencing the level of fame she has since AHS. I mean, her true comeback was with Grey Gardens, 2 years prior, which she won her first Emmy for.

She once said in an interview for AHS' that she was "never popular with younger audiences" and has been pleasantly surprised by younger fans approaching her and citing her earlier work.

by Anonymousreply 50September 28, 2018 7:33 AM

Dino De Laurentiis had signed his new "discovery" to a 5-picture deal, so there was a big push to make Jessica a star. She was given a team of press agents, assistants, hair & makeup people, drivers, cooks, room and board, etc. All the movie star perks and privileges. She landed covers on Time and People, interviews on major talkshows and news programs, etc. Then "King Kong" came out. And even though it had good box office numbers, it didn't trounce the previous year's box office champ, "Jaws," as Dino had predicted. Then a few short months later, "Star Wars" was released. A game changer. And "King Kong" was quickly forgotten.

Dino's interest in Jessica had waned, and all the people hired to make her a star had disappeared. Jessica described this period as very lonely, disillusioning, and depressing. She was in an unfamiliar city, far from family and real friends. And she couldn't get work that she wanted to do. She returned to New York to better herself, and perhaps the experience out in Hollywood influenced her to play by her rules and not be a slave to showbiz.

by Anonymousreply 51September 28, 2018 7:34 AM

R49 :breathy gasp:. I love her in the scene your screen cap is from. So fucking GORGEOUS.

She was like a mix of Marilyn Monroe and Tuesday Weld.

by Anonymousreply 52September 28, 2018 7:35 AM

Pauline Kael said she was like Tuesday Weld, but taller, in her KING KONG review. She said Lange's belief in the ape made the whole film work.

Lange stayed under contract to Dino De Laurentiis for several years, drawing a weekly paycheck even though she wasn't used in anything. She was grateful this let her return to New York and imerse herself in acting classes, rather than having to go back and spread herself thin as a waitress or model. She could afford to just concentrate on improving herself, undistracted.

by Anonymousreply 53September 28, 2018 7:43 AM

R51 All true. She once mentioned that after that experience, she could never live in LA again.

She gives credit to "a handful of supporters" - chief among them, Pauline Kael, Bob Fosse, Bob Rafelson, Milos Foreman and Jack Nicholson, who auditioned her for "Goin' South" and promised her they'd work together - with giving her the confidence to continue acting despite her auspicious debut.

She even admitted that people who fawned over her during the Kong shoot and just before it's release stopped calling and accepting her calls, going as far as pretending not to know or remember her in social/industry events.

You can tell she drew from these experiences to understand Frances Farmer better.

by Anonymousreply 54September 28, 2018 7:46 AM

R53 Jael compared her to Carol Lombard, though I know a few critics compared her to Weld.

On second thought, I think the Weld comparison from Kael is in her review for The Postman Always Rings Twice, in which she describes her as "a more muscular Tuesday Weld",.

Apparently, Weld and Lange were friends according to some media reports back in the day. Weld was certainly as emotionally talented as Lange, though maybe not as transformative.

I had always wished they had starred tigers sisters.

I would've loved to see Lange as Violet Weston and an overweight Tuesday Well (see her wonderful work in Ethan Hawke's underrated film "Chelsea Walls") as Mattie Fae, with Robin Wright, Allison Lehman and Leslie Bibb as the daughters.

They would've made a believable and striking family of women in August: Osage County.

Maybe HBO or Netflix could do their own production.

by Anonymousreply 55September 28, 2018 7:54 AM

Also, Weld dated Baryshnikov, too.

by Anonymousreply 56September 28, 2018 7:57 AM

[quote]THE EVENING STANDARD BRITISH FILM AWARDS 2000 - The presence of both Madonna and Jessica Lange added genuine Hollywood glamour to this year's Evening Standard British Film Awards, which was notable also for the high quality of the contenders.

[quote]Both stars seemed to relish the relaxed style of the ceremony at the Savoy Hotel, wittily compared by Caroline Quentin and attended by many of the key figures in the British film industry from both sides of the camera.

Did nobody bother to snap of picture of them together?

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by Anonymousreply 57September 28, 2018 8:00 AM

I wonder why Milos Foreman never put her in a film. Valmont for instance. (not that it is very good, maybe she turned down the Annette Bening role. Odd how Benning got that lead part as an unknown. )

by Anonymousreply 58September 28, 2018 8:02 AM

R57 Probably fucking not. I would've loved a pic of the two of them together.

Another legend I was shocked to find out considered Lange her favorite actress was WHITNEY HOUSTON!

by Anonymousreply 59September 28, 2018 8:03 AM

R58 I've wondered that, too. There a few pictures of them going as far back as the late 70's, through the 80s and the late 90s.

There's a charming one of Milos, Lange and her daughter Shura at the opening night for "Amadeus" on Broadway.

