Rather a neat trick to pull off, if you can.
The writers keep it brisk and pacey, all the while making it feel thorough. There's a lot to get through in the 222 pages that make up Annette's life. She also had what seems to have been a good support network with her family and then her beloved husband, Jimmie. She was determined, media-conscious, and smart as a whip. Her talents then helped the family stay afloat during very hard times.
In this even-handed biography, we get to hear about her humble beginnings and her amazing career.Īnnette swam her way to health as a child, when learning to swim helped her conquer disability. She was a powerful swimmer who was a proponent of exercise and adventure, and essentially invented water ballet. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films, what we think of as “summer movies” still have the potential to rake in cash just like the old days.Annette Kellerman is someone who isn't remembered nearly well enough nowadays. Movie” (not to mention last year’s “ Avatar” sequel) to see that theatrical movies, as it were, never really left. Sure, a lot has happened since those golden years of the bustling multiplex – most notably the streaming revolution, not to mention a multi-year pandemic – but studio heads at last week’s CinemaCon (the annual convention where Hollywood shows theater owners what they have in store for the coming year) were quick to thump their chests and say, “Movies are back!”įor proof, one need only look at this year’s billion-dollar-grossing “ Super Mario Bros.
the Extra-Terrestrial” from 1982, or “Independence Day” in 1996. Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “ Jaws,” “E.T.
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