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I saw the two earlier Paddington movies. Ben Whishaw’s voice as the bear was charming. I remember Paddington’s arrival in London but the plot is a mystery to me. I don’t remember the plot of Number 2 either but Hugh Grant’s musical number at the end was terrific.

I wish I could say Whishaw’s voice was charming enough to carry Padding in Peru, but it isn’t. The plot felt like a bunch of writers got into a room and pitched dangerous situations that Paddington could narrowly escape. They borrowed heavily from Disney’s Jungle Cruise (even including a ghostly conquistador) and went back nearly 100 year’s to swipe Buster Keaton’s “wall” gag.

Maybe the movie would redeem itself by giving Antonio Banaderas (the new villain the in trailer) a musical dance number of his own… nope! They opted for a twist - a second villain disguised as a friend. It was obvious that the other actor was up to no good the moment you see them, killing the twist later in the movie.

Emily Mortimer replaces Sally Hawkins as the mother and given most of the family’s lines of dialogue. The children have become stereotypes (boy is a gamer and sister is brainy) are given nothing to do, except reaction shots to things going around them.

I’ve learned my lesson, I’ll skip the next sequel.

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Make-up and costume test photos of Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz.

Ebsen was originally cast as the Tin Man, but he developed a lung infection due to the aluminum power used on the makeup. He was replaced by Jack Haley.

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Make-up and costume test photos of Ray Bolger as the the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz.

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Several years before his devastating diagnosis, Lou Gehrig’s wife, urged him to meet with Babe Ruth's agent. The agent persuaded him to audition for the role of Tarzan in the independent film Tarzan's Revenge. Gehrig posing some photo as Tarzan which are widely available on the web.

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There’s an interesting interview at the link below. Osgood Perkins is the director of The Monkey. I saw an early screening last week.

I didn’t realize he was the son of Tony Perkins (star of Psycho). He talks about how his father’s secret (gay) and his mother’s death (9/11) influenced the movie.

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