I also remember reading that he admitted he wishes he could've cast Lange in "The People vs. Larry Flynt, but she wasn't age appropriate by that point.

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by Anonymousreply 60September 28, 2018 8:11 AM

Milos and Lange back in the day.

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by Anonymousreply 61September 28, 2018 8:12 AM

Milos, Lange and Baryshnikov (he's taking the picture) with a bunch of respected/famous dancers on a rooftop in LA in the late 70s.

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by Anonymousreply 62September 28, 2018 8:19 AM

This is one of my favorite anecdotes involving Lange on Oscar night in 95 before and after she won her Lead Oscar. It's from Kevin Sessums memoir.

He really captures what a shy, elusive yet humble creature Lange is. He was with her before and after her win. She invited him to "chaperone" her. She let him hold her Oscar and he got to witness Courtney Love bowing in reverence to her. Apparently, Love and Kurt Cobain were huge fans of Frances the movie and of course Frances Farmer herself.

Also, another missed Lange and Madonna photo!

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by Anonymousreply 63September 28, 2018 8:24 AM

This version of the excerpt is longer, I believe.

It's a fantastic read, not just because of Lange, but because of Sessums' wonderful fly on the wall view of the Oscars and Hollywood in general.

Despite being a respected journalist, he battled with depression and addiction and shares about it.

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by Anonymousreply 64September 28, 2018 8:29 AM

R62, Not dancers. Vladimir Vysotsky was like the Bob Dylan of Russia. His wife Marina Vlady is a French actress.

by Anonymousreply 65September 28, 2018 8:48 AM

R65 Never knew that. I can be so daft, lol. Thanks for the correction and info!

by Anonymousreply 66September 28, 2018 8:58 AM

Even Ariana Grande is a huge fan. She tweeted about Lange a few times during her stint on AHS.

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by Anonymousreply 67September 28, 2018 9:08 AM

Now I can die happy knowing that no talent bitch is a fan.

by Anonymousreply 68September 28, 2018 9:40 AM

LOL! Don't be so mean, R68.

by Anonymousreply 69September 28, 2018 5:18 PM

Gosh, what WILL Jabba say to Jabba next?

by Anonymousreply 70September 28, 2018 6:57 PM

R70 God, you're sad, lol. You really hate Jessica Lange(and Madonna and Meryl Streep) THAT much, huh?

Multiple people have posted in this thread (anyone can check for themselves) yet you're the only cantankerous cunt going on and on about Jabba. I think I'm safe in saying that no one who's posted in this thread is a Janet Jackson stan, but you will do you, I suppose.

Stop feeling so threatened by the fact that Lange is beloved by so many. I mean, by all means, continue your tirade, but it's pretty foolish and sophomoric to attribute all of the posts in this thread and even her overall popularity to one person/fan. I mean, what? LOL!

In addition to the long and healthy receipts in this thread, all anyone has to do is conduct a quick Twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook search to realize how insane your paranoia about Lange having one fan is, lol.

Hell, do a search right here on DL. She has over 200 threads dedicated to her in some way or other.

I suggest growing up or at taking a pill(s)

by Anonymousreply 71September 28, 2018 7:19 PM

That's not a plus. I'd keep it under my hat if I were you. I used to love Jessica.....now not so sure.

I don't want my tastes to align with THOSE two cunts.

by Anonymousreply 72September 28, 2018 10:18 PM

R72 lol. You don't like either M?

by Anonymousreply 73September 29, 2018 1:56 AM

Magnetic sculptures - Acrobats

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by Anonymousreply 74September 29, 2018 2:46 AM

You can suggest all you want, R71. If I can live with Jabba coming in and taking a shit all over every crazy fan thread, then you can put up with people calling it out.

And honey, Jessica Lange is a national embarrassment. She's always been overrated as an actress. Always.

by Anonymousreply 75September 29, 2018 4:51 PM

If Madonna is a fan of yours, you must be an extraordinary person. Just saying

by Anonymousreply 76September 29, 2018 5:13 PM

R64 Great read. Thanks for sharing that.

It's fascinating to read how many other actresses and artists in general admire Lange, especially since she's never had what one could call a mainstream career, save for a handful of blockbuster hits.

Also, R76 is obviously cracked.

by Anonymousreply 78October 1, 2018 7:08 PM

Poster up thread who claimed that AHS' fans are checking out her film work seems to be correct. The replies to this tweet, though.

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by Anonymousreply 80October 2, 2018 3:10 AM

Jessica Lange is not a *Queer* icon. She's a CAMP icon. BIG difference.

by Anonymousreply 82October 3, 2018 5:10 PM

R82 That, too. And an acting icon, in general.

Read the article. His reasoning is solid.

by Anonymousreply 83October 3, 2018 5:20 PM

No, thanks. I make it a point to never read blogs.

by Anonymousreply 84October 3, 2018 7:35 PM

No prob, R84. It's not a blog, though, lol.

