Actresses with Class

Hillary Swank at the Oscars impressed writer and academy member Roger Simon.

"Swank is fascinating person. I think she will be moving us in films for decades to come. She has really got it. [She] reminds me of some of the great actresses of the forties. It's not about looks."

Right. Remember this lady?


Marlene Dietrich with the troops 

Everytime I hear Madonna whine about "censorship" impinging on her "artistic integrity" I think of the German Marlene Dietrich, at great personal risk, entertaining troops to help them invade her blighted homeland. Of course, Susan Sarandon would probably do the same thing.


I'd lay my best jacket under her feet.