Durling on Mirren

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"What made me finally relax is that during one of the moments we were showing clips, [Helen Mirren] reached out for my hand and squeezed it and said I was doing a good job. Can you believe that?! At the end of the tribute, right before Bill Macy was to come out, the lights dimmed. She once again reached for my hand and squeezed it. 'This was lovely,' she said. 'Once in a lifetiime, thank you.' I looked up, and she had tears in her eyes." -- Santa Barbara Film Festival director Roger Durling, writing on his festival blog about last night's Mirren tribute at the Arlington.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 27, 2007 at 8:52 AM

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JD says ...

Don't moments like this lose their meaning when you write about them on your blog? He's cheapening a nice moment in the name of publicly patting himself on the back. Not cool, Rog.

Posted by JD at January 27, 2007 10:51 AM

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NYCBusybody says ...

Gay.

Posted by NYCBusybody at January 27, 2007 11:08 AM

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JD says ...

Is it just me or is NYCBusybody turning into Chris Cooper's character from American Beauty?

Posted by JD at January 27, 2007 12:17 PM

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AH says ...

Wait a second, NYCBusybody IS Chris Cooper's character from American Beauty.

Posted by AH at January 27, 2007 2:55 PM

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rogerad says ...

JD - I wrote that entry in my blog not to pad myself in the back, but to show what a class act Helen Mirren is. And NYCBusybody, I am gay and proud of it!

Roger Durling

Posted by rogerad at January 27, 2007 4:18 PM

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