David Opie is a British journalist.

by Anonymousreply 85October 3, 2018 7:52 PM

That's delightful, dear. But still no one cares.

by Anonymousreply 86October 4, 2018 5:22 AM

Lange...ruined by Ryan Murphy.

by Anonymousreply 87October 4, 2018 5:24 AM

R86/R87 But you DO care, dear. Obviously.

Also, do you always purposely post twice or is it just a reflex?

by Anonymousreply 88October 4, 2018 6:22 AM

More like Ryan Murphy ruined by Jessica Lange.

Nobody really cares about his shows anymore unless she's in them, lol.

by Anonymousreply 89October 4, 2018 6:24 AM

Billy Porter cares, R86. Deeply.

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by Anonymousreply 90October 4, 2018 6:45 AM

Meryl loving Lange again and calling her divine.

I agree.

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by Anonymousreply 91October 4, 2018 7:19 AM

her performance in FEUD was pretty fantastic. Not an impersonation but an impression. Really great

by Anonymousreply 94October 24, 2018 5:08 PM

R94 She was stunning in Feud.

She captured Joan exquisitely.

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by Anonymousreply 95October 24, 2018 5:28 PM

Not only an one note actress, but a hasbeen as well.

by Anonymousreply 96October 24, 2018 6:03 PM

R96 I was waiting for you to pop up, Hatebot, lol.

She's won 3 Emmys, a Globe, a SAG, a Critics Choice, a Tony, a Drama Desk, an Outer Critics, and three Dorian Awards all in the last 8 years. Plus, she was offered a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014, though, like the bad ass she is, has yet to accept it.

She also has three projects lined up (2 Netflix shows) and a film.

Such a has-been!

by Anonymousreply 97October 24, 2018 6:09 PM

I love both M's and J, so this is simply wonderful to learn.

by Anonymousreply 98October 25, 2018 2:08 AM

Jessica is truly one of the greatest actresses ever.

by Anonymousreply 99October 25, 2018 2:35 AM

R96 That's not what her IMDB page says... She's jobless now. Waiting for Ryan to call...

by Anonymousreply 100October 25, 2018 5:15 AM

She's doing The Politician with Barbara Streisand for Ryan Murphy, yes.

She's also doing The Lonely Doll with Naomi Watts for His Coppola and Flying Horse with/for Gary Oldman.

by Anonymousreply 101October 25, 2018 5:23 AM

Queen. Icon. Legend. Star.

by Anonymousreply 102October 30, 2018 9:11 PM

What a weird title. Are Madonna and Meryl Streep known to disagree a lot with each other on aesthetic matters?

by Anonymousreply 104November 7, 2018 6:46 PM

R13 It sure does. Sounds like my niece and her little friends talking about BTS.

by Anonymousreply 108July 25, 2019 6:22 PM

It's interesting how Meryl will go on and on about Jessica and never compliments Glenn Close.

by Anonymousreply 110July 25, 2019 6:31 PM

R110

[quote]"It makes me angry, sure," she says. "Let's make a list of great actresses who are now quote, unquote, too old. There's Jessica Lange, Anjelica Huston, Glenn Close. We could sit here forever."

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by Anonymousreply 111July 25, 2019 6:56 PM

Bumping this thread makes me feel sexy.

by Anonymousreply 112September 8, 2019 4:54 PM

Remembering that these two are Lange fans NEVER gets old.

Like, seriously, it's an OTHERWORLDLY kind of validation.

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by Anonymousreply 114January 2, 2020 5:11 PM

Diane Keaton is loved by both. She and Meryl are friends, and when Madonna tried to buy an apartment in Diane's building, Diane was the only member of the co-op board who voted to allow Madonna in. That deserves some love.

by Anonymousreply 115January 2, 2020 5:17 PM

I never knew this!

Two of my top faves also worship deity Lange.

by Anonymousreply 118January 10, 2020 7:53 PM

This thread never gets old

by Anonymousreply 119January 13, 2020 12:55 AM

I still hope Jessica and Meryl will work together on a project. It nearly happened on Marvin's Room, but Lange turned it down for some reason.

by Anonymousreply 120May 12, 2021 4:47 AM

actually I think Lange was attached and turned down Marvin's Room before Streep became involved.

I forget who was supposed to play the Diane Keaton role but she didn't make it to the final film either.

Streep had casting approval when she signed on and in her words "got to pick her sister." ---Keaton.

by Anonymousreply 121May 12, 2021 5:55 AM

I wonder how many drinkipoos Jessica has in a day. I can’t imagine what does all alone on a sad Pototato Farim in Minnesota. Maybe a little Asian stops by to make her absinthe drinks and rub her feet until she passes out.

by Anonymousreply 122May 12, 2021 6:08 AM

Although I’m also a fan, I must admit, M & M fangirling over J makes me a tad bit jealous. I feel left out.

by Anonymousreply 123May 12, 2021 3:41 PM

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